Doc’s Diesel
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Doc’s Diesel
I’m sure this has been beat up several times on here, but gonna test the water anyway. Due for a service this coming weekend and checking prices for filters. Doc’s has a whole kit (oil, fuel filters, air filter, cabin air filter) regular $103.99, on sale $88.39 for cyber Monday. Just like everything else prices are still rising. Just seeing if anyone has used Doc’s products on their 6.7……..just trying to save a dime but not willing to take the risk if I receive negative reviews
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From: Walpole, MA
Doc's is all house brand filter. IIRC they are rebranded PTC filters. Their fuel filter kit for the 2017+ trucks claims it is a 3 micron (OEM is 5.1 micron (yeah a tenth of a micron, really?)) but when I inquired they could not provide what the water stripping ability is for free and, importantly, emulsified water. So they lost me there. For an air filter, cabin or oil filter maybe but zero chance I would use their fuel filter.
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With Filters, the term you get what you pay for is 100% true. Buy OEM, and make sure it IS OEM, lots of knockoffs even in Motorcraft packages. Go to the 6.7 diesel thread and look at the filter post so you know what to look at to know its real OEM and not knockoffs.
Tuned
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From: Pleasanton, CA
Motorcraft filter $21 on Amazon, Docs is $15. Not nearly enough savings to not go OEM and put that motor at risk.
Had a neighbor years ago we both had 7.3 diesels trucks back in the late 90’s. He bought a non OEM oil filter and changed his oil. I was outside when he started up his truck after completing his oil change. About 30 sec later I hear him ranting and noticed oil running down the driveway from under his truck. Turned out the oil filter cap didn’t seal properly and oil pump out the top. Come to find out later this was a common defect of some non OEM filters.
That was enough for me to not worry about a few dollars savings and stick with OEM on just about everything.
Mike
Had a neighbor years ago we both had 7.3 diesels trucks back in the late 90’s. He bought a non OEM oil filter and changed his oil. I was outside when he started up his truck after completing his oil change. About 30 sec later I hear him ranting and noticed oil running down the driveway from under his truck. Turned out the oil filter cap didn’t seal properly and oil pump out the top. Come to find out later this was a common defect of some non OEM filters.
That was enough for me to not worry about a few dollars savings and stick with OEM on just about everything.
Mike
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I mean do the math on the “savings” here
Some people are bad judges of risk vs reward if they’re running Docs
if you were some nationwide business that owned thousands of trucks all needing fuel filters I get the appeal because this small amount of savings is compounded into some real amounts
but how TF is the reward worth it to save $20 while you put an expensive vehicle at risk? For the typical guy who owns 1 or even 10 of them in a small fleet it doesn’t compute to take this risk
Some people are bad judges of risk vs reward if they’re running Docs
if you were some nationwide business that owned thousands of trucks all needing fuel filters I get the appeal because this small amount of savings is compounded into some real amounts
but how TF is the reward worth it to save $20 while you put an expensive vehicle at risk? For the typical guy who owns 1 or even 10 of them in a small fleet it doesn’t compute to take this risk
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WIX filters are good quality, not the cheapest at all. But I have used them on all my trucks for over 40 years. Will continue using WIX. I also used Baldwin filters on my diesel fuel filter canisters, I had two filters one of which was a water separator and the other a filter on the Airdog 150 then ion the FASS Titanium 150 lift pumps, plus two more filters on the extra filter bank in-line on my cummins.
Never had any fuel issues ever. WIX filters always on engine oil service. Never any problems.
Never had any fuel issues ever. WIX filters always on engine oil service. Never any problems.
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