I was down to my last oil filter for my 19 Wrangler 3.6, so I ordered two more on Rockauto over the weekend. I’ve been using Wix XP filters (for no particular reason really) so I figured I’d stick with those. But the new filters that came in are very different than the XP filters I’m used to. They have the part number right on the filter so I know they aren’t boxed wrong, they’ve just changed. Instead of the metal wire mesh it looks like a thin clear plastic mesh which you can’t really see in the picture.
All in all I’m a bit disappointed, they just seem much cheaper to me. But I’m no expert. What do you all think? Is it time to switch brands? Do you think the canister filters will look like this on the inside going forward too?
All in all I’m a bit disappointed, they just seem much cheaper to me. But I’m no expert. What do you all think? Is it time to switch brands? Do you think the canister filters will look like this on the inside going forward too?