Hey gang,
I dropped by O'Reilly's today to pick up a new oil filter for my Subaru. I had been using the MicroGard Select MSL57712 which is a really nice product and a great deal if you're buying on an oil change deal. They were out of those today, but had the standard MicroGard MGL57712. The website still shows a Wix-made filter like this poster cut open. Both the standard and select used to be made by Wix, but the "Select" series was resourced some time ago to a Vietnamese manufacturer. Well, I almost left the store empty-handed, but there was was one standard MGL57712 on the shelf. I opened it up and it's no longer a Wix product, but the same Vietnamese manufacturer as the MSL series. Just like the "Select" filter it's got a rounded gasket and still has the Subaru specced bypass relief PSI. I think the only real difference between the MSL and MGL may be nitrile vs. silicone gasket & ADBV and possibly filter media. In my opinion these are both really nice filters and while I've stuck to the MSL series during SOA's filter shortage (which appears to be getting fixed with Indonesian-made Tokyo Roki filters available at dealers now) I think I'm just as happy using the MGL series.
For comparison here's the MicroGard Select MSL57712.
Cheers!
I dropped by O'Reilly's today to pick up a new oil filter for my Subaru. I had been using the MicroGard Select MSL57712 which is a really nice product and a great deal if you're buying on an oil change deal. They were out of those today, but had the standard MicroGard MGL57712. The website still shows a Wix-made filter like this poster cut open. Both the standard and select used to be made by Wix, but the "Select" series was resourced some time ago to a Vietnamese manufacturer. Well, I almost left the store empty-handed, but there was was one standard MGL57712 on the shelf. I opened it up and it's no longer a Wix product, but the same Vietnamese manufacturer as the MSL series. Just like the "Select" filter it's got a rounded gasket and still has the Subaru specced bypass relief PSI. I think the only real difference between the MSL and MGL may be nitrile vs. silicone gasket & ADBV and possibly filter media. In my opinion these are both really nice filters and while I've stuck to the MSL series during SOA's filter shortage (which appears to be getting fixed with Indonesian-made Tokyo Roki filters available at dealers now) I think I'm just as happy using the MGL series.
For comparison here's the MicroGard Select MSL57712.
Cheers!