Originally Posted By: malibuguy79
Whats so bad about e core filters?
They used to have an inner cage that had some huge gaps. So much so that the media would sometimes tear, separate, blow through and clog up oil passages in the engine. A few people have reported that the parent company paid them for a new engine. The later E-Cores put more material in the cage and the media seems to stay in place.
I haven't done so for the last couple of years, but I've used them and didn't have a problem with them. Just lucky I guess.
The new, "improved" SuperTech filters will obviously be more expensive and they are going to justify it with the 10,000 miles recommendation.