What company manufactures it. Is it preferable to use OEM?
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19 years ago
What company manufactures it. Is it preferable to use OEM?
IIRC, Purolator makes the filters. I buy mine at Auto Zone for around $5. OEM is about $11 for the same filter except that OEM is painted black.
That's correct. Purolator. You can get oem filters a little cheaper at online subaru dealers like 1stsubaruparts.com and subaruparts.com
ditto... I paid $16 for 2 filters and the crush washers he threw in for free -- does pureone give you the washers?
No, you don't get washers. I don't need one since I use a fumoto valve instead of the OEM bolt.
My dealer charges about the same as Ed's--just under $7. Depending on how he feels that day, I may or may not have to pay for a crush washer. Don't remember what I paid for a PureOne when I tried it, but I'm pretty sure it was in the $8 range.
Rick
Depends. The standard for non-turbo models is by Purolator. The one designed for turbo models is by Tokyo Roki (not a misspelling). There isn't anything comparable to the black OEM filter for turbo applications.
I think I'm getting them from subaruparts.com for $4 and I think $0.90 for the crush washers. I usually but in lots of 5 at a time, if that make a difference. The OEM filter is made by Purolator and appears to be of good quality, at least MUCH better than the typical Fram unit.
-Kurt
Jim wrote:
I'm pretty sure that the Subaru manuals call out the same oil filter for my '99 non-turbo Outback as for my wife's '04 WRX.
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