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Premium Guard filters are made in Southeast Asia (Korea, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc). Distributed from 2 U.S. locations, Memphis and Southern California.

https://www.pgfilters.com/about/

Appears to be identical to the higher priced AC Delco version.

Thanks for the tip, I’ll probably give it a shot next filter change.

Hmm, that fuel filter looks like a lower grade material than the ACDelco one, and the oil filters they have are like yellow paper. The ACDelco filters are like a synthetic mesh type material.

Additionally, RockAuto list PG filters are "Economy" grade and ACDelco filters as "standard replacement". Just something to think about. I did see the ACDelco one on Amazon for $37. For as infrequently as the FF is replaced, it may be worth the additional $15-20 for the real deal. For ACDelco oil filters, I buy them in bulk packs of 5 and it works out to around $8 a piece with shipping.

 

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I paid $26.59 shipped, on Rock Auto, for the AC Delco TP1015 filter, which is now shared between the 1st gen CTDs and '17+ HD Diesel GM trucks. It's the OEM-manufacturer (MANN) product...and now about $50 less than it used to be.

Yeah, I bought one shortly after buying my car for like $75 bucks to put on the shelf. A few months later (early 2017) the price dropped to under $40 where it has been ever since!

 

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I saw that when I was shopping for filters, but I wasn't sure if it would be a fit for our Diesels, since it's marked with the EU flag. Usually if something is marked with an EU (or mexican, or whatever) flag, but without a U.S. flag beside it, it means that the part is only for models in those markets. Made me think that maybe it was different in some way, like it might be lacking one of the 3 layers that our filters have for the 3-step filtration. It could fit, but I didn't want to take the risk, so it will be interesting to see if someone else tries it and it works.

Some parts I've bought for my CTD, from the dealer, have come with German language or Vauxhall name on the packaging. So, maybe?

It seems pretty evident that a lot of parts for the CTD were sourced from European brands, specifically, former GM brands like Opel and Vauxhall.