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Since I last bought a set of 2013-2018 MOPAR fuel filters for my truck, the price has jumped up big time, last set I bought was about $85, currently that same set is $115.

Now, by searching I can buy individual filters, one MOPAR and the other Fleetguard, for about $95 shipped.

Anyone have a cheaper source???
 
comrades - i checked amazon ( not a member anymore ) summit, and genos. genos had the best price at 106 plus shipping. the prices have all gone up , like fuel...( yay ). i also was astonished at how many " off brands " of filters there were on amazon. probably chinese spun cardboard garbage. cheers!
 
comrades - i checked amazon ( not a member anymore ) summit, and genos. genos had the best price at 106 plus shipping. the prices have all gone up , like fuel...( yay ). i also was astonished at how many " off brands " of filters there were on amazon. probably chinese spun cardboard garbage. cheers!
Yeah, that's the thing about Geno's and other sources, the shipping charge.
The mixed set off amazon is $95 shipped, so will likely just get those.
I can get a WIX/NAPA set for $84, but have seen reports of them having quality issues.
Would never buy the cheap china junk though.
 
Just buy three sets like I do and the shipping cost / unit is not an issue... I don't mind supporting Geno's as I NEVER have issues with their parts quality or availability.
I buy 3 sets of the free shipping ones off amazon, then it's still less than Geno's.
I change filters so often that every penny counts for a poor man like myself.
 
I don't put near the miles that you do on my truck so the little bit of shipping from Geno's is worth the assurance that they are indeed the brand I ordered (MOPAR/Racor/Fleetguard). There are too many reviews on "Mopar" filters on amazon stating they don't appear to be genuine so I am not risking it.

I'll caution you again Wix as well, as they are known for not meeting the same spec of the filter they cross. To me Wix fuel filters are the same as China junk due to that.

I'm finding the cheapest combo at Geno's to be $114, plus shipping.
 
I don't put near the miles that you do on my truck so the little bit of shipping from Geno's is worth the assurance that they are indeed the brand I ordered (MOPAR/Racor/Fleetguard). There are too many reviews on "Mopar" filters on amazon stating they don't appear to be genuine so I am not risking it.

I'll caution you again Wix as well, as they are known for not meeting the same spec of the filter they cross. To me Wix fuel filters are the same as China junk due to that.

I'm finding the cheapest combo at Geno's to be $114, plus shipping.
I don't put near the miles that you do on my truck so the little bit of shipping from Geno's is worth the assurance that they are indeed the brand I ordered (MOPAR/Racor/Fleetguard). There are too many reviews on "Mopar" filters on amazon stating they don't appear to be genuine so I am not risking it.

I'll caution you again Wix as well, as they are known for not meeting the same spec of the filter they cross. To me Wix fuel filters are the same as China junk due to that.

I'm finding the cheapest combo at Geno's to be $114, plus shipping.
The WIX comments r interesting ( not to hijack the thread)... I was under the impression WIX made the NAPA Gold filters which I use on my 71 Chevelle... never had an issue but the car is important to me... didn’t think the WIX was poorly made... in comparison to other retail brands...
 
I don't put near the miles that you do on my truck so the little bit of shipping from Geno's is worth the assurance that they are indeed the brand I ordered (MOPAR/Racor/Fleetguard). There are too many reviews on "Mopar" filters on amazon stating they don't appear to be genuine so I am not risking it.

I'll caution you again Wix as well, as they are known for not meeting the same spec of the filter they cross. To me Wix fuel filters are the same as China junk due to that.

I'm finding the cheapest combo at Geno's to be $114, plus shipping.
Don't know what you're talking about, I mean, heck, I don't put any miles on YOUR truck...o_O

And, I have never had any issue with filters I buy off of amazon or ebay, only buy from good sellers on either site and only buy known products.

As to WIX/NAPA meeting the spec, that wasn't the issue reported, it was more a quality control issue. I have used WIX/NAPA filters on many of my rides over the years with no issue, WIX is generally a quality brand that has been around for a very long time. And, up until now, the WIX/NAPA fuel filters for our trucks were more expensive than the mopar or fleetguard.
 
The WIX comments r interesting ( not to hijack the thread)... I was under the impression WIX made the NAPA Gold filters which I use on my 71 Chevelle... never had an issue but the car is important to me... didn’t think the WIX was poorly made... in comparison to other retail brands...
WIX does make NAPA filters, and not just the gold, they also make the lower level NAPA filters, but the NAPA GOLD is the top line WIX filters.
 
The problem with Wix is they have historically reported filter efficiencies differently than OE. It makes comparisons difficult at best, especially when the test Wix uses is less demanding than the OE requirements. Probably not a problem with older vehicles but I wouldn't trust em in a modern HPCR system.

This is generally where I buy my filters although they appear to have increased in price also. They do offer discounts if you buy in quantities.

https://www.crossfilters.com/produc...ater-separator-spin-on?variant=32518419972143


https://www.crossfilters.com/products/fs53000-fleetguard-fuel-water-separator?variant=7249152213039
 
Yeah, that's the thing about Geno's and other sources, the shipping charge.
The mixed set off amazon is $95 shipped, so will likely just get those.
I can get a WIX/NAPA set for $84, but have seen reports of them having quality issues.
Would never buy the cheap china junk though.

Geez, I thought WIX was top of the line too...
 
I ended up shopping around on the last couple sets of fuel filters myself and was shocked at $ jump!! Bought a couple sets to have on the shelf since i change once a year due to the mileage that i drive. Try to have what's needed for maintenance on the shelf ahead of time, plus the savings generally help since I'm about a year ahead on the parts. Tend to buy when I see a good price knowing I'll be using it anyway.
 
Geez, I thought WIX was top of the line too...

They are.

Probably not going to find many Mopar, Raycor or Fleetguard filters for the millions of Ag, industrial and construction vehicles out there, especially hydraulic systems.

With 7 diesel and 6 gas vehicles, plus some equipment without power that use hydraulic filters, I can buy it off the shelf at Napa. After 40 years of use....no issues.
 
Wix is not a quality issue for me, it’s an efficiency issue on their fuel filters... especially ones for common rails that need the added filtration. I have, and would again, used their filters for other applications, but this is a fuel filter thread.

Good example is the filter for the 03-07 5.9. OEM spec is 7um, and there is a TSB stating that. Wiz’s filter was published 8um and their response when asked why it didn’t meet OEM spec was “do you know how small a micron is”. Goes to show they don’t really care about the consumer. This was back when many of those trucks were still under a factory warranty.

There are many other fuel filters I have found with similar discrepancies from Wix.
 
In my last 20 years at Caterpillar, I was in hydraulics, designing fluid systems on large earther moving machines. WIX was by far one of the worst filters on the market for any fluid system as tested by the Caterpillar filter team. The only filters they would recommend for aftermarket use on the Caterpillar machines, were in order of acceptance of the filtering requirements for the components are: Caterpillar, Donaldson (made to the Cat specs), Paul filters, and Baldwin filters and Fleetguard filters (competitor to Cat filters so, we really did not recommend them to often).

Any other brand did not meet the filtering capacity, Micron rating, Flow rating, or material components used in the filter. Such as no bevel washer to hold the media in place or plastic instead, Media material holding capacity or type, can wall thickness, material thickness of the base plate, number of holes in baseplate and or size of holes in base plate.

So, you are willing to spend anywhere from $50,000 to $70,000 for your truck. But you are not willing to spend a few more dollars for a quality filter. I don't understand that logic of thinking.
 
Wix publishes nominal filter ratings vs the industry standard absolute which makes it next to impossible to compare to OE. One has to wonder why they don't publish the same info as the major OEM's? HPCR fuel systems are much less forgiving to bad fuel and expensive compared to older fuel systems, hence the reason OEMs had to step up the filtration game and number of passes before the fuel hits the injectors.
 
Wix publishes nominal filter ratings vs the industry standard absolute which makes it next to impossible to compare to OE. One has to wonder why they don't publish the same info as the major OEM's? HPCR fuel systems are much less forgiving to bad fuel and expensive compared to older fuel systems, hence the reason OEMs had to step up the filtration game and number of passes before the fuel hits the injectors.
Even when they do publish other than nominal it’s in a beta ratio so most people want know what they are looking at.
 
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