Anyone use any other make of oil filter other than OE?

ie, one from a motor factors or Blueprint etc?

Thanks.

 

I use Mahle.. works fine

 

I've got an hks filter in mine at the moment, done 3 track days with it so far and no issues

 

eurocarparts list a japanparts oil filter less than £4, but I have always used genuine filters I have a fear of a cheap one having less filtration properties and costing me more in the long run,

 

Thats what I was thinking. Ill stick to OE.

 

always used the japparts from euro and blueprint never a problem to date many will agree i would like to see proof of this before i would pay double the price??? as soon as some1 buys a subaru all of a sudden the parts from a motorfactor ie blueprint suddenly arent good enough lol

 

I use K&N ones as they have a nut on the end of the can and are easier to remove come the next oil change.. They are about the same price as OE

 

K&N here aswell, cheaper than OE i've found... by about a fiver!

 

Opie Oils do a UFI Filter. Pack of two for £7 at the moment in their sale.
No problems with them.

 

I think people are scared of their engines going pop seeing replacements are expensive. But, looking at some of the non OE filters out there especially blueprint, they are made by Nippon, who actually make OE parts for Subaru and Nissan so basically it is an OE part.

As said though, i'd like to see some sort of proof of motorfactor filters being worse than OE.

 

Wasnt there someone pulled apart all of the filters and proved that some of the cheaper filters were actually better at filtration? I'll see if I can find the link.

edit: here it is

http://www.spyderchat.com/forums/sho...Filter-Exposed

 

nice find

 

I use the UFI filters from Opie, no problem and larger than the tiny Subaru things. Cost is kept down by the deletion of the drain back diaphram valve which, because the filter hangs vertically down on the Subaru, is not needed as oil cannot drain from the filter. (Unless you roll the car!)

JohnD