Ecoguard Filters

[CToney]

Anyone have experience with these filters? Geno’s is back ordered on a lot of filters and I live in Western Canuckistan and shipping here costs a lot with silly brokerage fees. X10232 is oil filter for the 3.0L Ecodiesel

I have been buying filters from the dealer for my Ecodiesel and my wife’s Durango. Getting a good quality filter and saving a few $ would be ok only if its similar quality.

I picked up a Wix filter to compare to OEM and was very disappointed in the number of pleats in the filter.

I’ve always used Fleetguard or Donaldson oil filters with upgraded filter media in my Cummins powered trucks.

15,000 km ~200hours oil change in my ED with T6 (Amsoil next change can’t get T6 anymore) 10L capacity
10,000 km in 3.6L Pentastar with Pennzoil Platinum 5w20 (5L capacity)

 

[EDankievitch]

There was a write up on the F150 diesel forum about these filters. They were found to be poor quality knock off filters. Don’t waste your money.

 

[CToney]

Thanks for the heads up. Having a quality back up plan will continue.

 

[dkosheba]

Not sure if I want to post this, so big bother knows what I am about to do. I only use Amsoil oil now, so if engine blows up due to filter failure, you all know nothing.
See images for comparison.

1. I purchased probably the last Mopar? OEM filters from Geno's Garage.
   1. LH side, 209.4 grams, came in a plastic bag in the box, packaged nicely in heavy box and packaged even better by Geno's.
   2. $68.95 and they are on back order now.
   3. I did find Mopar on Dieselfiltersonline site for $46.75 and national backorder, waiting for email from them on availability, July 2022 at best.....
2. Ecogard filter in the middle from Amazon, purchased with filter on RH side on same day.
   1. Lightest of the three at 171.6 grams and delivered separately with no plastic bag inside box, lighter box with damage to it and filter barely in it inside Amazon box.
   2. As a Plastics Molding engineer, this filter has different surface appearance and design is different.
   3. It has less filter in it
   4. Larger radii on dome of cap, so different CAD design, but either resin is not ever close, or molding with tooling too cold.
   5. I suspected less glass fiber in this Nylon 66 part based on weight of part, but based on the appearance alone I would have assumed more glass fiber which increases density of plastic.
   6. The reality check of part weight says less glass as I don't think they thinned up the part wall stock by the >18% weight decrease. I hope not.
3. Third filter, no name from Amazon in brown box and also same issues with box lid being torn, and filter almost out of it with no bag inside the Amazon package, I think it came in just an Amazon envelope too.
   1. Heavier than Ecogard, still >12% lighter. Coming in at 184 grams.
   2. Visibly this is a very good copy of OEM. Same CAD design and surface finish on CAP, but filter molding looks a little less quality with more parting line mismatch on element molding.
   3. Amazon listing is from KASSEN and brand listed as Goopool. That's a name that build confidence!!!!!

I will stick with only the Mopar OEM filter for now. Use the Goopool filter in emergency trail fix if we still cannot get OEM filters, and maybe I can find someone to give away the Ecoguard filter to. Or maybe I can use all three for the same mileage, and compare dry weight on them after oil has drained out for a week or so?

Don K.

 

[CToney]

Ecoguard had 2 different filters one cellulose and another was synthetic media.

 

[Blue Mule]

The Mopar filters are $45 at dieselfiltersonline dot com. That's where I bought mine the last two years.