Best Oil/Fuel Filters

**JapanABC** · March 25th, 2017 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

Kind of off topic but nevertheless.

Mir may Circuit na wiper blades na parang Japann quality din. Comparable with bosch counterpart na mga P100+ per piece. Ibang company kaya may gawa nito? I'll take a picture. Sometime red sometimes blue with transparent part plastic ang packaging nila. But defintely not hise china type na brown recycled paper yung back then clear plastic yung front nang package.

You could also search Circuit Automotive Technologies sa various search engine if meron talagang company na ganyan sa Japan.

**Jiggs** · March 25th, 2017 12:32 PM

*JapanABC.....Thanks...dami ko info natutunan...Sa Boluks ko ng owner jeep ko na lang lalagay etong nabili ko na Looks High end Vic Filter hehehe.

**miguel20** · March 28th, 2017 11:10 AM

Whats the best fuel filter for ranger 2.2 xlt 2017?

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**JapanABC** · March 31st, 2017 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by miguel20

Whats the best fuel filter for ranger 2.2 xlt 2017?

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So far as FORD is concern, Motorcraft for average use.

**miguel20** · March 31st, 2017 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by JapanABC

So far as FORD is concern, Motorcraft for average use.

Is it better than the FoMoCo fuel filter?

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**Jiggs** · March 31st, 2017 05:56 PM

Aren't they the same?😧 FOMOCO and Motorcraft both nakalime up sa Ford Casa and even in my owner's manual it states the following:

REPLACEMENT PARTS
RECOMMENDATION
Your vehicle has been built to the highest
standards using quality parts. We
recommend that you demand the use of
genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts
whenever your vehicle requires scheduled
maintenance or repair. You can clearly
identify genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts
by looking for the Ford, FoMoCo or
Motorcraft branding on the parts or their
packaging.

**JapanABC** · April 1st, 2017 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Jiggs

Aren't they the same?😧 FOMOCO and Motorcraft both nakalime up sa Ford Casa and even in my owner's manual it states the following:

REPLACEMENT PARTS
RECOMMENDATION
Your vehicle has been built to the highest
standards using quality parts. We
recommend that you demand the use of
genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts
whenever your vehicle requires scheduled
maintenance or repair. You can clearly
identify genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts
by looking for the Ford, FoMoCo or
Motorcraft branding on the parts or their
packaging.

Motorcraft is Ford's second brand aside from its Genuine products. Motorcraft is sold to the aftermarket. This is not my comment I just quoted someone from USA who is working for a Ford dealer -> "I work at ford and their all the same parts, but I must say they update parts and numbers all the time, sometimes changing the price of the part too. As a dealer we get kick backs from ford for selling genuine ford parts, and we get a discount from our motorcraft vendors, so the only difference I can think of is with the dealer, if your paying more for (OEM Genuine ford part) your most likely paying more because they got you with the fancy wording"

But I'm not also saying that you should stick to Motorcraft, if you want there are other choices like WIX & AC Delco for average use, Royal Purple & K&N are premiums. Bosch Premium which is being sold in the US market is outsourced and is made by FILTECH USA but FILTECH USA is owned by Toyo Roki Japan the biggest OEM manufacturer of filters in Japan but the company does not sell to the aftermarket.

**JapanABC** · April 1st, 2017 10:48 AM

This the BOSCH Premium for the US domestic market, not Southeast Asia.

**miguel20** · April 1st, 2017 10:59 AM

Woah thanks a lot for the input guys

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**Jiggs** · April 1st, 2017 11:10 AM

Oks thnaks for the explanation🤓. Now what I still don't know is the equivalent oil and fuel filter equivalent for the likes of Baldwin, Fleetguard, etc for Ford Everest/ranger..Lookin at the oil filter built naman looks premium naman yung Motorcraft...Hope someone could post the OEM filters equiv😏

**JapanABC** · April 1st, 2017 01:58 PM

BALDWIN FILTERS MANUFACTURING FACILITIES USA FOR US DOMESTIC MARKET. As for other markets besides US the filters may be produced by 3rd party sub-contractors or Manufacturing by Baldwin facilities outside the US in order to meet the market requirements.
NOTE: On February 28, 2017 CLARCOR(BALDWIN Parent Company) became part of the Parker Hannifin Corporation Filtration group
---> Baldwin Filters - Advanced Distribution - YouTube -USA

FLEETGUARD FILTER MANUFACTURING FACILITIES in INDIA possible distribution for Asian markets, FLEETGUARD is OWNED by CUMMINS
---> Fleetguard Corporate Film - YouTube -INDIA

WIX FILTER MANUFACTURING FACILITIES USA -OLD VIDEO NOTE: WIX FILTER USA has now been purchased by MANN+HUMMEL Group Germany on 2016
WIX Filters Quality Video - YouTube -USA Old Video

**JapanABC** · April 1st, 2017 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jiggs

Oks thnaks for the explanation🤓. Now what I still don't know is the equivalent oil and fuel filter equivalent for the likes of Baldwin, Fleetguard, etc for Ford Everest/ranger..Lookin at the oil filter built naman looks premium naman yung Motorcraft...Hope someone could post the OEM filters equiv😏

The only thing that you could do right now to obtain the counter part of the filters you need is try going to the car dealer and ask to see that specific part you need mismo yung product itself then copy the original parts # mentioned on the box then use that parts # to ask the dealer of the said brands to check if they have it on stock. As for those people who owns Japanese vehicles I just want to let you know there are only a few GENUINELY-Japanese aftermarket brands of filters being sold in the Philippines here are the list. Those that are not currently on the list are only Fake Japan brands or those Japanjapanan lang or those who market their filters as Japanese.
1. DENSO - Toyota 2nd Brand (Aftermarket)
2. HAMP - Honda 2nd brand (Aftermarket) Made by Filtech USA(Toyo Roki)
3. NIPPON MICRO - Independent manufacturer in Japan, factory location in Japan, one of the OE supplier of filters to Toyota JDM(Japan Domestic Market) & Mitsubishi Fuso JDM
4. UNION SANGYO - Independent Japanese company, factory location in Malaysia.
5. VIC - Independent manufacturer in Japan, factory location in Japan.

**maculet** · May 26th, 2017 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by JapanABC

Bosch has outsourced its filters from a company I forgot the name, I'll try to look for it again and yes the built quality is not so good.

There are alternatives to VIC filters, one example is Nippon Micro brand which is a "Made in Japan" OE supplier to FUSO and TOYOTA Japan domestic market but not all models. But the price is a bit higher than VIC because it doesn't skimp on quality, you can ask those who operates medium to heavy trucks and you can ask automotive retail shops that cater to truck customers they will say that Nippon Micro filter is one of the best in terms of filter media quality.

I'm curious about this Nippon Micro brand. How good is there filters? Any data on efficiency rating?

Is it already available in Banawe? which shops? Pricing vs Vic

**JapanABC** · May 30th, 2017 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by maculet

I'm curious about this Nippon Micro brand. How good is there filters? Any data on efficiency rating?

Is it already available in Banawe? which shops? Pricing vs Vic

Sadly its not readily available in Banawe, it is readily available in the Visayas and Mindanao region since the distributor is located in Cebu, also most of the truck in the Visayas and Mindanao region uses this brand the answer why truck operators trust this brand is because they are one of the OE supplier to Mitsubishi Fuso in Japan. The prices of Micro filter is sometimes higher than VIC prices since VIC is known for being a below average filter. Regarding the data efficiency of this filter is I'm still looking for one, since this filter is very popular in the following countries such as Australia, Singapore, Russia, USA(Under Beck & Arnley brand), UK, Pakistan and etc...

**jaggerx3** · May 31st, 2017 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by JapanABC

Sadly its not readily available in Banawe, it is readily available in the Visayas and Mindanao region since the distributor is located in Cebu, also most of the truck in the Visayas and Mindanao region uses this brand the answer why truck operators trust this brand is because they are one of the OE supplier to Mitsubishi Fuso in Japan. The prices of Micro filter is sometimes higher than VIC prices since VIC is known for being a below average filter. Regarding the data efficiency of this filter is I'm still looking for one, since this filter is very popular in the following countries such as Australia, Singapore, Russia, USA(Under Beck & Arnley brand), UK, Pakistan and etc...