Efficiency Info on the New Mobil 1 Filter

[ZeeOSix]

As I mentioned in a post from another thread ( HERE ), I contacted Highline Warren a few days ago to see what they say now about the efficiency spec on the new Mobil 1 oil filter. When I called well over a month ago, I was told it was 99% @ 20u, but when I called a few days ago and the question was escalated higher I got the info below.

So I got a response today from Quality Support at Service Champ. Strange that Service Champ is involved, but maybe Highline Warren also handles Service Champ, which we have seen to be tied to Premium Guard Inc. (confused yet, lol). Is the new Mobil filter a Service Champ in a Mobil can? See the email snap-shots below.

So it looks like the efficiency of 99% @30u and greater particles is what the new Mobil 1 filters are. Also, I was at Walmart a few days ago and saw both filter box styles - one with the old M+H filter & one with the new Mobil 1 filter. Both had the statement "Efficiency rating based on removing particles greater than 30 microns" on the box. See photos below I took at Walmart for both the old and new boxes.

Old Mobil 1 Filter by Mann+Hummel Box.

New Mobil 1 Filter by Highline Warren Box.

 

[samven]

Rock catchers.

 

[BrendanC]

seems like the premium guard XL’s are still the better move. liked the CQ premium better regardless.

 

[fantastic]

This is a good start b/c I think some here were starting to think they are 99%@20.

Highline Warren owns Service Champ & SC must be the main contact &/or distribution for this set-up. Bing search shows HW bought SC in 2017. Good that they're still putting the micron rating on the box & are being made to the same efficiencies as the M+H made Mobil filters were.

 

[Gravity_Wolves]

99%45 microns is good enough for me

 

[Ronn]

As I mentioned in a post from another thread ( HERE ), I contacted Highline Warren a few days ago to see what they say now about the efficiency spec on the new Mobil 1 oil filter. When I called well over a month ago, I was told it was 99% @ 20u, but when I called a few days ago and the question was escalated higher I got the info below.

So I got a response today from Quality Support at Service Champ. Strange that Service Champ is involved, but maybe Highline Warren also handles Service Champ, which we have seen to be tied to Premium Guard Inc. (confused yet, lol). Is the new Mobil filter a Service Champ in a Mobil can? See the email snap-shots below.

So it looks like the efficiency of 99% @30u and greater particles is what the new Mobil 1 filters are. Also, I was at Walmart a few days ago and saw both filter box styles - one with the old M+H filter & one with the new Mobil 1 filter. Both had the statement "Efficiency rating based on removing particles greater than 30 microns" on the box. See photos below I took at Walmart for both the old and new boxes.

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Old Mobil 1 Filter by Mann+Hummel Box.
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New Mobil 1 Filter by Highline Warren Box.
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Ironic that it sits on top of a Fram
Was it an Endurance or Ultra @ 99% 20 microns? Lol

 

[ZeeOSix]

Ironic that it sits on top of a Fram
Was it an Endurance or Ultra @ 99% 20 microns? Lol

Sitting on XGs. I cropped the photos to focus on the Mobil filters. Leaky XGs about the same efficiency now.

 

[ZeeOSix]

This is a good start b/c I think some here were starting to think they are 99%@20.

That's what I was told by Highline Warren a month or more ago. This time I pressed for better verification because the guy I talked to a few days ago didn’t sound sure. So he escalated it with my contact info, and Richard from Service Champ sent me the emails.

 

[Glenda W.]

Thanks for the update. I’m a little disappointed but still the best quality filter available at Walmart. The cost never really made it a must have vs PGI made filters anyway.

 

[wemay]

Thanks for the research @ZeeOSix . I'll still use this filter over the FRAM Endurance at the moment. I have both in my small stash.

 

[EvoMan]

What’s also interesting is that according to this post by @Glenda W. Service Champ is part of the PGI portfolio.

Post in thread 'All about Carquest oil filters'

Dec 28, 2024

There’s some duplicates and some missing but here is the PGI brand portfolio. Some may not be the extended life version.

https://afifilter.com.vn/doi-tac/

• Glenda W.

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[tolian21]

until Fram Endurance fixes bypass leak issue, its not worth the money.

So PG has better micron rating than latest Mobil1 ? If that is the case, its a better buy since they cost about the same

 

[TomYoung]

Shouldn’t Mobil 1 stick to oil? Is anyone really buying their credibility as a filter maker?

 

[tolian21]

Shouldn’t Mobil 1 stick to oil? Is anyone really buying their credibility as a filter maker?

Mobil1 has nothing to do with this filter, but I am sure we are paying some money for their name being on the filter.

 

[Blagoje]

99%45 microns is good enough for me

My Subaru prefers straight bypass oil as a pinch of incense to the Bypass Boogeyman

 

[Michigangster]

Thanks for sharing. I wish this information was easier to find, and more standardized (X micron= Y efficiency) for those of us who are interested in that data.

 

[User_19876]

As I mentioned in a post from another thread ( HERE ), I contacted Highline Warren a few days ago to see what they say now about the efficiency spec on the new Mobil 1 oil filter. When I called well over a month ago, I was told it was 99% @ 20u, but when I called a few days ago and the question was escalated higher I got the info below.

So I got a response today from Quality Support at Service Champ. Strange that Service Champ is involved, but maybe Highline Warren also handles Service Champ, which we have seen to be tied to Premium Guard Inc. (confused yet, lol). Is the new Mobil filter a Service Champ in a Mobil can? See the email snap-shots below.

So it looks like the efficiency of 99% @30u and greater particles is what the new Mobil 1 filters are. Also, I was at Walmart a few days ago and saw both filter box styles - one with the old M+H filter & one with the new Mobil 1 filter. Both had the statement "Efficiency rating based on removing particles greater than 30 microns" on the box. See photos below I took at Walmart for both the old and new boxes.

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Old Mobil 1 Filter by Mann+Hummel Box.
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New Mobil 1 Filter by Highline Warren Box.
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What part no is the box in the photos?

 

[ZeeOSix]

What’s also interesting is that according to this post by @Glenda W. Service Champ is part of the PGI portfolio.

I asked Richard about that because I saw he was with Service Champ, but he never gave any information about it. There was some back and forth in the email chain I didn't post. I also made sure he was talking about the new Mobil filter and not the old M+H made filter.

 

[ZeeOSix]

What part no is the box in the photos?

Not sure. I looked at the Mobil filters at Walmart and found a Highline Warren version and a M+H version. Verified the filters inside and then took the box photos.

 

[tolian21]

Made in Vietnam is definitely Highline Warren?

Did they say if its an ISO test? Curious how they got that 99% @ 30 microns number…