Prime Guard oil filters now under Highline Warren
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BrendanC
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can we get some photos of the filter?
I believe Highline Warren contracts PG to make these filters for them.
Highline Warren, the company that produces Prime Guard filters, was formed through the combination of Highline Aftermarket and Warren Distribution in 2020. Therefore, Prime Guard filters, as a brand under Highline Warren, were introduced around the same time.
Here's some of my previous comments regarding the subject. Seems to not state that HW actually makes the filters themselves. Just that's HW's "Branded Filter" to sell under their own name.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/carquest-premium-84060-cut-open.381411/page-2#post-6857011
"Prime Guard® is exclusively manufactured for and offered by Highline Warren"
I know that H. Warren makes the Pronto branded oil at least.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/pronto-p-0241-cut-open.382588/#post-6882759
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/carquest-premium-84060-cut-open.381411/page-2#post-6857011
"Prime Guard® is exclusively manufactured for and offered by Highline Warren"
I know that H. Warren makes the Pronto branded oil at least.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/pronto-p-0241-cut-open.382588/#post-6882759
The filter in the new box is identical to the older PG filters and made in China so the only difference is WH is the middleman now.
Are you confusing Premium Guard and Prime Guard? Premium Guard is the company that supplies filters under several names including Carquest ,NAPA, O'Reillys and others and are usually made in China or Vietnam. Several have been cut open and are liked by several here.
PRIME GUARD
That's what I concluded when I dug into it.
OP is talking about Prime Guard. However, the Prime Guard filters are Premium Guard made, sold by Highline Warren.
Prime Guard IS Premium Guard, but usually the (slightly IMO) lesser quality Chinese PG, AFAIK NOT the better quality Vietnam made PG. Still a perfectly good 5K mile or less filter.
Thing about all these "house branded" Premium Guard filters, each brand holder is contracting Premium Guard to make their filters which could mean there is some slight differences in them depending on how Carquest, NAPA, STP, Highline Warren, etc have specified Premium Guard to make them.
What I trying to state is that Highline warren does not own the Premium Guard filter brand. Prime Guard may be made by Premium Guard and Prime Guard is a Highlinewarren owned product it is not the owner of Premium Guard. The names are so similar that getting them confused could be very easy. It's like people did and may still do get Warren Oil Company and Warren Performance Products/Packaging which is now owned by HighlineWarren,hence the name,confused. The title of the thread could lead to some think that Highlinewarren had bought the Premium Guard company.
I know it is Prime Guard. The all CAPITALS is not called for. I try to be polite and I expect the same from others.
That is basically what I was saying. They may be made by Premium Guard but HW doesn't own Premium Guard. I was stating that Prime Guard and Premium Guard are not the same in the sense that the filters may be made by the same company yet they are not owned by the same company. Premium Guard makes Prime Guard but the Prime Guard name us owned by Highlinewarren.
If this was to me I know that Premium Guard makes the filter I was only stating that that Premium Guard and Prime Guard (Higjlinewarren) are not the same company. The filter names are so similar that some may get them confused.
That was to anyone who seems confused on this subject.
The Rural King store in Florida that I purchased the Prime Guard filter in also has a handful of 'Ecogard' filters which seem to be the same filter (although painted blue rather than black like the Prime Guards). I'm fairly sure it's another 'Premium Guard' made filter.
Sadly, if this RK is indicative of all other RKs, they seem to be discontinuing the PG filter line in favor of Frams.
Sadly, if this RK is indicative of all other RKs, they seem to be discontinuing the PG filter line in favor of Frams.
