What's everyone using on their Honda?

[GW208]

I've been using the Fram Ultra XG7317 on our Acura RDX for several years. From reading here I became aware of the issue with the louver's and spring so I checked the one I had on hand and was shocked to see how barely open they looked. Some I don't think were even punched through. I exchanged it for the Endurance FE7317 which had what I think is called the E-Core center tube.
I don't have a filter cutter so I used a Sawzall to hack it apart when I changed the oil a couple of weeks ago. To my eye the spring looked okay.

I used a MicroGard Select MSL 57356 at this oil change and will continue to use these until I read different here.

 

[Dave Hess]

Fram Ultra.

 

[Zee09]

Ecogard Synthetic S4610
Heavy as a boat anchor and no louvers...

 

[Patman]

Carquest Premium for my Civic. I can’t imagine spending more on a filter from the Honda dealership and it’s nowhere near as efficient either. In fact this applies for pretty much all makes of cars, I can’t see any reason why I would want to use the OEM filter.

 

[Dave P.]

I've used Fram and Wix for many years up until BITOG convinced me they were not the best choices. Now I use whatever happens to be part of a bundle at either Advance Auto or AutoZone but I tend to look for Mobil 1 filters. It feels like "quality" so good enough for me. The car now has 336,000 miles, never been garaged and is starting to show its age. If it kicks the bucket tomorrow, I'll be grateful for its service and move on. As such, I'm showing it a little less love than I used to. I did give it Valvoline Restore and Protect though, so obviously I still have an attachment to the old gal!

 

[Owen Lucas]

OEM Oil and Filter for the CRV and Pilot. Thinking of using Valvoline Restore and Protect for a while after the past few threads though.

 

[Dave Hess]

Ecogard Synthetic S4610
Heavy as a boat anchor and no louvers...

Where is that sold ?

 

[Zee09]

Where is that sold ?

Kcjeep and I got them at a transmission place off Amazon and its a well known at places like Rock Auto etc... they have a free phone app too... they were like $6 which was a great deal. I can look up the vendor if you need and maybe @KCJeep can chime in

https://ecogard.com/filter-lookup-search-catalog/

 

[Speedy3861]

Been driving Hondas for almost 40 years, originally Honda had two filters, one made by Filtech the other by Fram, naturally the better one, the Filtech went away. Admittedly, the A02 is, at best, adequate but mediocre, but Honda warranties their engines with it. The First Brands (and others) bankruptcy debacle has made buying a filter with dependable quality a game of glorified Wack-A-Mole. With constantly changing ownership and sourcing, a dependable filter today becomes questionable tomorrow. Even trusted suppliers like Champion have become sketchy. I'm now 78 and rely on (luckily) a trusted dealer for service using a Honda Certified Master Technician (i take him donuts) For many years, i hav taken my own oil and filters for them to change. For a long time i used Mobil1 and the Mobil1 M110a filter when it was made by Champion, stopped when Mobil1 changed to the Mann-Hummel Purolator. I prefer US made products but currently made Champion filters branded by Amsoil, Royal Purple etc, have had issues. I am currently using Amsoil Signature 5W-30 and will most likely use the newer Mobil1 M110a that is made in South Korea and, seems, at least by what I read here, to be of excellent construction. Filters are a moving target, constantly changing probably continuing until the First Brands debacle sorts itself out. You used to be able to have dependable trusted brands you could rely on, today, not so much. Constant vigilance is now necessary.

 

[Zee09]

Another model for my Ford
@Dave Hess

Thread 'Ecogard s241 Virgin C&P' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/ecogard-s241-virgin-c-p.380832/

 

[DannyM]

The car now has 336,000 miles, never been garaged and is starting to show its age. If it kicks the bucket tomorrow, I'll be grateful for its service and move on. As such, I'm showing it a little less love than I used to. I did give it Valvoline Restore and Protect though, so obviously I still have an attachment to the old gal!

I was in the same situation with an much older 96' Accord being so sluggish I usually avoided using it and was planning on getting rid of it.. I put this whole $5 can below right before filling a full tank of gas and the thing has come alive with the responsiveness and surprising torque it had decades ago. .. PLUS all the improvements have remained on several tanks of gas without the B12 since the first one I used it so it was not just a temporary thing. It really is worth it to use this on much older vehicles IMO and now I look forward to driving this car.

 

[KCJeep]

Where is that sold ?

EcoGard store on Amazon seems to have deals consistently. I think you may be buying directly from EcoGard. Regardless I can highly recommend the seller, great service and product.

Check frequently as bargains rotate through sizes.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/ECOGA...ef_=ast_bln&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_sto

 

[D16A6_Driver]

Ecogard X4610 price drop to $2.48 on Amazon. See post.