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Old 04-17-2011, 12:26 AM
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ALWAYS take the filter out of the box before purchase and have a look see...Ive seen some brand name filters looking pretty shoddy out of the box...while your at it, compare a few..you might be surprised
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Old 04-17-2011, 12:27 AM
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Sometimes my filters say Henst on them, others just say AC Delco. Sometimes they say made in China, sometimes made in USA. I just get AC anyways... I have family that works at the GM dealer in town so I get parts at cost.
If you are paying more than $4.99, you are still paying Too much..
Adv auto has AC-Delco for $4.99
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I don't shop at Advanced. The only one near me I boycott because all the workers do is argue with you...like they even know anything about cars....
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Old 04-17-2011, 09:35 AM
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Bought a bunch of Wix Filters 57082 thinking they are made here in USA just looked and I was wrong mine are made in Poland. rather give my money to USA but at least Not from Commie China
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Old 04-17-2011, 06:22 PM
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I went to Walmart to get some groceries and decided to look at their AC Delco oil filters for the HHR. You have to open the top of the box and look inside on the top of the filter. All the ones that I checked were made in Bulgaria. I didn't buy any - would rather get made in the USA ones but at least they weren't made in China.
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Old 04-17-2011, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyCarKid
I don't shop at Advanced. The only one near me I boycott because all the workers do is argue with you...like they even know anything about cars....
You'll show them..
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Old 04-18-2011, 07:23 AM
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I only use Purolator Pure One

Judge for yourself

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oil.../opinions.html

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/index.html
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Old 04-22-2011, 02:11 AM
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I shop for filters made by champion labs. Autozone carries them as STP. Pull the filters out of the box's and compare. The usa made champion lab filters have sturdier end plates than the AC and fram, the by-pass spring is meatier, and the filter media is more dense. Ck the fine print on the filter box, champion labs make a lot of filters with name brands on the box.
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On my Colorado, I always used a K&N oil filter with Royal Purple oil
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