On my radar. Have a couple of Carquest Premium filters to get through before I am looking at anything else.
do the filters you have have a red silicone gasket? if so they are premium guards.
Yeah, they do. "Made in Vietnam" on the label also.
Toyota and Honda have great track records for long lasting, well engineered built engines. Looking at this graph I have to ask why do the Honda and Toyota engineers spec oil filters with such low efficiency?
No complaints. Had a 2-3 second startup rattle with the OEM setup if the vehicle sat for more than a day. That is now gone with the Baxter Performance setup. I like the air hose evac system to drain the filter for removal and not a drop of oil dripped when removed. My pictures in this post show what oil remained inside when I cut the filter open.
I'm under the assumption that OEM's also favor what some here would say "lower efficiency" as well. I speculate it's due to cost, not wanting it load up, & bypass as a priority.Yes its most likely a typical OEM filter where build quality is favored over filter efficiency.
Problem is the aftermarket highly efficient filter companies can't see to assemble a filter anymore, and there getting worse and using cheaper materials. I would say at this point the Ascent testing is probably outdated, only because so many build changes have occurred for those top filters since it was performed.
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I thought I read that Carquest was their franchise's stores while AAP was corporate. I don't know if it's actually true though.
AAP purchased General Parts International, owner of CQ chain stores and World Pac, in 2013. Since then, the CQ name and parts under that name have been sold at AAP, headquarters now in Raleigh NC.
Yes, AAP owns "Carquest" branding but I think the carquest is part of a franchise set-up. Here's the Carquest franchise site.AAP purchased General Parts International, owner of CQ chain stores and World Pac in 2013. Since then, the CQ name and parts under that name have been sold at AAP, headquarters now in Raleigh NC.
CQ Recruitment
storeownership.carquest.com
