Took back my Honda filters

I took back my honda filters to the Honda Dealer because at first I thought
the had given me the wrong size for my 99 civic. Upon further inspection I
got some smaller filter for a dollar more that fits on the civic. Whats
this? Honda changed filters on me?

I decied if they are going to charge me a 1 more per filter that was quite a
bit smaller in diameter then I should at least make sure they are good..
Anyone know why they changed?


I'll take my money and go buy a good WAX for the same price with the larger
size....

 

http://www.handa-accessories.com/civmaint00.html

 

Funny the new filters I just took back had a plastic back filter valve just
like they say to avoid on that web site!!!

 

Can anyone recomend a good place to get civic filters aftermarket?

 

Why don't you buy OEM filters from hparts.com or hondapartsforyou.com ? they
are around $4 a piece plus shipping. You can buy several at the time and
split the cost of shipping.

 

Nah!.... never use Fram

 

I've been using Fram filters since 1967. Never had a problem with any
of them. Wal-Mart has them. bob

 

I thought they would do the same and go to the smaller filter...

Something intresting... the filter they had cut apart at the dealer had a
few different parts than the one shown in the picture... or may its my
memory...

 

Plus I don't have a filter wrench that will fit the new size... why pay 15
bucks for a new one?

 

AFAIK, The Honda S2000 oil filters are the same as the "old" filters.
So, if you are more comfortable using the "old" ones just order
filters for the S2000.

 

On accounta why? I worked at a gas station during high school, and the
whole way through college. The guy I worked for sold Fram, and used them
on his thirty foot cabin cruiser. I have never used anything else. My
Accord has 215000 miles on it. I have done every oil change. I see no
reason to change the type of filter I use. bob

 

Will the dealer still keep them in stock for the s2000? Will they increase
in price?

 

Thats the point. The S2000's current filter is identical to the old
filter for every other Honda. So, by buying S2000 filters you would
be getting the "old" style filter that you are familiar with.

 

Bob, Fram used to be the best filter money could buy. Then AlliedSignal
bought Fram, and the quality went to hell. They do work, but there are
better options today.

John Force uses Frams on his race car. If you ran an engine for a whole
minute before you rebuilt it like John does, a Fram would be fine. A Mr.
Coffee filter would be fine on John Force's race car; all he has to
worry about is straining whole pistons out of the oil. I don't like
rebuilding engines after one minute.

I know Purolator makes Honda's OEM filters--they make most OEM filters.
One of the Purolator oil filter plants is in Fayetteville, NC (as am I)
and they maintain a production line that does nothing but OEM filters.
We printed a little promotional piece for them. It was all in Japanese
so I couldn't read it, but there was a photo...of a Honda, a Mazda and a
Nissan OEM filter sitting next to each other. I run Purolator PureOnes
in just about everything I've got to maintain that has an oil filter.
They keep the oil clean. They tell me a Mobil 1 is a great filter. For
what they want for one, it damn well better be.

But as with anything else Honda, it seems that it's best just to put
Honda parts on it.

(Is it just me, or are Honda owners more devoted to OEM parts than
Harley riders?)

 

Hi,
Didn't CR some time ago rated Purolator above Fram?
Tony

 

I believe they did.

Here's an interesting link:
http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/filters.shtml

This guy cuts apart oil filters for entertainment. This isn't exactly my
idea of a good time, but he likes it. He now recommends four
filters...Mobil 1, Amsoil, K&N and Fram X2. (He does say that the other
Frams are still not worth putting on your engine.) He also doesn't like
Bosch and STP filters...guess what's on my car? A Bosch. Shit. Well, I
planned to drain out the oil that's in there now in a thousand miles--I
put dino juice in there for 1k just to get the sludge shook up, then
will change to Syntec and a K&N at that time.