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yostumpy

Member Since: 01 Aug 2010
Location: n/kent
Posts: 327

BLUEBOX oil filters

This was discussed on another forum, but thought I post here as well. A chap with a TD5 swapped his oil filter with a BLUEBOX one. He happened to have an oil pressure gauge fitted, and noticed his pre oil change 50 psi had dropped to 25 psi. So he limped around for a day whilst he thought , then he swapped back his old filter, bingo 50 psi. So he ordered a new quality filter and fitted it... 50 psi! He cut open the BLUEBOX one and the old quality one. The oil feed hole in the end, ( opp end to screw fitting) where the oil passes thro on the quality filter was about the size of a 1 p piece, the BLUEBOX one was barely 3/16"!! . I did an oil change a couple of days ago, and fitted my last filter, a Bluebox one, (300 tdi) and noticed the oil light stayed on for about 3 seconds on start up. It did this a few times, and on every initial startup. So I ordered and fitted a Mahle filter and bingo! No more light. I looked inside before fitting, and the Mahle .... 1 p hole , BLUEBOX Tiny hole. BEWARE!!

Last edited by yostumpy on 2nd Oct 2018 10:07am. Edited 1 time in total

2nd Oct 2018 6:36am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17600

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I wish I could say that I was surprised, but I am not.

After a few bad experiences (with on one occasion an expensive consequence), I now avoid that particular make like the plague.

2nd Oct 2018 7:48am

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1768

For the amount they cost, I do oil and filter(s) on my td5 every 10k, and will only ever buy Mann/mahle

2nd Oct 2018 4:29pm

williamthedog

Member Since: 29 Dec 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 3441

If I'm buying something online I always ask them what make the spares are. If it's blue box it's "I'll get back to you" How do they survive as a business is beyond me. 😬

2nd Oct 2018 4:55pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1676

The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten

Used to have a filter rep who’d have two filters cut open and the inside pulled out the cheap one filter element was 1/3 of the length of the “premium” brand

2nd Oct 2018 6:38pm

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