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| BCdefender Member Since: 26 Oct 2015 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 211   
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This will no doubt lead to half of people saying Land Rover and the other half saying it doesn't matter.
The reason I'm asking this is because some people on this form have said that 1) Land Rover doesn't actually make the filter so you can buy it from the company that makes it without the Land Rover logo for cheaper and 2) there are better quality filters available. The filter brands I have found so far ie LPX100590 include: Britpart, Mahle, Allmakes, Bearmach, Filtron, Coppers Fiam, and of course Land Rover. Thanks! 1999 Defender 110 2003 P38 2007 RR SC "And that's why it needs to be celebrated, because when the Defender goes we'll have lost this pointer to where we came from, and we're really going to miss it." My build thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47750.html |
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13th Feb 2017 5:19pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410 
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Personally only use LR or Mahle, mostly because the oil filter tool works with these.
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13th Feb 2017 5:33pm |
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| BCdefender Member Since: 26 Oct 2015 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 211
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I just read that. This is what the paddock spares site says:
NOTE: These wrenches are designed to fit filters manufactured with cut-out for the wrenches teeth. Known suitable filters are Genuine Land Rover & Britpart. These wrenches are not suitable for some aftermarket filters such as Mahle or UFI. Please check your filter before purchasing. 1999 Defender 110 2003 P38 2007 RR SC "And that's why it needs to be celebrated, because when the Defender goes we'll have lost this pointer to where we came from, and we're really going to miss it." My build thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47750.html |
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13th Feb 2017 6:04pm |
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| Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830 
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LR filter from Duckworth is approx. £8.20 including VAT
No brainer  |
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13th Feb 2017 7:03pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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Mann and Mahle for me. Both excellent quality, both OEM for various manufacturers.
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13th Feb 2017 7:56pm |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 818  
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LR or Mahale, be careful as some aftermarket ones are slightly longer, and are a
 to fit and remove, the space is tight enough as it is  |
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14th Feb 2017 10:52am |
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| BCdefender Member Since: 26 Oct 2015 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 211
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I ended up buying two filter pack from LRdirect. One is the actual Land Rover filter pack and the other is the "premium" filter package which translates into a Mann air filter, Mahle oil filter lpx100590, Mann zr700x filter which is the secondary filter and Coopers fiaam fuel filter.
Comparing the two with out tearing them apart I can come up with the following: The Land Rover fuel filter has a slight edge because it comes with the plug as shown. I actually have the water sensor attatchrd to mine but it's nice to have the plug included should anything happen! The filter in the coopers is also exposed a little more than the Land Rover. Over all build quality tips to Land Rover. For the air filter the quality is also tipped to Land Rover. It probably doesn't make a difference in terms of ability to filter, especially considering the extra cost. As pictured the oil filter spanner only fits the Land Rover filter and not the Mahle filter. Overall build quality seems similar but the Land Rover part has an extra internal rubber seal. Once again the overall quality seems slightly tipped to Land Rover. For the secondary filter, MANN this time, these two parts are absolutely identical. For this part, at least, I think we have found the manufacturer for Land Rover! Overall a slight edge to Land Rover but the Filter pack cost about 3x more which is hard to justify if all the filters are changed every 6 months... Here are the pics!:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 1999 Defender 110 2003 P38 2007 RR SC "And that's why it needs to be celebrated, because when the Defender goes we'll have lost this pointer to where we came from, and we're really going to miss it." My build thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47750.html |
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23rd Feb 2017 4:29am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4786 
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I have to say that landrover filters are generally cheaper than aftermarket ones from motor factors. Certainly local to me that is the case
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23rd Feb 2017 8:23am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763
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As an aside, I am very anti oil filter spanners. I've never had a filter that I fitted that I couldn't remove by hand!
Smear of engine oil on the seal when you install and tighten by hand. |
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23rd Feb 2017 8:27am |
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