Originally Posted By: Motorking
Originally Posted By: actionstan
It depends.. the newer ones are made by wix, and will be excellent filters, the older ones are made by fram, and are e-cores, I don't have an issue with fram, but I do with the e-cores.
My local stock still has the e-core fram filters, and have not moved them.. So I'd recommend opening it up and looking, if its a normal metal core filter, i'd say go for it 100%, if its an e-core RUN.
Mr. Action,
What about the E-core filter are you uncomfortable with? It is 93% efficiency@20 microns, it is used extensively as a OE filter by General Motors and has passed all GM durability testing, GM and AC Delco have been selling it for years. Its construction is different and has proven to be exceptionally durable. The MicroGuard filter sold now is not "the same as WIX", it is the cheap low 80% efficiency filter that WIX has been selling to quick lubes forever. the MicroGuard filter changes suppliers like underwear as ORY is always looking for the lowest possible price and whipsaws the filter companies against each other.
Appreciate you saying this, it confirms what I suspected in that many cheap-oil-filter makers use cellulose paper media that is adequate but not very good. In a for profit business, it makes a lot of sense to do what ORY does. The enthusiast loses. ... About your comments on the e-cores, people were objecting to the minimalist plastic cage inside if I recall correctly.