I have depleted my supply of a dozen Subaru blue 15208AA115 filters and plan on making another bulk purchase soon.
While recently browsing eBay, to my surprise, the black "Made in Japan" 15208AA160 filters were available for a reasonable cost that was a dollar and change above the cost of the OEM blue filters that l have been using. My Subaru came from the factory with the black filter that definitely felt sturdier and better built than the blue filters.
I've also had my eye on the Wix 57055 filter that is priced very competitively on Rock Auto. From what l have read, the Wix filters and OEM filters have the correct bypass valve pressure setting for Subaru.
I am leaning towards the Wix filters because of the lowest cost to compliment my use of Supertech or Costco synthetic oil that will keep my costs below $20 per oil change.
I have been driving Subaru's for 15+ years and have never used a non-OEM oil filter.
Does anybody have any concerns or comments about my new cost cutting strategy?
While recently browsing eBay, to my surprise, the black "Made in Japan" 15208AA160 filters were available for a reasonable cost that was a dollar and change above the cost of the OEM blue filters that l have been using. My Subaru came from the factory with the black filter that definitely felt sturdier and better built than the blue filters.
I've also had my eye on the Wix 57055 filter that is priced very competitively on Rock Auto. From what l have read, the Wix filters and OEM filters have the correct bypass valve pressure setting for Subaru.
I am leaning towards the Wix filters because of the lowest cost to compliment my use of Supertech or Costco synthetic oil that will keep my costs below $20 per oil change.
I have been driving Subaru's for 15+ years and have never used a non-OEM oil filter.
Does anybody have any concerns or comments about my new cost cutting strategy?