3 questions about 6s
So you are telling me I should buy a $8-12 filter when Wix carries one thats just as good for $6?
And btw, my oi changes cost me about $40 all said and done cause I like to get what I pay for by spending where it counts.
I'm telling you that the Wix's $6 filter is only 85% efficient, vs ours @ 99% @ 20 microns. So it's really NOT "just as good" if you want to filter out dirt contaminants. So yes, I'm asking you to spend an extra $2. To be fair, if you step into their synthetic filter for $12 it's a sweet 99% efficient BUT that filter specs are advertised @ 30 microns which is irrelevant as it's the 10-20 micron particles that are size that sneak into the journals and do damage.
Over 30 microns and we are not as worried as particles are deemed too big to get between the journals and bearings. 30-40 micron specs are good for your diesel bearing journals but a misleading as true specs for the ever critical 10-20 micron range which the ISO4548 spec for filtration efficiency calls out. You are only an hour or so from Gastonia, so I'd head over there and ask them for a lab tour. We will give you one for free if you want to come to Toledo.
My point here is that we aren't overcharging for the technology as it costs twice as much to build an oil filter with synthetic media that offers high flow rates, 99% efficiency, and long life dirt trapping capacity. It also costs more to build a racing filters with heavy duty components and high flow rates, than a standard filter.
So "where it counts" is trying to find that perfect balance of filtration/flow/capacity. If you have a $700 motor, run a cheap filter. If you have a max effort expensive engine like the one in your new car or your killer vintage hot rod buy and use a quality filter. Sadly, most people never know if their local oil change shop is using a good filter or not.
