List of filters and associations, Main Manufacture
--Sub- names of Brand filters using the main company to manufacture their filters. If you see a discretion, speak up with back up and I'll change the list.
Fram
Fram Extra Guard (std)
Fram Tough Guard (different media?)
Fram X2 (Silicone ADBV, Fuzzy media)
Fram Extended Guard(same as the X2)
Mileguard (Jiffy)
Honda (although some are alleged to be made by Filtech)
Chrysler line up except for the Cummins
Penzoil
Deffense
Canadian Tire
Champion Labs
Bosch
Car and Driver
Deutsch
Mobil 1
STP
SuperTech
K&N
Valvoline filters
Mighty
Service Champ
Lee
AutoZone Value Craft
Some AC Delco
VW (some)
Warner
Luberfiner
Trust
Wix
Carquest blue
Carquest red
Napa Gold
Napa Silver (lower quality with nitrile ADBV)
Kralinator (in Canada)
ALLIANCE (Freightliner aftermarket)
Purolator (Arvin Meritor)
Purolator premium plus (nitrile adbv)
Purolator Pure One (silicone adbv, different media)
I've run a shop for 10 years and I can tell you from personal experience that the only filters you really need to worry about are the cheap chinese knock-offs. The threads can fail and the filter may fall off. I've seen it happen. This list is pretty thorough and as you can see, most of the oil filters on the market are made by a handful of companies. Then they are re-boxed and sold under different names. And trust me, Toyota (as much as I love them) doesn't make their own oil filters. Spend $5 more and get the same filter you would buy at Autozone. The only difference? It says Toyota.
I've run a shop for 10 years and I can tell you from personal experience that the only filters you really need to worry about are the cheap chinese knock-offs. The threads can fail and the filter may fall off. I've seen it happen. This list is pretty thorough and as you can see, most of the oil filters on the market are made by a handful of companies. Then they are re-boxed and sold under different names. And trust me, Toyota (as much as I love them) doesn't make their own oil filters. Spend $5 more and get the same filter you would buy at Autozone. The only difference? It says Toyota.
Minus about 6 years of shop experience - I have the same opinion and completely agree. I spent some time with some pennzoil/quaker state chemists and they told me the same.
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I ran out of my Toyota part #/branded filters & have just ordered a Denso replacement option.
Anyone have any experience with Denso 150-1003?
I had been using 90915-20002. The media seems to be slightly different than the 20004 but it clearly has some common parts when you cut one open.
Delivered I think I paid less than $4.50 a filter.
As a former Product Engineer for one of the household name filter manufacturers on the list, I'd like to add some perspective on filters:
1. You can bet that all filters made by a manufacturer are NOT equal. Filter makers make filters they supply to thier OE (original equipment) customers (i.e. Ford, GM, etc) to specs the customer sets. The filter makers are free determine specs for filters they sell in the aftermarket under their own label. Those filters may be of a better or lower quality than the OE filter. Areas where filters can differ include filtration efficiency (the percentage of particles of a particular size that are removed), capacity (amount of contaminant the filter can hold before becoming restricted), burst strength, pressure drop, etc, etc. Efficiency and capacity are determined for the most part by the filter paper, the performance of different papers can vary greatly, and differences are not possible to see by eye........lab tests under carefully controlled conditions are required. There's a lot of 'black majic' in what the paper manufacturers do and also a lot of jockying for position to get exclusive rights to the best paper to get an advantage over filter competitors.
2. If a filter manufacturer supplies OE (original equipment) filters to a car or engine manufacturer, then they are familiar with the specs required for those filters. (Whether the filters actually meet all the specs is a different question depending on the integrity of the filter maker. Filters are a comodity and the market is extremely competitive; I've actually seen out-of-spec product get knowlingly shipped just to keep production running and revenue coming in.)
3. If a filter maker doesn't provide OE filters for a particular application, they may not have access to the official specs for that filter and must "reverse engineer" their own filter to copy an OE filter. They obtain OE filters however they can, usually from a dealer. The quality of the final product depends on the skill and integrity of the filter maker.
4. Unfortunately, it's impossible for the the consumer to independantly determine which filter is best, and it's difficult to know which filter maker to trust. It's important to me to buy a filter that's most likely to meet the specs set by the engine or car manufacturer......it's their reputation that's "on the front lines" if there's a failure.
To maximize the chance of putting the best filter on any car I really care about, I either buy a filter from a (trusted?) filtermaker that I'm confident has access to the official product specs, or from the car dealer. I always buy the best filter available for the application. To me it's worth the extra money. I use filters from 5 different sources (some dealer-bought, some aftermarket) for the variety of cars we now own.
Cheers,
Bob
P.S. It's been a number of years, but I contacted the maker of a widley used "performance" filter for some technical info. The info they provided proudly showed a reduction in pressure drop which would result in greater performance. However, what I did not like was that the efficiency in removing particles of a particular size dropped from 98% to 97%. This may seem like an insignificant change, but if one considers that the number of particles of that size getting thru increases from 2% to 3%......a 50% increase in dirt that filter allows into the engine! .......but not my engine.....not for just another 2-3 hp near redline.
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Bob S.
2006 RX330, 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, '66 327/350 'Vette Roadster, '67 327/350 Vette Coupe, '67 911S, 2003 Honda S2000, 1993 Mustang Cobra, 1995 Contour, ERA Cobra (R.I.P.)
Last edited by Rufus; 07-05-08 at 06:58 AM.
Reason: To add a P.S.
I've run a shop for 10 years and I can tell you from personal experience that the only filters you really need to worry about are the cheap chinese knock-offs. The threads can fail and the filter may fall off. I've seen it happen. This list is pretty thorough and as you can see, most of the oil filters on the market are made by a handful of companies. Then they are re-boxed and sold under different names. And trust me, Toyota (as much as I love them) doesn't make their own oil filters. Spend $5 more and get the same filter you would buy at Autozone. The only difference? It says Toyota.
My dealer charges me $6.50 for a OEM Lexus filter for my 04 LS430.
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2004 LS430 UL - silver, chrome grille, Auto Couture trunk spoiler, OEM mud guards, 7-spoke OEM chrome wheels. VaisTech SL2Vi
1992 SC400 - Original owner
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