Originally Posted By: y_p_w
I doubt that material cost savings are that much of a concern given that pricing of filters at the retail level tends to be fairly uniform. I doubt that Purolator is charging the OEM more for a filter that's a half-inch longer but otherwise identically spec'ed.
Absolutely. The oversize for my G (and a few other applications I've seen) with Wix is actually cheaper. But, I would assume that's not the rule. Nonetheless, it does make sense for a manufacturer to be able to use, say, one filter only, rather than a small one for cramped quarters and a slightly longer one for a different model of car. Of course, we do see that, but one filter probably makes much more sense.
Look at the Infiniti lineup, and my G in specific. It calls for the small version. The oversize version, used in other Infiniti models, works just fine. There's enough room to weld two of them end to end. Yet, they use the small one for the G.
Even the oversized one is too small for a guy used to an FL1A.
I doubt that material cost savings are that much of a concern given that pricing of filters at the retail level tends to be fairly uniform. I doubt that Purolator is charging the OEM more for a filter that's a half-inch longer but otherwise identically spec'ed.
Absolutely. The oversize for my G (and a few other applications I've seen) with Wix is actually cheaper. But, I would assume that's not the rule. Nonetheless, it does make sense for a manufacturer to be able to use, say, one filter only, rather than a small one for cramped quarters and a slightly longer one for a different model of car. Of course, we do see that, but one filter probably makes much more sense.
Look at the Infiniti lineup, and my G in specific. It calls for the small version. The oversize version, used in other Infiniti models, works just fine. There's enough room to weld two of them end to end. Yet, they use the small one for the G.
Even the oversized one is too small for a guy used to an FL1A.