a penny saved is a penny earned..
coST wasn't why I queried you on your poST. I was wondering why you say dont use ryco's etc... or are you a major shareholder of Honda,
Well if you want to save money, then you should be using genuine parts. So you will be saving maybe $5 ? If you are prepared I jeopardise the integrity of your motor, then go ahead... But a favourite sales pitch is 'they're made in the same factory', well they aren't.... One has a Honda stamp, and one has a Ryco stamp.... That's the difference...
Are you absolutely confident that the paper is equivalent to the Honda paper, or could it slowly starve your motor of lubricant ? Are you sure there are the correct amount of pleats internally ? Are you positive that the bypass valve is exactly the same pressure as the genuine Honda ? If you cannot answer yes to any of the above, then you don't know, and you should be using what you know does work...
I'm sure you've seen HiFlo filters around ? Why do you think they're called HiFlo ?
But seriously, I've been working spanners for many years, and would never recommend non genuine parts to any if my customers, ever....