Oil filter Mahle or OEM Volkswagen

I used to get cheap Mahle oil filters for my K100 on Amazon for $15 or so

I use Mahle filters in both my VR6 and 2.5 from first oil change. No issues.

Mahle. Best pleat design I’ve seen and according to Volvo, their primary reason they selected Mahle over MANN or Hengst.

I just completed my first oil change on this car and it was a breeze compared to my MK5 R32. We have a bone stock 2018 SE AWD and I didn't even need to get the car on jack stands. Oil Filter, VW P/N 06L115562B

I changed out the factory fill today at 2,347 miles. I could not find any VW 502 oil in 0w30 locally, so I used Valvoline MST 5w40 which is certified for VW 502, so no warranty concerns. I also used an OEM VW filter which was 15 bucks delivered also on line, but I hope to find those locally for a bit less in the future. I could see small shiny specs of debris in the creases of the old filter, which is why I (and many folks) don't like to run factory fill oil very long.

Engine oil: I use 10w40 in my rebuilt ABA/2H. No issues. I prefer Mahle filters.

I always recommend using a genuine VW oil filter.

I have used both on our 1.8T and my GTI without any issues.

Well she ran out of free oil changes at VW and so I went online to research which oil is recommended to use in the VW and found that just to buy the filter and enough oil that meets the VW specification requirements would cost close to $80. I can buy the stuff to do an oil change in the Lexus for less than $30

Me too, so I went back to the stock size filter and the issue improved.