Counterfeit Oil Filters

[michael1954]

OK I'm calling BS on this internet rumor of how to identify counterfeit oil filters.

Stopped at my buddy's shop today and walked back behind the counter into the parts room and found the Honda oil filters. I looked at every one he had in the box. Then I grabbed one and went and asked him what was his source for those oil filters. He said "Honda, I buy them from Honda"! Then I told him about the counterfeit oil filter rumor on the internet.

Every one of them had the red packing, the same labeling and said made in China on them.



It was one of these that I put on my bike last week.

Then the question becomes one of quality. Chinese products, no matter which one, have been under the gun the last few years for inferior workmanship. Are all of the oil filters sold by Honda, for Hondas, made in China. Are they as well made as ones assembled in the USA or elsewhere? I do not know the answer, but I have bought many items for all of my bikes from China, and yet to have found one that did not function well, since I have no way to test workmanship, except function. The crash bars on my EX are from China. They were a lot cheaper, in price, and actually provide better protection for the Engine. Remember the post here earlier last year about the SW Motech Crash Bars not covering the engine much. I have them on my 2013. The EX Crash Bars cover the Engine better. So, do the Chinese oil filters work as well as the other ones? How do we check this or do members give in to the inferior quality scare and buy elsewhere? I will use the ones I have, and not worry too much since I change my oil way more often than most people.