A number of people are complaining about leaking problem with K&amp;N oil filters because they are no longer made in the USA. What is your experience?
856748
Stopped using them because they do not filter the oil as long. My oil gets dirty real fast since they have sent these abroad. Had a oil burning smell coming from under the hood for the last few weeks. Changed my oil yesterday and the filter was leaking around the gasket. No more K&N filters till they get there act together and start making a quality product for the premium price they charge. Shame on K&N!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
856141
Sadly no:( Almost nothing is made in the USA anymore, which is a major shame and part of the reason cities like Detroit are crumbling. Profit over people unfortunately. I check the labels on everything and try to buy from here or our friends ( U.K., Canada, Germany, etc) All the best.
2172983
we had a plumber install our water boss. My advice to you? If you haven't already bought a water boss...DON'T. We have had nothing but problems with ours...and water boss refused to honor the cost of repairs which occurred during the first year. Said to say...this time..don't buy made in the USA!
1584462
They say they have. The machine I bought they made in China and it is garbage. They say they now make them in the states and fixed the problem. I have not been offered any proof of this and definitely not received any means of fixing my problem. I quit calling because you never get through to a person on their customer service number.
757721
I purchased a KN filter with it, right from Amazon. I did find that I will have to modify the part in order to make it fit, as they require you to reuse bolts from the original casing and the brake fluid reservoir is mounted in the same place that their oil filter sits.
179630
You will not need this for a K & N oil filter. They have a nut / bolt installed at end of filter that you can use a regular wrench or socket to remove.
1533593
I don't know about the last ones that I received.....The company name is Simply Aqua Filters. The first package I got from Keurig - The filters in the Keurig package are made in China.
359146
According to Mobil, filters are made by Champion Laboratories, Inc. They have manufacturing plants in Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina and China. Not sure if this particular filter is made in the USA or not. Just know that it is the one that works best on the 1999 v6 Passat with the short thread oil spout.
813897
Contact: knfilters.com for that specific intel. I did a trial run of taking a new 170c oil filter adding oil and the next day drained down the oil. next step was to weigh the filter. Log this number. Then install it on the motorcycle and after 3,000 miles, remove the filter and drain. I weighed it and was impressed with the collection quality of the K & N Filters. I use these in my two cycles and my wifes Sportster. I also use them in my car and truck. I have been working on motorcycles for over 40 yrs. and am a certified tech. I hope this helped you.
684974
There is no country of origin on the packaging for the filters, so presumably they are made in USA. But if it's a concern, call the company.
1045306
There is no country of origin on the filters themselves, hence it should be made in the US of A. That being said I don't have the original packaging which might say made in China. Your best source for information on this question is the manufacturer.
1520007
Omnipure Filters are Made in the USA, and are a great price and quality - Every other brand I have seen lately was made in Taiwan or China10" 1M Carbon Block Replacement Filter Cartridge - 10" 1M Carbon Block Replacement Filter Cartridge
2002243
I don't know how many miles they are rated for but we have run Toyota filter for 5 k miles so we ran the k&n filter for the same amount of miles and the Toyota ones look fine when we change the oil but this k&n look like it had been thru a ringer we will be sticking with the Toyota ones from here on out
1523786
I just got off of the phone with someone at Alsons (a sister company of Delta). It turns out that they are in the process of moving their plant back to the USA. He said that I would have to check each individual box because if it has been on the shelf a while it is probably still from the stuff that was made in China. I am so happy to see a major company bringing their manufacturing back! I am headed off to a local plumbing supply now (I found them on the Alsons site as a vendor).
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No.. CHINA.. They are then distributed from Canada. I had two units both with defective oil cap gaskets. Called the company with model and serial numbers. The last call I also gave them the part numbers as they were unable to find a part number and they don't stock parts. That was THREE months ago and still no gaskets. They are good at taking your money, fair at answering their phones and they FAIL at customer service. So I used 9/64" gasket material and metric die cutters to make replacement gaskets and they are within .002" of a snug fit.
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Sorry to hear that yours was made in China. I just replaced my filter with the one of the two I bought and the label said made in USA. Not sure if they are making some in the US and maybe some in China or some other company using the same model number DGD-5005.
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Hi Sidney, when I first got the oil filter, I thought of the same thing. I thought I have to replace everything that came with it. Anyhow, when you open the oil canister from your car, you will see where both rubberized rings are located. I did not have to replace any of the rings since they were still good or looking good to me. I think the rings are functioning as kind of like a rubberized gasket that are preventing from oil leaking. You should inspect your rings to make sure if you need to replace them or not. Hope it helps.