The Engine Rebuilder Issue 06 - Autumn/Winter 2026 | Page 36

Market filters

You can see the difference and added benefits of Motrbee’ s canister oil filter when split in half and compared with a competitor
The company’ s roots go back to 1985, when TRASKO began manufacturing reusable oil filters in South Korea. Those systems used replaceable tissue-type cartridges and were designed around durability, serviceability and fine contaminant removal. TRASKO later expanded distribution into Japan and the United States, with US distribution beginning in 1998. In 2024, that history evolved into the Motrbee brand and a new generation of OEM-specification filters.
Motrbee’ s underlying philosophy remains straightforward: filtration performance cannot be considered separately from oil flow and engine protection. An engine produces
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