Subaru OEM Oil filter

[Jim]

What company manufactures it. Is it preferable to use OEM?

 

[Ragnar]

What company manufactures it. Is it preferable to use OEM?

IIRC, Purolator makes the filters. I buy mine at Auto Zone for around
$5. OEM is about $11 for the same filter except that OEM is painted black.

 

[Rat]

IIRC, Purolator makes the filters. I buy mine at Auto Zone for around
$5. OEM is about $11 for the same filter except that OEM is painted black.

That's correct. Purolator. You can get oem filters a little cheaper at
online subaru dealers like 1stsubaruparts.com and subaruparts.com

 

[Edward Hayes]

Dealer oem is 11 bucks? About 6 months ago I paid ~6.99 for my oem
filter. My AutoZone sells a PureOne for 5.88.

 

[Mike]

ditto... I paid $16 for 2 filters and the crush washers he threw in for
free -- does pureone give you the washers?

 

[Ragnar]

ditto... I paid $16 for 2 filters and the crush washers he threw in for
free -- does pureone give you the washers?

No, you don't get washers. I don't need one since I use a fumoto valve
instead of the OEM bolt.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Dealer oem is 11 bucks? About 6 months ago I paid ~6.99 for my oem
filter. My AutoZone sells a PureOne for 5.88.

My dealer charges about the same as Ed's--just under $7. Depending on
how he feels that day, I may or may not have to pay for a crush washer.
Don't remember what I paid for a PureOne when I tried it, but I'm pretty
sure it was in the $8 range.

Rick

 

[y_p_w]

What company manufactures it. Is it preferable to use OEM?

Depends. The standard for non-turbo models is by Purolator.
The one designed for turbo models is by Tokyo Roki (not a
misspelling). There isn't anything comparable to the black
OEM filter for turbo applications.

 

[Kurt C. Hack]

I think I'm getting them from subaruparts.com for $4 and I think $0.90
for the crush washers. I usually but in lots of 5 at a time, if that
make a difference. The OEM filter is made by Purolator and appears to
be of good quality, at least MUCH better than the typical Fram unit.

-Kurt

 

[Jim Stewart]

Depends. The standard for non-turbo models is by Purolator.
The one designed for turbo models is by Tokyo Roki (not a
misspelling). There isn't anything comparable to the black
OEM filter for turbo applications.

I'm pretty sure that the Subaru manuals
call out the same oil filter for my '99
non-turbo Outback as for my wife's '04
WRX.