cruiser54

Stepping over dollars to pick up pennies.............

Jesse Hallum

I second this. You get what you pay for, and cheap oil filters should be avoided like a PLAGUE. Wix makes excellent quality filters, and they're worth every penny. Same goes for Napa (made by Wix) and Baldwin.

Kittyhawk

To be honest I had no idea Ryco were so poor. All they stock around here are Ryco and Fram. Lesson learnt.

cruiser54

Where do you live? No Napa around? O'Reilly's?

Jesse Hallum

I normally order Wix filters from a couple of internet sources, which keeps the cost below $5-bucks per unit if you order a Master Case. Sadly, I have nothing good to say about local Auto Parts stores either --most stock cheap junk, no matter what you're buying.

I source decent air filters from http://www.discountfleetsupply.com/wix46077.html.

I use the long Wix 51515 filters for the 4.0 for about $3-bucks a pop, at http://www.discountfleetsupply.com/wix51515.html. They have double the filteration media, flow better, have the same ADV specs as 51085's, and they're inexpensive.

(If you like the shorty 51085's, they're here too at http://www.discountfleetsupply.com/wix51085.html)

Always buy 6+ at a tme (Master Case) to save money and shipping charges. At $3.xx per filter for the good stuff, why would anyone want Fram junk???

Snotzalot

Advance Auto Crap is now selling a house brand oil filter made in China. Wanna save a few dollars and buy this filter?

cruiser54

At a local parts store yesterday. They had the various filters on the counter, all cut apart. Wix, Napa, Baldwin, Napa are for sure good. Fram and other no-names are not worth the risk.

Jesse Hallum

I am in full agreement. Times are tough and money's tight, but installing garbage parts on a Jeep that must remain a trusted, reliable tool is way out of line. I've cut a few oil filters apart, and you would NOT BELIEVE some of the cheap, Chinese JUNK that gets labled as "Premium Quality" filtration.

Wix still makes great quality filters. No cardboard end caps or rubber bands holding cheap paper media together here. Anti-drainback valves are still made the old-fashioned way and everything inside is made of plated steel - no plastic or paper junk, and are mfd. in Gastonia, NC, U.S.A. as well. Worth every penny and then some.

cruiser54

Yep. Wix or Napa Gold and you can't go wrong.

See what's on the 4.6 stroker I'm putting together? Napa Gold.

Coach

I like that valve cover!!

cruiser54

VHT wrinkle paint. Hard to see in the photo, but the dipstick handle is done also.

Coach

That's cool! How did you make the aluminum show through on top?

cruiser54

Sand off the paint with a sanding block.

Coach

Thanks!! I'm going to try that!!