Super Tech oil filters

[Jworks]

[ I've posted this on another site also to get replies to this question ]

I'll probably open a can of worms here (lol). 2011 GMC Sierra, 5.3.

I've read that SuperTech is actually made by Champion Labs (which is owned by Fram). I've also read they have 99% filtration down to 20 microns and are compatible with synthetic oils, which I use. So, the question is have any of you used SuperTech's filters? Opinions ?

[Z45]

Champion Labs is owned by First Brands,  company that swallows up other companies. Fram is also one of the companies they own as well.

 

https://www.wfiwradio.com/2025/09/30/parent-company-of-champion-labs-in-albion-and-airtex-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/

 

 

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The bankruptcy filing affects a number of high-profile automotive brands. Among them are Luber-Finer filtration products, produced in Albion, and Airtex fuel and water pumps, which were formerly manufactured in Fairfield. Other brands operated by First Brands include Anco windshield wiper blades, Raybestos brake parts, and Autolite spark plugs.

 

Edited October 1, 2025 by Z45

[Black02Silverado]

I don’t know the specifics on the Super Tech, but for 5k mile oil changes they are just fine from everything I have read. 

[Grumpy Bear]

99% at 30 Micron. (not 20 micron) Not exactly a Purolator Pure One , FRAM XG or AMSOIL EA. (fine print of the right photo lowest paragraph) Purely a mid pack filter. 

 

 

 

 

 

You decide if 30% projected engine life improvement is worth the up front money.

(GM Wear Study from Machinery Lubrication)

See Practical Lubrication and Filtration for equation explanation) 

 

Edited October 8, 2025 by Grumpy Bear

[OnTheReel]

The SuperTech filters for the vehicles I have are just Fram Extra Guards without the only good parts those have. No silicone ADBV or grippy coating. Cardboard end caps…cheap cheap cheap.

[Z45]

There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, cannot make a little cheaper and the people who consider price only, are this man's lawful prey. John Ruskin 1819-1900

[Atlas]

Where do the AC Delco filters rate?

[Grumpy Bear]

5 hours ago, Atlas said:

Where do the AC Delco filters rate?

 

https://www.gmparts.com/parts/filters/oil

[Atlas]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

 

https://www.gmparts.com/parts/filters/oil

 

If I'm reading their page correctly, that's 98% at 25-30 microns. So, probably a decent value, but definitely not the best at removing smaller particles.

[richard wysong]

About the same as the SuperTech

[Z45]

One micron, or micrometer (µm), is a unit of length equal to one-millionth of a meter (0.000001 m), one-thousandth of a millimeter (0.001 mm), or about 39 millionths of an inch (0.00003937 in). To put it in perspective, a typical bacterium is between 1 and 10 microns long, a human hair is about 50 to 100 microns in diameter, and the human eye can generally only see particles 40 microns or larger.  

[Homer1959]

14 hours ago, Atlas said:

 

If I'm reading their page correctly, that's 98% at 25-30 microns. So, probably a decent value, but definitely not the best at removing smaller particles.

If the filtered particles are smaller than the clearance inside the engine, why bother removing them? Im not buying into the micron race , I believe in preserving the flow rather than filtering out harmless particles... but hey, what do I know, lol. 

[Atlas]

Just now, Homer1959 said:

If the filtered particles are smaller than the clearance inside the engine, why bother removing them? Im not buying into the micron race , I believe in preserving the flow rather than filtering out harmless particles... but hey, what do I know, lol. 

 

I think you might be on to something...lol

 

Vehicles travel hundreds of thousands of miles on varying brands of store-bought oil filters on sale or purchased by fleets where minimizing cost is priority one. I'm guessing most don't have a 99% efficiency at 20 microns, and yet the engines somehow persist.

 

I've typically used OE (ACDelco) filters for my GM vehicles, knowing full well they're not the best that money can buy. It's not "just" about filtration as you say, it's ALSO flow, bypass pressure. All those things are important together so I stick to OE spec.

 

The Amsoil filters that say 20k OCI on the side give me a headache. Never would I run oil in an engine for 20k given the sump sizes of 6, 8 quarts in a passenger vehicle. Just because underpants are designed to last for a year doesn't mean you wear them without changing them often, right? I don't mind tossing an AcDelco filter that I paid $3 on RockAuto every few thousand miles knowing a fresh one is going on to filter fresh oil.

[Homer1959]

2 minutes ago, Atlas said:

 

I think you might be on to something...lol

 

Vehicles travel hundreds of thousands of miles on varying brands of store-bought oil filters on sale or purchased by fleets where minimizing cost is priority one. I'm guessing most don't have a 99% efficiency at 20 microns, and yet the engines somehow persist.

 

I've typically used OE (ACDelco) filters for my GM vehicles, knowing full well they're not the best that money can buy. It's not "just" about filtration as you say, it's ALSO flow, bypass pressure. All those things are important together so I stick to OE spec.

 

The Amsoil filters that say 20k OCI on the side give me a headache. Never would I run oil in an engine for 20k given the sump sizes of 6, 8 quarts in a passenger vehicle. Just because underpants are designed to last for a year doesn't mean you wear them without changing them often, right? I don't mind tossing an AcDelco filter that I paid $3 on RockAuto every few thousand miles knowing a fresh one is going on to filter fresh oil.

I have no idea why, but because of my post, I'm impatiently waiting for a sledgehammer to hit me on the head, lol.

[Atlas]

12 minutes ago, Homer1959 said:

I have no idea why, but because of my post, I'm impatiently waiting for a sledgehammer to hit me on the head, lol.

 

The Amsoil followers will be along shortly with torches and pitchforks