Hello All,

What is the best quality transmission filters to buy, OEM or aftermarket?

Best quality is subjective but acceptable is Napa/WIX had no issues so far. OEM mopar kit was 50 bucks Napa was 33.

I vote WIX.

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05 Liberty CRD Sport with Leather 115k
GDE ECO, No EGR, no FCV, (system gone)
Oil Drain plug P/N 090-039
K&N Air Filter, 2nd gen Fuel filter head
NEW Rockers & lifters
Mobil 1 0w-40
Stant 13519 195 deg inline Thermostat.
0 281 002 845 MAP
Etecno GX3123 7v Glow Plugs
Advance Gold 800CCA Battery
Traded it for a Quality VW TDI

Just got wix and printed on them is made in china Took them back. Went and got mopar printed on them made in usa i guess spend a little more for mopar.

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2006 silver Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4 CRD K&N air filter 5w-40 Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck Oil Fleetguard LF3339 oil filter and Fleetguard FS19781 fuel filter

So many people have had drainback issues with non-OEM, the small savings is just not worth having to take it all apart again. On-line MOPAR dealers have discounted pricing if you can wait a few days.

DOC

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2005 KJ CRD Ltd Detroit TrueTrac Bilsteins G2 GDE "HOT" ECU GDE TCM "Tow Tune" "euro" TC SEGR Weeks Elbow New HG at 130K ARPs Clean CAT aFe Filter Magnaflow Exhaust EHM Cumminos In-Tank Lift Pump Hayden Fan Clutch Nylon Fan VH Enabled with GDE lower shutoff point Recalibrated Temp Gauge Tekonsha Prodigy Sears P-1 ZDDP

Wow...last time I replaced mine i believe they were made in the us. Changed???

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05 Liberty CRD Sport with Leather 115k
GDE ECO, No EGR, no FCV, (system gone)
Oil Drain plug P/N 090-039
K&N Air Filter, 2nd gen Fuel filter head
NEW Rockers & lifters
Mobil 1 0w-40
Stant 13519 195 deg inline Thermostat.
0 281 002 845 MAP
Etecno GX3123 7v Glow Plugs
Advance Gold 800CCA Battery
Traded it for a Quality VW TDI

Hmm, tough one. I've had a USA made (not OEM) split on me and I replaced it with a China made filter with no issues.

Hang on an a minute. We need to get realistic about this. We're talking about a filter that's going on a vehicle that has been designed with:

- an FCV that strips its plastic gears
- an EGR that sticks and needs regularly replaced
- windows that are held up using tiny pieces of plastic that break
- glow plugs that disintegrate in the engine
- CAC hoses that split
- a fuel head that melts
- fuel lines that leak air
- lower ball joints that fall apart
- rear control arms that fail due to rust
- ...
- ...
- ..


...and where was this vehicle made? It sure as hell wasn't China! No, this is good ol' North American engineering at it's finest.

You really trust OEM? I think the least of your worries should be where your filter is made. Go with a known quality brand and assume they've got their QC in order if they've outsourced some of their manufacturing to China.

Now if you're buying US for idealistic reasons then more power to you.

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