I couldn't find Mann filter anywhere in stores. So picked up NAPA gold filter. What do you guys think?

 

Napa Gold is purportedly manufactured by Wix (Dana). Assuming it is the same quality as the Wix branded units, I consider it an excellent filter. No cardboard... high quality filter media and quality control is high. I ran them on everything I owned for years while the independent parts house by me stocked them. The parts house went under (thanks to AutoZone, O'Reilly, etc) and I haven't found them since. I had a link to a filter study that showed them as one of the top filters out there, but the link no longer works. A buddy of mine at Napa keeps telling me the Napa Gold is the same filter, but I've been running OEM filters lately. Easy to throw them on a parts order and bump up my total to get free shipping.

JJJ

 

Hey, I use a Mobil 1 extended performace filter. It costs around $10.U can go to a website called Germanfilters.com. They sell all the filters you need and at a good price. They have Mann filters for about the price of the Mobil 1 that I use. Good luck.

 

In the short term, i.e. one change, but in the long term, I would tend to stick to something more reputable. German cars are very picky....