Forgive my somewhat brash introduction but oil and filters have been driving me nuts since i moved to the states recently.
Googling around over the years and more recently, has turned up various lists and articles on good and bad oil filters (lets not even start on oils) However, having read some of the posts in here, half the stuff i've found (a lot of it correlating as well) seems to be wrong.
Let me explain;
Fram filters - I found these used to be good but now are made with sticky-back plastic and cotton buds.
Yet several posts in here state otherwise.....
Bosch filters, i just took a couple back to Autozone and swapped for Mobil 1 because they were the next "cheapest"
Now don't get me wrong, the Mobil 1 filters work out the same price as a normal good filter in the UK, but why am i now seeing Bosch filters being heralded as superb from Champ labs, whom i read made mostly [censored] filters for parts stores and walmart? (i know they made good ones for other brands as well)
Do we have/maintain a good/bad filter list here at all?
What happened, was all the data i found out of date? I should of rememembered i was registered here tbh
Here's an example of one of the things i found which made me take the Bosch back too.
http://www.efficient-mileage.com/oil-filters.html
Any enlightenment would make my day.
Thanks.
Googling around over the years and more recently, has turned up various lists and articles on good and bad oil filters (lets not even start on oils) However, having read some of the posts in here, half the stuff i've found (a lot of it correlating as well) seems to be wrong.
Let me explain;
Fram filters - I found these used to be good but now are made with sticky-back plastic and cotton buds.
Yet several posts in here state otherwise.....
Bosch filters, i just took a couple back to Autozone and swapped for Mobil 1 because they were the next "cheapest"
Now don't get me wrong, the Mobil 1 filters work out the same price as a normal good filter in the UK, but why am i now seeing Bosch filters being heralded as superb from Champ labs, whom i read made mostly [censored] filters for parts stores and walmart? (i know they made good ones for other brands as well)
Do we have/maintain a good/bad filter list here at all?
What happened, was all the data i found out of date? I should of rememembered i was registered here tbh
Here's an example of one of the things i found which made me take the Bosch back too.
http://www.efficient-mileage.com/oil-filters.html
Any enlightenment would make my day.
Thanks.