Knock-off oil filters

[bentrim]

Any thought on Baldwin Filters?

 

[Skippydiesel]

"I hate China for its human rights issues, slave and forced labor, aggressiveness, dumping plastics into the open oceans, unfettered environmental issues, and dumping junk into our markets at a loss to undercut US manufacturers."

Wow!
Do you realise, that what you "hate" is, in a broad sense, pretty much what every "great power" (including the USA) has done/is doing, since at least the the Roman Empire, if not before????
I do not support/condone this behaviour, just suggest that its not exclusive to the Chinese

 

[Skippydiesel]

To be able to make an informed decision about the performance of a filter, the following link gives you the idea of what may be involved;

Oil Filter Testing - KITPLANES

Some aviation oil filters fall short of efficiency standards, but still protect engines—barely. Understand what yours really does.

www.kitplanes.com

Anything less is just speculation

 

[liolondio]

I've already tried a "made in China" filter instead of a Kawasaki 49065-7010 on my FD731V. Frankly, it does the job, but I don't have too much confidence in the long run. The joint seemed lighter to me, and the metal thinner. For a mower that I want to keep for a long time, I will return to the origin. Sometimes the cheap costs more later…

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