Honda vs WIX air filters?
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Honda OEM air filters are the best.
I am testing Pentius air filters I got off of Rock Auto, and they are great.
But considering an air filter lasts for 2 years in a suburban / city environment, it seems like the savings aren't worth it.
I am testing Pentius air filters I got off of Rock Auto, and they are great.
But considering an air filter lasts for 2 years in a suburban / city environment, it seems like the savings aren't worth it.
Eric, you look at an OEM Honda air filter QUALITY and see how great they fit in the air box, you'll see that looking any further is fruitless.
For my Fit, they use some crazy synthetic media that looks tightly woven and would NEVER tear. These are BEEFY filters for sure.
For my Fit, they use some crazy synthetic media that looks tightly woven and would NEVER tear. These are BEEFY filters for sure.
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Not to be a stick in the mud, but looks aren't everything. Come on man, this is BITOG... We demand proof. Do you have any data to back the claim? Lower silicone levels in a string of UOAs? Less visible dusting of the intake tract? Anything? Not saying you're wrong here, but throw me a bone!
Honda air filters for a Honda engine hands down. The one for my 2008 Civic is oiled and I assume most or all Honda air filters are.
There is something to be said for a filter that fits perfectly in an air box.
But assuming a Honda and a Wix filter both seal properly, I would be interested to see the efficiency numbers.
But assuming a Honda and a Wix filter both seal properly, I would be interested to see the efficiency numbers.
In my Acura CL-S I just today replaced a 9 year old Wix 42023 made in Israel for a new Wix 42023 made in Bulgaria, and the new one was not quite square and didn't drop in as easily. But the filter media in it seemed OK, and the same as the older one.
Many of Honda's OEM air filters are lightly oiled, like the Purolator P1 air filters. Strangely, Purolator doesn't make a P1 for that Accord, nor does Fram make a TG air filter for it, either. You think they'd make oiled air filters for cars where they're OE.
The Wix for your Accord is made in Korea. Most aftermarket air filters for this car seem to be made in Korea or China. OEM is made in the USA, as is Fram (may be the OE supplier, but the aftermarket version might not be as good). I could not find a Denso air filter for your car.
Therefore, you should get the OEM, with Fram being a distant second.
The Wix for your Accord is made in Korea. Most aftermarket air filters for this car seem to be made in Korea or China. OEM is made in the USA, as is Fram (may be the OE supplier, but the aftermarket version might not be as good). I could not find a Denso air filter for your car.
Therefore, you should get the OEM, with Fram being a distant second.
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