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| ===== Filter Media Construction ===== | ===== Filter Media Construction ===== | ||
| + | * Car oil filters in the United States are made by only a handful of manufacturers. ((https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/30697/choose-oil-filter)) | ||
| + | * These include Fram, Wix (Dana), Hastings, Champion Labs and Baldwin. | ||
| + | * Many of these companies supply the oil filters that bear the brands of automakers, oil companies, mass merchandisers, auto parts stores and quick-lube operators. | ||
| + | * A close inspection of the can shape, construction and the base plate usually reveals its manufacturer. | ||
| + | * An oil filter can be cut open and disassembled for further inspection. | ||
| ==== Media Type ==== | ==== Media Type ==== | ||
| Some filter materials are lightweight steel, plastic or cardboard. \\ | Some filter materials are lightweight steel, plastic or cardboard. \\ | ||
