VIC is a trusted replacement filter brand manufactured in accordance with OEM quality levels. Meets OEM performance standards.VIC is 100% genuinely made in Japan. VIC oil filters are made with: oven-baked filter media (for thermal resistance), neobutylene (NBR) rubber gaskets (high tensile strength and heat resistance), and 100% stainless steel cartridges that will not rust.Filter media surpasses OEM standards in terms of pleating, i.e. more filtration area, and pass stringent quality control tests during production.