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Changed my mind on using cheap oil filters after a rebuild job last month
I used to think all filters were basically the same, just grab whatever is cheapest. Then I had a customer's 6.7 Powerstroke come back with a tick in the lifters after 5k miles on a budget oil change. Cut the old filter open and found metal shavings caught in the media. The good filter I normally use would have caught that stuff. Has anyone else had a cheap filter let something through they regretted later?
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morgan89814d ago
Yo I feel this hard. Those cheap filters with the cardboard end caps are straight up garbage. I had a buddy's 5.3 Chevy eat a cam because the filter collapsed and bypassed all the time. Never again, I only run Wix or Motorcraft now, the extra 5 bucks is nothing compared to a new motor.
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