Originally Posted by mdaniels4
yeah, think about it, the HP Mustangs, vettes, viper all use paper filteres, but the Cross of course is SO special it needs a sheep to give up its' coat. That doesn't make much sense. And if it did desintegrate, you can bet that I'd make a claim to the mfg for a defective product. They make the size, for the Cross, so bottom line it's supposed to work just fine. these filters are not Chinese poor quality junk.
Yes. Even the Chinese paper ones are of decent quality. On another recent thread I pointed out that stores like Advance Auto only list the paper filter in their in-store filter application guide while the fleece filter sits right beside the paper filter on the shelf. A paper filter will work fine for the Crossfire's oil change interval. For an "extended" interval, the fleece filter should be used. But since they're roughly the same price anyway, it never hurts to get the fleece if available. But definitely not an impending disaster for using a paper filter for up to a year/7500 miles.