beware of ryco oil filters

[detox_nath83]

Yeah for sure haha

 

[harry3]

i always look for a rubber washer, not 2.
also the outer casing was very soft when I drove a screw driver thru it, suggesting risk of holes caused by rocks thrown up from below. a bad oil filter could wreck an engine

google "ryco oil filter problems" and be prepared for a long read

 

[mpower]

go one better and google *insert product here* problems. The internet is full of problems around everything known to man.

Ryco aren't primo but they aren't avoidworthy.

 

[Jonno]

never had a problem with them..

maybe the old rubber was still on the engine next time check

 

[Trayner]

Never had a problem with them ...

 

[Sabbath']

the outer casing was very soft when I drove a screw driver thru it

Guaranteed to cause a leak every time.

 

[Jxfwsf]

also the outer casing was very soft when I drove a screw driver thru it, suggesting risk of holes caused by rocks thrown up from below.

must go for 99% of all branded oil filters,Ii've always found it very easy to put a screw driver through any oil filter to aid in removal when some numnut decided it needed to be done up to a point that there was no other removal method, oil filter removers simply crushed the filters without budging them.

 

[VR38]

Maybe someone forgot to lube the seal before installation...

 

[Brett_jjj]

Ive used ryco filters for the last 20 or so years, and have never had a problem with them. I now use genuine holden filters purchased from the local holden dealer because theyre cheaper than ryco. eg- $8 for a genuine oil filter, $14 for a ryco oil filter.

 

[zersys]

Tried Ryco filters on two cars (VS and VY), I didn't like them. They always tend to have a small leak for me, while the GM ones don't. And I had significantly more lifter noise on the VY which went away after changing to a GM oil filter.

I remember somebody linked an article to a guy who took apart a Ryco oil filter from China and found that the filtering material was poorly designed. It effectively filtered it "too much" and dropped oil pressure.