Always love your posts LordVoltermore. Great detail, knowledge and willing to help. Brilliant. 
Especially if a cheapo filter had been used.
However, I woulndn't agree with you on filters. I've never used a genuine filter in my 33yrs of motoring. Always bought a known brand from a motor factors. I think my Jazz is currently enjoying a Mann filter, and I know it was Bosch before that. Mrs W's Civic has a Blue Print filter. They're all fine.
I think the key is to use a decent oil and filter, but change regularly.
Does the Mk 2 Jazz light indicate sufficient pressure or pressure and oil level? The Mk 1 only indicated pressure.
The MK2 has just an oil pressure light, or at least mine does!
Thanks
I dont claim vast knowledge, and sometimes I am just stating the obvious. Or at least what is obvious to some. And I will go beyond what the OP asked if I think it relevant and might also help others.
I agree that after market oil filters etc can be perfectly serviceable. I often use them for air filter or cabin filter. And I have no objection to using a decent brand of oil filter such as Mann rather than Honda. . As long as its the genuine article. More on this later.
A few years back, with too much time on my hands, I did a lot of research on the question of auto spares, oil filters in particular. All out of date regards to specific names . Things change very quickly. I was amazed how many well known brand names and their past reputation are now owned by Chinese companies . They exploit the reputation of the original company, but now make them to their own quality standards. They have the legal right to put the brand name on anything they like. Quite often the same filter will come off the same production line, where some are sold as cheap 'no name' while others are branded in a variety of defunct brand names also owned by the company. Often they will chose whichever brand name is best known in the country they are selling to ,and of course charge more.
And thats not counting the many instances of fake branding. I saw one Chinese wholesaler who was offering canister oil filters for something like 45p each. And quite openly and blatantly said if you buy 500 they will print the canister and box in any brand name you wanted. Fair enough if it were "Freds auto spares" but I dont suppose they would object if you asked for it to be branded as "Honda"
And then there are Original 'western' companies who have their products made in China or other low wage countries. This is fair enough if human rights, environmental and manufacturing standards are maintained.
And companies who might have a reputation as original equipment quality makers for some products who have expanded their range into a variety of products where they have no real expertise, and dont claim they are anything other than 'after market.' quality.( If you take the trouble to check. ) Champion for instance. Known for OE quality Spark plugs, they now sell filters, wiper blades etc etc, . These may be decent enough quality, but probably no better than others sold without a mark up for the 'Champion 'name (and may come from the same factory. )
I always research the name and buy from a reputable supplier .Reputable sellers sometimes have a 'shop' on Ebay, but I avoid other listings.
