Cooper Oil Filters

[Logikal]

Hey all,

Does anybody have experience with the Cooper oil filters?

Am considering buying one to hold me over till the veruspeed come in stock at my autoshop.

Any thoughts?

[JimX]

I have been using them, because I get them where I get my Motul oil and that's what they sell (Autobarn). I'm not an oil filter expert but I haven't had any problems, but maybe I haven't done enough km to be able to tell that the oil filter was sub-standard. I change them every 5000km anyway along with the oil.

[Kinks]

http://www.aus-cartalk.com/auspoc/techstuff.htm

Cooper make very good filters. They're probably even better than your autoshop brand, depending on who makes those filters.

I always used Cooper filters on my R31

[Logikal]

That was the article that swayed me to buying a cooper filter.

Well that and the price tag of 8 bucks

Veruspeed = Nismo

Will give the Cooper a shot and see how that goes. Least its better then a Ryco

Edited August 20, 2006 by Logikal

[Cubes]

Why not just go genuine Nissan. Excellent quality well built filter.

And its only ~$8 also

[mid life crisis]

would be intersting to find out who makes the nissan ones im sure nissan dont make there own they would be outsourced to a filter manufacturer

[wrxhoon]

would be intersting to find out who makes the nissan ones im sure nissan dont make there own they would be outsourced to a filter manufacturer

The ones sold here in Australia are made in China ( thats why they are only $8) . The ones sold in Japan By Nissan are made in Japan .

[Cubes]

lol... even better.. Mine had Taiwan written on it.

I do remember reading a while back they changed place of manufacturer.

As you can see it has a silicon anti drain valve and some funky lip type looking rubber gasket that had what felt like silicon lube.

[RB30-POWER]

Up until about 2 years ago, when you went to Nissan you got a genuine blue Japanese high quality filter.

Now they have a completely different cheap arse filter that is completely different in filtering medium, anti drainback valve, and seal. Its a grey colour not blue.

I always used genuine Nissan up until 2 years or so until they turned to crap.

I currently use AC Delco oil filters, good filtering medium and filter construction, has a few minor issues, but nothing like some others have.

[Cubes]

RB30-Power,

Grey as in the pics I have above as they are actually white.

Camera's white balance is off slightly.

[RB30-POWER]

they are a light grey colour (wouldn't really call it white myself?)

[Cubes]

hrmm not sure.. the filter is definitely gloss white.

The highchair where I took the pics for example is white, as can be seen in the pics its shown as off white due to the poor white balance.

Either way.. I usually run PureOne filters but was unable to source one quickly, so I decided to check out a genuine nissan. I've cut open a few filters now so I'll split this nissan one open take a few pics and take note of the filter medium.

So far I've pulled apart quite a few.

Cooper, Ryco, PureOne, Purulator Premium & K&N.

The genuine nissan filter definitely didn't give a first impression of a cheaply made filter, time will tell, I'll split the sucker open.

[Kinks]

White, Light Grey, whatever... you're talking about the same beast. (I would have called it Grey myself )

[Cubes]

lol...

ok.. I'll make a suggestion

How about we settle on Off White? lol

[Cubes]

Just jap have the japan made oil RB oil filters.. Well according to the picture at least. :S

http://www.justjap.com/parts_noils.htm