just buy a genuine from from www.grahamgoode.com

just got mine.. ordered it thursday and got it today it was about £14 inc delivery and it is a genuine subaru filter..!!!!

Dan

[Edited by dhorwich - 9/5/2003 7:22:34 PM]

 

My local subaru dealer has shut down and I need to get an oil filter for tomorrow - Halfords do one - own brand - will this be good enough?

Also, how many litres of oil is required? 4.5, right? (uk99)

CIA.

 

I personaly Wouldn,t use it.

 

My experience with Halfords is that their spares usually don't fit so don't buy it until you're absolutely sure that it will.

G.

 

bugger - i will have to wait a whole week before next oil change!

come on - someone must have something positive to say?!

Suppose its quite critical that an oil filter fits properly!

 

It will fit, but it doesn't work anywhere near as well. Something to do with the fuel pressure & stuff.
Anyway - I wouldn't use it if I were you! A suprising number of the cars with blown engines were using non-Subaru filters...

 

That's that then! I'm NOT using it! Will have to bunk work to get to the Subaru dealer

 

about 4.2-4.3l of oil

 

What hard evidence have you got that these filters are no good? There is too much elitism and scaremongering on this type of thread.

 

the halfords ones are fine IMHO but avoid the champion ones aas they have bypass valves in, which you don't want

paul

 

Bypass valves? As in the oil can bypass the filter?

 

? Paul - I though the Halfords ones did too? Maybe they fixed that interesting little idea or maybe I can't remember
Is it possible Halfords changes the supplier (& design) but keeps the same label?

 

i have used the oil fillter from halfords and it ok 5;000kml no probs

 

surely you have a motor factors other than halfords you can go to

i wouldnt say they are crap but they are too dear

 

best VFM is the blueprint one from Andrew page.

its the same as the OE one when you get it out the box!

 

Wayne, if you've had a filter in for 5,000 miles, it's high time it got changed, no matter who makes it!

 

whats so good about the genuine one anyway?

very few manufacturers make their own filters anyway

 

i bought the genuine one - now for the oil change in the morning - i'll DIY it!

 

Hmm

tech doctor here (haha)

if the filter has no bypass valve and it gets clogged

what will give up first filter or engine..??

the oil pump should have a bypass to cover for that eventuality

Mart

 

hasn't the original one got a bypass then?

 

greasemonkey he said km not miles

 

aren't you supposed to change it every 7,500 miles anyway?

 

Cheers Micky, saw "kml" and read "ml"

Service intervals are 7500 miles Akshay, but under ideal circumstances you should change the oil more frequently than that - somewhere around 3000 to 4000 ideally, and more frequently again if you take the car on the track.