Mopar Oil Filters from the Mopar store

[GW.]

I find it bizarre to worry about using an aftermarket oil filter yet still do your own oil changes. Both are covered under the same paragraph in the MMWA. Flawed logic. Why feel one is protected but not the other?

 

[Hootbro]

I find it bizarre to worry about using an aftermarket oil filter yet still do your own oil changes. Both are covered under the same paragraph in the MMWA. Flawed logic. Why feel one is protected but not the other?

In theory, use of the OEM filter if bought through approved sellers give a leg up should an issue arise while under warranty.

• Failure of the OEM filter and any damage rising from it would normally be taken care of in house by the dealership repair network while retaining remaining factory warranty after repairs.

• Failure of a aftermarket oil filter and any damage arising from it, the vehicle owner is then pushed backed onto oil filter maker and their claim process to provide warranty for the damage caused and that then is taking the vehicle out of the dealership network and use of their repair parts and onto a third party independent repair network using whatever parts the oil filter maker deems they want to use. Way more involved in making someone whole with this process and then remaining factory OEM warranty is pretty much shot.

 

[GW.]

In theory, use of the OEM filter if bought through approved sellers give a leg up should an issue arise while under warranty.

• Failure of the OEM filter and any damage rising from it would normally be taken care of in house by the dealership repair network while retaining remaining factory warranty after repairs.

• Failure of a aftermarket oil filter and any damage arising from it, the vehicle owner is then pushed backed onto oil filter maker and their claim process to provide warranty for the damage caused and that then is taking the vehicle out of the dealership network and use of their repair parts and onto a third party independent repair network using whatever parts the oil filter maker deems they want to use. Way more involved in making someone whole with this process and then remaining factory OEM warranty is pretty much shot.

Yes with an actual filter problem I agree. We have seen Fram replace engines before.

I was thinking if a dishonest dealer was going to pull the aftermarket filter card they could also pull the doing your own oil change card.