If you had to use a jobber/cheap filter what would you use?

[53' Stude]

Me personally if I wanted to I’d probably go Prime Guard since they are $2.99 or. CARQUEST premium since I can get them $4. Wouldn’t touch ST or any First Brands filth though.

What would you use?

 

[Rand]

I wouldnt. Even if I was caught out there is O'Reilly's and AZ within 2 mile radius. (AAP 3miles)
if on a budget I'd probably use supertech from a walmart.

 

[nthach]

I’d have no problem running a ST or Ecogard/Premium Guard if I get them cheap enough.

 

[Glenda W.]

Any non XL PG made filter for a jobber.

 

[bdcardinal]

The Microguard ones from O'Reillys seem decent. That is what I use for the competitive make vehicles that come in and Ford doesn't have a listing for one that is on the shelf.

 

[Mewbs]

Parts Plus+ oil filter or Denso (China) black cans

 

[slacktide_bitog]

ST, Ecogard, whatever, just not Purolator

 

[EvoMan]

Me personally if I wanted to I’d probably go Prime Guard since they are $2.99 or. CARQUEST premium since I can get them $4. Wouldn’t touch ST or any First Brands filth though.

What would you use?

CarQuest Premium are great filters. I wouldn’t consider them a cheap/jobber filter. The only thing cheap would be the $4 price that the OP can get them for. I’d run them all day.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

Running Mopar on the van and Fleetguard on the Ram. I have a ST on the Jeep, so I guess ST.

Just my $0.02

 

[factorytuned2012]

Me personally if I wanted to I’d probably go Prime Guard since they are $2.99 or. CARQUEST premium since I can get them $4. Wouldn’t touch ST or any First Brands filth though.

What would you use?

if i couldn't get my mitts on the Ecogard blue or PG white cans, I would have to go with a WM Super Tech, WIX PROTEC or NAPA PERFORMER.

 

[53' Stude]

Running Mopar on the van and Fleetguard on the Ram. I have a ST on the Jeep, so I guess ST.

Just my $0.02

I have a KOPAR on the Dakota. Clearance from AAP

 

[SC Maintenance]

Define Jobber? I mean Prime Guard is a pretty decent filter to me. So if that is Jobber I guess I would use one of those.

Hengst is $3.33 at RA. Is that jobber?

How does one define Jobber? I always thought Jobber was like white can $1 each in a case of 24 sort of thing - like Pro-tec or whatever?

 

[factorytuned2012]

Define Jobber? I mean Prime Guard is a pretty decent filter to me. So if that is Jobber I guess I would use one of those.

Hengst is $3.33 at RA. Is that jobber?

How does one define Jobber? I always thought Jobber was like white can $1 each in a case of 24 sort of thing - like Pro-tec or whatever?

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

The one that was 99+ % at 20 microns.

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ No quick lube jobber filter is that good.

 

[NiwradND]

Champ XL cheap filter from rockauto with synthetic media....one of the best buys and would be considered in my opinion a top tier filter

 

[The Critic]

My definition of a jobber filter is something under $2.50. If I have to spend >$4 then I may as well use OE.

But at the jobber price point I would probably choose something I can get in bulk for that price, but then again, I don't have a need to use jobber filters.

 

[GSCJR]

Been using Defense or ProSelect for years, and I mean years.

 

[THORROMIG]

Have seen multiple cut ST filters on here through the years. For the price -- on a budget -- its a win. For a 5K OCI..

 

[SC Maintenance]

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I appreciate the link, but my question remains unanswered. Where does a jobber end and non-jobber start?

I always considered jobber filters as those like Prime or luber finer or similar. Above people saying Denso, Premium Gard, etc. I would consider those standard filters. I am currently running a Hengst. It was $3.33 from RA. I consider it not a jobber filter.

Am I wrong?