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Old 11-21-2012, 05:31 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Egregious View Post
Also, an auto parts store will typically carry any screw on filter you might need. You can get a Carquest filter that matches a Sierra model for much less than what you'd pay in WestMarine.
That is because it is a cheaper filter. Cheaper is not always as good or better. To save $10 you could put a $20k engine in danger. West sales Fram which may or may not be the best for your engine either.

I use Racors in the Racors, Yanmar fuel filters on the engine and GenSet and Yanmar oil filters on the engines. That's about $30k worth of equipment so saving $30 or $50 a year on some off brands just isn't worth it in my book.

But some folks don't care so to each his own.
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