OEM filters are made by either MANN or Mahle I believe. I remember seeing 30,000km printed on it. So its good for if you want to do long drains. I've used the NAPA Gold filter and its fine. Haven't used Purlators yet. Currently I'm using STP(Champion) filter in my Jetta 2.0L.
[ December 10, 2004, 10:32 PM: Message edited by: lpcmidst128 ]