Good Morning,
I did some checking to see how accurate the competitor’s cross reference lookup is in the Fram, Purolator and Wix websites. My analysis below is on our 2021 Subaru Forester and 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
In the application lookup column are the filters that the manufacturer has specified for the vehicle, i.e. the correct filters. I then took those filters and entered them into the competitor’s website to see if the correct competitor filter is found. For example the Fram TG7317 is what Fram says is one of the correct filters for my Subaru. When I entered it in the Purolator website, the wrong Purolator filters are returned; i.e., different from what Purolator recommends!
For the Grand Cherokee the results were 83% to 100%, near perfect. For the Subaru the accuracy dropped to 0% to 40% accuracy. There were 14 additional (incorrect) oil filters found.
My sample size is only two vehicles but it is interesting how one is near perfect and the other is way off. Do I now have 14 additional choices for my Subaru? I’d appreciate the communities thoughts and comments. Thank you!
I did some checking to see how accurate the competitor’s cross reference lookup is in the Fram, Purolator and Wix websites. My analysis below is on our 2021 Subaru Forester and 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
In the application lookup column are the filters that the manufacturer has specified for the vehicle, i.e. the correct filters. I then took those filters and entered them into the competitor’s website to see if the correct competitor filter is found. For example the Fram TG7317 is what Fram says is one of the correct filters for my Subaru. When I entered it in the Purolator website, the wrong Purolator filters are returned; i.e., different from what Purolator recommends!
For the Grand Cherokee the results were 83% to 100%, near perfect. For the Subaru the accuracy dropped to 0% to 40% accuracy. There were 14 additional (incorrect) oil filters found.
My sample size is only two vehicles but it is interesting how one is near perfect and the other is way off. Do I now have 14 additional choices for my Subaru? I’d appreciate the communities thoughts and comments. Thank you!
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