Mahle oil filters

[aavani90]

Blasphemy. When the hell did this happen?

[roguetoaster]

Probably right around the time that labor got expensive elsewhere and when they realized that consumers wouldn't pay $20 USD for that filter.

[jeffnhiscars]

Does this mean I can put my NOS "made in Germany" filters an eBay ?

[Andre3127]

I judge filters on their quality over origin. Cut one open and look for yourself.

[jeffnhiscars]

If there's nothing in there perhaps it's a sign of a healthy engine rather than a poor filter.

[digger]

I judge filters on their quality over origin. Cut one open and look for yourself.

i normally by genuine filters they are pretty cheap in the grand scheme. the one time i didnt it leaked from the rubber seal which is a good effort

[e30davie]

China has been generous. China will grow larger. Build order complete sir. Construction built to spec.

(Command and Conquer Generals anyone?)

[e30austin]

nothing surprises me anymore. meh. guess we should be grateful we can even get them, with the way things are going. 🙄

[jjjjj]

From where did you source this?

[Andre3127]

i normally by genuine filters they are pretty cheap in the grand scheme. the one time i didnt it leaked from the rubber seal which is a good effort

I think the filters I buy are from Bosch? Haven't looked at my stock downstairs in awhile. Never had one leak though! The same cannot be said for any other part of the engine....

[E30SPDFRK]

I found out just the other day that it's pronounced MAH-luh, not mah-LAY, due to it being German. I wonder how you pronounce it in Chinese

[aavani90]

From where did you source this?

if you’re asking me where I bought it from it’s from FCP euro.