im wondering if the premium plus filter is any good i used only ac delco previously for my 98 grand am 3.1 but i get purolators for 2 for 5 at pepboys are these good for 4000 mile changes
Actually the Mexican company is owned by Champion, and now uses their manufactoring standards according Filter Guy. Plus those filters are only found at AutoZone. I'm glad you got something out of my site, but I'm suprised it was this.quote:
Originally posted by novadude:
Yeah, what T-kieth said is true.
Actually, thanks to his study, I have stopped using AC Delco on my Grand Am, and started using the Purolator. I like the fact that Purolator is consistant... AC Delco has THREE manufacturers for thier filters (Champion, Delphi, and a Mexican company not affiliated with either), so not all AC filters are created equal.
There are Mexican Champ Labs-made AC Delco filters, and there are Mexican Gohner Manufacturing-made AC Delco filters. The two are completely different.quote:
Champion Labs bought a filter manufacturer in Mexico back in the late 1990's.
They converted the plant to the way Champ builds things.
Champ put their own plant manager in charge there there.
But when they bought the plant, they signed an agreement no more than 20% of the filters produced there could be imported into the USA. ( this also appeased US workers who were afraid they would lose their jobs. They haven't, as actually Champ is expanding US production)
The primary purpose of the plant was to supply OEM's in Mexico and export to South and Central America where the import duties are less for goods made in Mexico rather than goods made in the USA.
You sure about that? I received e-mail from AC Delco telling me that it was a different company, after I mailed them a suspected counterfiet PF-454. They confirmed that it WAS a genuine AC Delco, but it was NOT a Champion or Delphi.quote:
Actually the Mexican company is owned by Champion, and now uses their manufactoring standards according Filter Guy.
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Good morning John, I apologize for taking so long to respond to the final
outcome of our suspect Mexican oil filter. On 4/15/04 our resident expert
Jan Stanton, after a thorough examination of the filter and in consultation
with her engineering contacts, deemed the filter a genuine AC Delco
product. The maker of the filter is Gohner Manufacturing of Mexico. Once
again I thank you for your vigilance in our effort to combat the global
counterfeiting problem. Please call or e-mail me anytime in the future if
you suspect counterfeit products.