Makers of Honda filters

[SSQ]

Did the search on the forum, saw that there might be more than 1 manufacturers that makes filters for Honda. One of them being the dreaded Fram.

So what's the official count of manufacturers on the Honda filters? Anybody cut them open?

 

[Mr Nice]

Filtech was the OEM filter that come off the last 4 Hondas we bought new.

I think most of the Honda filters you get at the dealer are made by Fram.

 

[JMG]

Fram/Honeywell makes the new Honda OEM Filter, Filtech used to make them. You can still find Honda Filtech filters around...Hard to come by...

 

[martyi]

If you can't find the Filtech, try for the Nippon Honda filters. They are at least as good as the Filtech. Anything except the Fram/Honeywell.

 

[boostn]

How can you tell what filter you are buying?

 

[Ray H]

The FRAM-made filters state on the can housing, "made in Canada". I bought one of those filters from my dealer shortly after purchasing my '96 Accord I4. I never got around to using it before the car's untimely demise. I did use it on my '03 Sonata V6. No problems. I doubt Honda would trust their 60,000 mile warranty to a problem-prone oil filter design, but fortunately for the FRAM bashers, they have plenty of alternatives. I believe the current Honda I4 will still accept the older, larger filter. A Purolator 14459 would be moderately oversize compared to the pre-schoolers' tricycle filter Honda's currently installing as OEM.

 

[Pablo]

Cool thread on Honda filters

 

[Mr Nice]

Ray,

The L-14610 Purolator (current small Honda filter) has 115-120 square inches of media inside. It looks small on the outside, but you would be surprised when you cut it open.

If you want to see, I will send you a link.