I Googled for half an hour last night and could not find genuine Hyundai
filters for sale online.  I found Bosch, something like NPN, and one
grand called "genuine", but it didn't look in the picture even close to
the real Hyundai filter I bought yesterday.  Nice play on words there
for folks searching for "genuine" Hyundai filters.

I do see that Napa has filters for the Hyundai 4 cylinder, and their top
of the line Gold filter is still only 2/3rds the cost of the Hyundai filter.

I'm also surprised at how small the Hyundai filter is.  I think this is
the smallest filter I've had on a car since the 79 Chevette I owned.  It
is only slightly larger than the cartridge filter my 1200cc Kawasaki
Voyager motorcycle used.

Matt

Gentlemen, I have heard this rant ad nauseum in various posts on this site.

And when it comes to Fram's basic "orange" filter, you may have some valid
points about some of what is inside.

But the fact is that these filters, re-badged, are used by as many quick oil
changes facilities as any brand used in the U.S.  Surely, these
organizations would not hang themselves out to dry if they were truly that
bad.  And carmakers would be quick to put it out a "warranty void" on this
filter if they felt like these were a problem (yes, they can and will do
that).

To those who are used to using Fram (or even if you aren't), they have a
filter that has actually out-tested one of the darling filters on this site,
the Purolater "Pure One."  It is called the Fram Tough Guard, it comes in a
gray box, and costs anywhere from $5-7 instead of the orange's $3 or so.

All the things you two say are lacking in Frams are in this filter, from the
sythetic media, to the improved drain-back valve and screen, to the quality
of the outer O-ring.  This is the filter I use, and I use it because it is
the best one out there, bar none.

It also has the easy-grab end that the Purolater, Wix, and all the others
don't, the only thing that allows me to remove filters on my car without
renting Gumby for an hour.

Fram is on the cutting edge with other filters being designed for different
applications and specified uses (read also, higher price).

As for the other brands, both I and my best friend (both of us in our 40's),
have had only one oil-related failure in our long string of owned cars.
Both were filter related.  Mine was a Purolater, his was a Wix.  We both now
know better.

You are entitled to your opinion, but please do not equate a brand that has
survived for decades by making quality products with the equivalent of
dumping sugar in one's gas tank.

Tom Wenndt

I found this site and many others like it, but these aren't Hyundai OEM
filters, they are aftermarket filters that fit Hyundais.  I was looking
to buy the factory filters online.  Thanks anyway.

Matt