OEM Honda vs. SuperTech Air Filters

[Georgiey22]

The dirty filter to the left is a Honda OEM for our 2018 Honda CRV 1.5L turbo. Installed last summer at 85,000 miles. Replaced it today with 95,700 miles. Rounding up the filter has 11,000 miles and it did its job well. We live in Southern California, find it hard to believe it’s this dirty. We did take a 2,000 mile trip out of state in this car and it gets driven on the highway 50 miles per day commuting to work. The OEM unit is $30 at my local dealers.

Wanted to try an economy air filter, so I purchased the SuperTech 1900 air filter for $10 at Walmart. It’s evident the number is pleats is less (didn’t count) with the ST. I’ll post a photo in a year of the SuperTech used but I will say the ST made a good seal in the air-box and the plastic frame of the filter appears solid.

 

[mrsilv04]

Did your WalMart have the Fram air filter as an option as well? Did you happen to look at how many pleats it had... and how its construction looked in comparison?

I'm smack dab in the middle of the agricultural area of Illinois, and the air filters in my trucks don't even get that dirty even after 5 years and 40,000 miles of use.

 

[wemay]

Just put an ST Air Filter in the Palisade too. Not looking back.

 

[Creekside]

Is it possible some of the black is airborne residue from the past wildfires out there? I know here in the mid west I can run an air filter 10k+ and it still looks good except for maybe a few dead bugs and such. We have run the Taurus 20-30k before.

 

[Georgiey22]

Did your WalMart have the Fram air filter as an option as well? Did you happen to look at how many pleats it had... and how its construction looked in comparison?

I'm smack dab in the middle of the agricultural area of Illinois, and the air filters in my trucks don't even get that dirty even after 5 years and 40,000 miles of use.

Looked but the Fram wasn’t in stock.

 

[benjamming]

I also recently bought an ST air filter for my '02 Accord. I think this will be my way forward in lieu of the Honda OEM air filter.

 

[Georgiey22]

I also recently bought an ST air filter for my '02 Accord. I think this will be my way forward in lieu of the Honda OEM air filter.

I’m with you, since this CRV and our TL both are 100K+ miles, will switch both to ST cabin and engine air filters, also using ST MP7317 oil filter, with whichever synthetic is priced lowest, used QS this round.

 

[CR94]

I've run air filters well past 100k miles that didn't look nearly that dark. I didn't travel through especially dusty or smoky areas much, though.