Beware WIX Filter #51394

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by bronsin

I have used the cheapest, crappiest oil filter on every car I have ever owned in 35 years and never had a problem of any kind.

Except for my 1974 VW Beetle which didnt HAVE an oil filter. It has the distinction of having the most miles on it, ~250,000 miles.

1980 Subaru 99,000 miles - sold to buy

1988 VW Station Wagen for kids. 110,ooo miles - sold when the car wouldnt start - fuel pump reply was bad. I didnt know it.

1992 Honda Accord Station Wagen (used) 153,000 miles when it was stolen. It was revoered by the police when they busted a drug gang. (trashed in the getaway attempt) In the ash tray was a business card House Of Pain Body Piercing.

!997 Saturn Sedan (used) 150,000 miles when the auto transmission went.

2005 Camry Sedan. current. 94,000 miles

None of your cars have had a LOT of mileage, except for the Beetle.
You also make no mention of how often you change the oil.

I'm over 120k miles in the Echo, and with all of the track days and my driving style in general, I'll definitely put the best quality filter. Keeping the oil clean is huge. When I change my synthetic oil every 2 track days or 5k miles, it's usually black or close to it... would a cheap Fram filter with 1/2-3/4 of the amount of media of a Wix/Mobil1/K&N do as good a job filter? Maybe.