Oil Filters Revealed

**Sol-Badguy** · 05-05-2010, 12:49 PM

Some guy did an extensive test a long time ago. I just found this link this morning

Interesting stuff.

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oil...reference.html

**HypnoToad** · 05-05-2010, 01:11 PM

cool stuff,I've always used NAPA gold filters.

**roscoe** · 05-05-2010, 01:12 PM

Wow thats extremely thourough

**90_ACCORD** · 05-05-2010, 09:35 PM

yeah way to much for me to read.

what was the overall point of it?

**cwhiteboy** · 05-05-2010, 11:46 PM

"One thing should be pretty clear if you have made it through this entire article. While there are dozens of oil filter brands out there, there are only a few actual manufacturers. Most filters you see on the shelf are sold by companies that don't actually make oil filters. The exceptions are Baldwin/Hastings, Champ, Donaldson, Purolator, and Dana/WIX. Those are actual manufacturers and you can be fairly certain of what is inside the can. Although Fram hasn't made filters in decades, it seems that the brand is tied closely enough to Honeywell that you can be pretty sure about what is in the orange can (for better or for worse). Most other brands contract one of these companies to make filters for them. They seem to change from time to time, so one has to be vigilant when purchasing one."

Pulled from end of article