Oil filter

[donner]

Where is the best place to get my oil filter?

 

[RCW]

Kubota dealer.

Some aftermarket filters suck. Some are okay.

Getting your filters at the dealer takes the guessing out, and frankly I don’t see the OEM being much more expensive than aftermarket.

 

[StephenR]

I prefer Wix oil filters and generally get mine from NAPA.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Kubota dealer.

Some aftermarket filters suck. Some are okay.

Getting your filters at the dealer takes the guessing out, and frankly I don’t see the OEM being much more expensive than aftermarket.

Or not more expensive at all. The different filter manufacturers that I trust are all within pennies of the factory filters for my truck and tractor.

 

[lmichael]

A while back Messick's did a comparison of a WIX cut open compared to an OEM Kubota filter. Difference was night and day. Never buying non OEM again (for anything car included)

 

[nbryan]

Kubota dealer.

Some aftermarket filters suck. Some are okay.

Getting your filters at the dealer takes the guessing out, and frankly I don’t see the OEM being much more expensive than aftermarket.

This. ^^^

 

[The Evil Twin]

A while back Messick's did a comparison of a WIX cut open compared to an OEM Kubota filter. Difference was night and day. Never buying non OEM again (for anything car included)

I've seen the K vs. NAPA and the K vs. Chinazon, but not a direct comp to Wix (that are made by Mann). Got a link?
That said, there is more to fluid filtration than one can see by simply cutting open a filter. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the info Messicks puts out. Thing is, without a positive displacement pump, a specific amount of fluid, gauges and varying sizes of microscopic debris, you cannot judge a filter. Neither air nor fluid.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I've seen the K vs. NAPA and the K vs. Chinazon, but not a direct comp to Wix (that are made by Mann). Got a link?
That said, there is more to fluid filtration than one can see by simply cutting open a filter. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the info Messicks puts out. Thing is, without a positive displacement pump, a specific amount of fluid, gauges and varying sizes of microscopic debris, you cannot judge a filter. Neither air nor fluid.

Amen!

There is more to a filter than the eye can see.

That being said, I believe Wix is a quality filter and I have used Wix for a very long time automotive wise, but I am a "factory guy' when it comes to my tractor and my Yamaha's......

Just a "quirk" of mine I suppose.

 

[lmichael]

I used to buy what were IMO quality but non OEM filters all the time. When I had the little Honda 4514 there was no way I was going to find OEM filters for that little hummer. But, while I may not have scientific equipment there are things on OEM filters i.e. for my Toyota(s), and the Kubota where there is obvious better build quality on the OEM than non OEM. Yeah, for sure I'm certainly NOT gonna go putting orange tin can Frams on my car(s) or equipment, so I'll use other quality aftermarket in a pinch. But hell, I can go to the Toyota dealer and buy filters for say my Camry or my Rav4 and they're cheaper/better made than most aftermarket. My 3rd Toyota needs no oil filter only occasionally "plug it in"
Anyway here are 2 videos comparing aftermarket to Kubota OEM
Fuel filter comparison Kubota Wix Napa
Napa Filters VS Kubota Filters - Do you need OEM filters?