M1-204 Filters, Where to buy online?

[gregk001]

Subject line says it all. Local availability is spotty to non-existent. I do like the Mobil 1 M1-204 filter. The bypass valve is on the threaded end and the ADBV is orange like the Wix 51085. It may be overpriced but it is what I am looking for and the extra $ over six months is really not too bothersome. So can anybody recommend anywhere on line that has the M1-204. AutoZone is 12 bucks but they are usually out. Thanks for any advice.

 

[JIM361]

If you have to mail order it I know that MSC Industrial Supply Co. carries a good number if not the whole line of Mobil 1 oil filters.
I don't order from them personally, but they have a handy cross reference that i like to use.
AC Delco , Fram , Purolator , Mobil 1 , Hastings ,Donaldson , Fleetguard and Wix.

Jim

 

[GeorgeCLS]

www.avlube.com will be carrying M1 filters soon....
And yes, they are not cheap but synthetic medium cannot be produced inexpensively.. Microglass has no "body" and requires a two layer stainless screen support system.. Paper is merely folded and provides its own structure... Synthetic/Microglass has about 1/5 the throughput resistance to flow, 5 times the dirt capacity and close to 5 times the efficiency of paper...... Paper filters ARE cheap but........
George Morrison

 

[427Z06]

George, no doubt the Mobil 1 filters are of the highest quality, but I never seen a M1 filter cut open that had "two layer stainless screen support system". Is this something new? Or did I just miss this in the past?