Why Cheap Oil Filters Can Ruin Your Engine's Health

You have heard it a thousand times: change your oil every 5,000 miles. Use synthetic. Check the level between changes. You are diligent. You spend good money on high-quality oil. You would never pour cheap, no-name brand crude into your engine.

But there is a trap hiding underneath your car. It is small, cheap, and often overlooked. It is the oil filter.

Here is the truth that mechanics know and quick lube shops hope you never discover: a cheap oil filter can destroy your engine just as surely as never changing the oil at all.