Originally Posted By: bruckus
There is alot of knowledgeable people on this site. On transmission filters is there a difference in the quality of the filters or are they all built to the same specs.
First, I will excuse myself from your first assertion.
Next, beyond speculation, we have NO idea if a China made filter is as good as a U.S. made one. How do we know if the media is the same....we don't. Construction and fit?.....we don't know.
For my Caravan, the Car Quest Filtran is made in China, the dealer Filtran is made in the U.S. and cost about 10 dollars more.
The same people that say the China trans. filter worked just fine compared to the OEM will turn around and not use a Fram oil filter, even though after an OCI, it too would "appear" to have worked fine. One set of standards to measure performance of the oil filter, another set for the tranny filter.
I'm NOT saying the China filters are no good. I'm just saying we have NO idea on their performance vs. an OEM. The tranny not exploding is not a good measure.