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Rocco715 Enthusiast

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Unsure of who makes them but thats what my other truck used for 80,000 mi. with dino valvoline until I switched to synthetic and K&N filters and the truck now has 133,000 mi. on it and still runs like new so who ever makes them knows what they are doing.

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I usually use NAPA Gold (Wix) filters. I work part time at a hardware store and they Carry the Valvoline brand in their special order book. I get my discount at 10% over cost. I though it was worth looking into and possibly saving some money. The one thing that I like about the NAPA filter is that it has the anti back flow in it. I'm not a big Fram Filter fan.

wlvrn1215 Senior Enthusiast

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if you look at napa oil and valvoline on the back of the container...the are from the same plant in KY. I know napa filters are wix though.

C & A s Dad Senior Enthusiast

C & A s Dad

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If I am not mistaken Valvoline Filters are currently supplied by Champion Labs. They make a lot of Private branded filters such as this. Not beating up on Valvoline or other Oil co. filters, but they would typically not be classed as premium. Most of the quick lubes that use these types of filters pay less than $2.00 for them, sometimes much less than $2.00 Not saying they are bad filters because they are not..

 

NAPA's oil and Filters come from the same suppliers as ours (CARQUEST). Our oil is a Valvoline product and comes right out of their Ashland, KY plant. We do use another supplier for the CQ brand of trans fluids. Our Filters are also Wix and just like NAPA we offer their Premium filters in our Blue box and their economy filters in our Red series. Still a good filter with exactly the same construction, but the media itself is just not quite the same quality as the Premium line.

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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AMSOIL filters are made by Wix per AMSOIL's specifications.

 

This came off the bobistheoilguy.com site under oil filters.

 

 

"I put this list together. Maybe if we complete this list it can become a sticky so people dont keep asking over and over.

The one obvious caveat is that even though multiple brands are made by one mfg they can be very diffferent in their construction and materials.

 

Updated 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)

Havoline

Maxlife Valvoline (some)

Group7

Promotive

Powerflow

Quaker State (less media)

Advanced Auto Total Grip. (less media)

Pep Boys Pro Line

MotorCraft

Superflo

 

Denso

 

Toyota

 

Mann+Hummel

 

Mann

Volvo

 

Clarcor

 

Baldwin

Hastings

Amsoil

Casite"

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