Hi,

I bought the OEM ones now but when I was looking at alternate options there were cheaper but less.. uh.. impressive looking.

and

Is there any difference in terms of filtration?

Hi,

I bought the OEM ones now but when I was looking at alternate options there were cheaper but less.. uh.. impressive looking.

and

Is there any difference in terms of filtration?

I would have thought that the top one , as it is not straight will have more filter compond , so will filtrate a bit more????

Just a thought

Sarah

I would have thought that the top one , as it is not straight will have more filter compond , so will filtrate a bit more????

Just a thought

Sarah

I assume the top one will do a better job too, thats the OEM one, question is.. will it make any difference? :think: one is 5 times the price of the other.

New gen filter is a fiver aint it?

just buy a mahle from any good automotive shop, oe spec without the oe price

Man, for £4 difference a couple of times a year im happy to pay and not find out tbh

Matt

Man, for £4 difference a couple of times a year im happy to pay and not find out tbh

Matt

I know, but if I can skimp on this I can buy M&S finest chicken instead of Tesco value chicken tonight..!

But seriously, if it wrecks engines surely someone would have pointed it out by now..?

If it makes little/no difference I don't see why people go for the OE one.

I assume marketing ploy is generally along the lines of "20% improvement on oil filtration", reply to that is.. is it really necessary??

Has some university student design that so they can buy 4 more Iphone apps per 'new technology filter' purchased.

Edited 25 November, 201015 yr by JLneonhug

MAHLE ...... you cannot go wrong as mahle are fitted as oe to various european vehicles from the factory, the only difference being they dont come in a manufacturer labeled box

Edited 26 November, 201015 yr by MarkMac

There are many different factors to consider in filter design, but from the pictures alone, it looks as though the filter element at the top uses thicker paper, which means it will trap more and/or finer particles. The downside of this it it causes a greater pressure drop per unit area across the paper, and so it's pleated in two dimensions to give the zig-zag appearance, which increases the overall surface area and reduces the pressure drop across the filter as a whole. Assuming you change the oil and the filter on a regular basis, there's probably nothing in it in terms of 'performance', but for the amount of money you're saving, I'm not sure it's worth the bother...

HTH

There are many different factors to consider in filter design, but from the pictures alone, it looks as though the filter element at the top uses thicker paper, which means it will trap more and/or finer particles. The downside of this it it causes a greater pressure drop per unit area across the paper, and so it's pleated in two dimensions to give the zig-zag appearance, which increases the overall surface area and reduces the pressure drop across the filter as a whole. Assuming you change the oil and the filter on a regular basis, there's probably nothing in it in terms of 'performance', but for the amount of money you're saving, I'm not sure it's worth the bother...

HTH

Yes , when you spend so much on tuning extra`s , is it worth saving a quid or so on a filter that does so much?????

£5.55 + VAT if my memory serves me right 071 115 562C I think is the part number

HTH

Sarah

next time somebody buys an 'oe' filter from skoda, please have a look at the make printed on the filter, ignore the skoda emblem [if it even carries 1] i bet its bosch or mahle or similar??

Edited 26 November, 201015 yr by MarkMac

Mahle, Mann, Bosch, Skoda OE...all pretty much a much of a muchness. but i'm sure the skoda one is the only one that uses the zig zag pattern and it does have thicker paper. But they all are tested to filter to a certain level of microns and to be honest i think its unlikely you'll get any big advantages.The oil itself acts as a filter as it suspends a lot of dirt. I'd use a high quality oil first and foremost.

There are many different factors to consider in filter design, but from the pictures alone, it looks as though the filter element at the top uses thicker paper, which means it will trap more and/or finer particles. The downside of this it it causes a greater pressure drop per unit area across the paper, and so it's pleated in two dimensions to give the zig-zag appearance, which increases the overall surface area and reduces the pressure drop across the filter as a whole. Assuming you change the oil and the filter on a regular basis, there's probably nothing in it in terms of 'performance', but for the amount of money you're saving, I'm not sure it's worth the bother...

HTH

I changed it yesterday (and oil), previous one in it was a Mahle one. May just stick with that one in the future..

Mahle, Mann, Bosch, Skoda OE...all pretty much a much of a muchness. but i'm sure the skoda one is the only one that uses the zig zag pattern and it does have thicker paper. But they all are tested to filter to a certain level of microns and to be honest i think its unlikely you'll get any big advantages.The oil itself acts as a filter as it suspends a lot of dirt. I'd use a high quality oil first and foremost.

oil, filters and brakes i do not skimp on,

correct spec oil and filters prolong the engine life and so are cost effective in my mind, and i depend on being able to stop safely in a short distance at motorway speeds (and have needed to on several occassions)