THE 7 OIL FILTER BRANDS THAT ARE DESTROYING YOUR ENGINE (AND 4 THAT WILL SAVE IT)

Ford has admitted that some of the oil filters being sold right now are stuffed with old rags and pieces of food cans instead of real filter material. That's not a rumour, that's the manufacturer warning you, and the scary part is you can't tell from the outside. Same box, same logo, same shine. This one little part decides whether your engine sees 200,000 miles or dies young, and almost nobody ever checks it. So I cut the mask off. The seven filters I'd never bolt to my own engine, the four I trust with a ten thousand dollar motor, and the four dollar filter from Walmart that quietly beats most of the premium names. We get into the stuff nobody explains. The bypass valve that lets unfiltered oil straight into your engine by design. The little rubber valve that hardens and turns every cold morning into a dry start. Why two filters that look identical can be doing completely different amounts of work. And why "expensive" and "protected" are not the same thing. Tell me down in the comments what filter you're running and how many miles are on your engine. Let's compare some real numbers. --- Amazon Affiliate links below if you need anything support the channel at no cost to you!. Mobil 1 Extended Performance https://amzn.to/4xeJPSm WIX XP https://amzn.to/4w4KqoV Purolator BOSS https://amzn.to/44Yv76b CHAPTERS ``` 0:00 The Counterfeit Warning 0:45 The 4 Things That Actually Matter 1:49 #7 No-Spec Bargain Filters 2:44 #6 FRAM Extra Guard 3:48 #5 Purolator Classic 4:49 #4 The Nitrile Anti-Drainback Trap 5:55 #3 Barely Any Filter Media 6:55 #2 K&N Performance 7:58 #1 Counterfeit Filters 9:04 Savior #4 Mobil 1 Extended Performance 10:04 Savior #3 WIX XP 11:02 Savior #2 Purolator BOSS 12:00 Savior #1 AMSOIL Ea 12:59 The $4 Value King (SuperTech) 14:06 What To Actually Buy