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I know this will open the proverbial can of worms but...

I am relatively agnostic about my filters. If it fits and the light goes out or the needle moves back to green, and the price doesn't make me think it should be made of solid gold, I'm happy.

I'm easy that way. What works, works. What doesn't doesn't get bought again.
 
I am relatively agnostic about my filters. If it fits and the light goes out or the needle moves back to green, and the price doesn't make me think it should be made of solid gold, I'm happy.

I'm easy that way. What works, works. What doesn't doesn't get bought again.
 
That's a good question, NAPA & carquest have changed their rec. 3 times since I bought my 4000 ford and twice on the 7600. Advance (where a friend works) sold me a 1515 79 ford truck filter as the book calls for, to use in the 4000. Watsup?
 
NAPA, Wix, Baldwin.
Don't mess with the off brand cheap stuff.
The most expensive filter is less than the cost of an engine rebuild or hydraulic pump.
 
last Baldwin filter I put on my WD-45 wouldn't let any oil pass through & oil pressure went to "0"...cut it in half & it had old cotton batting & rice husks for filter material...use Wix now & pressure is good....Kent
 
last Baldwin filter I put on my WD-45 wouldn't let any oil pass through & oil pressure went to "0"...cut it in half & it had old cotton batting & rice husks for filter material...use Wix now & pressure is good....Kent
 
For years , I used Fram. After doing research and reading several oil filter comparison tests, I will no longer use Fram. Fram used to set the standard for filters but they changed. One example is that one of the test revealed that fram used the same filter media in their PREMIUM oil filter that they use in their Wallyworld $2.50 filter. They only changed the housing. This particular test said Fram should be boycotted! I took at least 9 Fram oil filters back for a refund and purchased Wix. Wix is the largest manufacturer of oil filters and many different brands are made by Wix. I am a professional mechanic and I feel that the oil filter is more important then the brand of oil you use. I feel that all oil that has the "starburst" symbol is quality oil.
 
I buy the manufacturers brand - Deere for my Deeres, Motorcraft for my Ford, Case IH for my Case IH, etc. I figure the manufacturer knows whats best for my machine and if I pay a bit more, it"s better than an engine rebuild.
 
I buy the manufacturers brand - Deere for my Deeres, Motorcraft for my Ford, Case IH for my Case IH, etc. I figure the manufacturer knows whats best for my machine and if I pay a bit more, it"s better than an engine rebuild.
 
been using Frahm for many many years.
One car got 256K with no internal engine work.
The 2 current ones have 215K and 226K, both with no internal engine problems.

And I don't use synthetic oil either.
 
I use Baldwin filters. The tests I"ve seen show them to be top ranked. Most fleets that I"m around use Wix,Baldwin or Hastings.
 
been using Frahm for many many years.
One car got 256K with no internal engine work.
The 2 current ones have 215K and 226K, both with no internal engine problems.

And I don't use synthetic oil either.
 
Ive been to a fleetguard oil filter plant, and john deere oil filters are MFG there. So im thinking there the same thing.
 
Wix makes NAPA filters (look at the numbers, last 4 numbers of a Wix is the NAPA number. I use either one, mostly. If the OEM filter is cheaper I use it, I've found that the OEM NH filters are generally priced a tiny bit cheaper, but not always.
 
I use mostly NewHolland branded filters which are made by FleetGuard. I'd also use FG if they were easy to get. Other stuff uses Wix, Napa, Baldwin and probably a couple of others. I don't buy Fram mainly becuase the places I deal don't carry them anymore.
I don't really have any preference on filters much less oil...

Rod
 
Years ago when I was a John Deere parts manager and they sent me to parts school they told us there that every company does not make every filter. Many filter companies have their specialties or patented filters and they trade with each other on some applications. So if you think you are getting "x" brand of filter you might actually be getting "y" brand instead. And a few filters are proprietary, such as the glass Stanadyne filter. But it wherever it's cheapest because every one of them is made by Stanadyne. Mike
 
Years ago when I was a John Deere parts manager and they sent me to parts school they told us there that every company does not make every filter. Many filter companies have their specialties or patented filters and they trade with each other on some applications. So if you think you are getting "x" brand of filter you might actually be getting "y" brand instead. And a few filters are proprietary, such as the glass Stanadyne filter. But it wherever it's cheapest because every one of them is made by Stanadyne. Mike
 
Fleetguard. No question this is the best filter.
Fram = Junk
Baldwin, Wix/NAPA = compressed paper element
Fleetguard Stratapore = synthetic 4 ply media with a stacked disc by-pass capable of filtering blood cells according to Jack Wylie with Cummins Filtration.
When you are talking about your engine and the longevity of your equipment, you can't sacrifice lubricants and filters. Using top quality product will help it stand the test of time.
 
I'd be careful with that kind of thinking... The manufacturer has a vested interest in getting you to buy new equipment and parts.

WIX for example doesn't sell engines... So you know the only way for them to make money is to make the best filter money can buy... Theirs no room in the market for another company like FRAM/Honeywell, which has the market corned in high volume sales of budget filters for big box stores.
 
Wix is good so is Mobil one. Frams are junk and so are many others. There is a guy on that did a study on oil filters on the net and tested the following items.
1. Leaks
2. blow by the check valve.
3. hydrostatic burst
4. element disintingration.
The guy that did this study was very informative and the info was enlightening. The study was done in 1999. I even printed it out years ago and sometimes glance through it for info. It is about 20-30 pages. he recomends Wix and Mobil 1.
He swears that the Frams are junk.
 
Worked at a county park for awhile and the boss brought me a fram filter to change the oil in a late 70s ford work truck . after a short run around the campground the motor started knocking like it had no oil . Went to NAPA and got a filter and all was fine . If it would have been somebodys wife out on the road it would have locked up before she got back to town .
 
I use Deere filters on my Deeres, and I only use Mobil 1 oil filters on my vehicles. I have always ran Mobil 1 synthetic and years ago when I was a reliability engineer and performed lots of lubrication/oil analysis I discovered that the Mobil 1 filters out performed all the other filters that were available (the K&N oil filters was comparable). Since then, I watch Advance and AutoZone to run their 5 quarts of Mobil 1 and a Mobil 1 filter for $29.99 and stock up each year for every vehicle I need it for.
 
Surprising enough the only "bad" oil filter on the market (i'm aware of) is the Fram Extra Guard filter, the flow back valve has been known to leak and the filter eliment has been known to fall apart and clog the engine. But the Fram Tough Guard and Super Guard filters are pretty good.

http://www.knizefamily.net/minimopar/oilfilters/index.html

The website I listed gives the names of who makes what and a fairly detailed examination of each filter. They give size of filter eliment, construction, materials and workmanship opinion and pictures of the disected filters.

I was surprised to see that Champion labs makes filters for Mobile and Walmart (two differant versions though) and while the Mobile One filter is extremely good, the cheap Super Tech filter is more than adequate with 3000 mile oil changes.

Dana/Wix makes Wix, Carquest and Napa Filters. Champion labs makes filters for Mobile One, K&N, STP, Bosch, Super Tech, AC/Delco, and Champ. Honeywell makes Fram and Purolater makes Purolator, Motorcraft, Proline and Quakerstate.
 
intersting inside info. We make the filtration media for sevral large filter manufacturers, most of whom have been mentioned in this thread.So whatever color tin exterior they may place on them, internally a lot of them use materials from the same supplier. One company in particular makes a LOT of filters and puts other names on them.
 
A good many are saying Wix,they probably make some good filters,but they make Poor Junk filters that are Maybes or Could Fits for a lot of apps..Filters that go in other Mfg.Housings(AC,Fram,Purolator,Lub-Finer,Donalson,Etc.)Improper Gaskets or No Gaskets at all(Reuse the old) and most times too small a filter for the Housing Body.About 5Yrs.or so ago,a good number of Stationary and Ind.engines had Massive failures due to Collapse of the Filter Media.Wix blamed it on Poor Maint.,but some had less then 10Hrs.on the oil Filter Change.
 
Honeywell doesn't make filters for FRAM... Honeywell owns FRAM, Prestone, Autolite, and Holts brands.

FRAM was bought by Bendix in 1967, then Allied bought Bendix in 1983, then Allied merged with the Signal in 1985 and then in 1999 AlliedSignal bought Honeywell. After the Honeywell acquisition, AlliedSignal changed its name to Honeywell due to Honeywell's superior brand identity.
 
"One company in particular makes a LOT of filters and puts other names on them."

Ive been saying the same thing for years about antfreezes, but noone listens, and Im made out to be the board idiot when I prove it.
 
I use fleetguard. They by far are the best.Fleetguard is owned by Cummins Engine .Some of those filters are made here in wisconsin. You all take care
 
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