Recent content by slp82

That's wild. What kind of vehicle / engine is it ok? How many miles did the engine have on it when you installed it? How often do you change the oil and what type of oil do you use?

That's kind of what I was thinking. Now as far as the engine goes, it's a Japanese engine (take that for what you will depending on how you look at Japanese technology). The previous owner was a middle age woman who drove very easy. No hot rodding, and no super short trips, and rarely stop and...

So what's your opinion of how far you would push the limits of these filters to their milage rating? Oil life a side, just focusing only on the filter, as I will change the oil every 8k miles regardless. Do you think I would be safe squeezing the actual miles the filter is rated for from the...

Thank you for explaining this. That absolutely makes sense. I have never looked into the Royal Purple filter. I actually have a connection still with Royal Purple and can get their products at a significant discount directly from them.

So looking on Frams Website, the Tough Guard, Titanium, Ultra Synthetic, and the Endurance series all say 99% efficiency, and specifically say: "FRAM Group testing of average filter efficiency of TG8A, TG3387A and TG4967 or equivalent FRAM TG or XG models under ISO 4548-12 for particles greater...

Oh and I know this isn't the same thing as what we are talking about here, but in my experience, I have little faith in companies (even large ones) who will do shady practices simply because they think people won't catch into it. I used to work for one of the largest Chevrolet dealerships in the...

That's so funny you posted that. I literally did a Google search before you even posted that of the test procedure you quoted earlier, and found that post. I just finished reading all 29 pages. It's interesting. The results more or less came out to the same results they found in that other...

Now I wonder where the Fram Endurance falls into this as I believe it is their highest rated filter now. So after reading all these pages, it seems his price came down from $2,000 to $400 per filter, correct? $400 seems very fair. Did a Go Fund Me get created?

Ok, I get ya. So where is the tests that use that exact testing that compare the different brand filters, preferably a test not performed by the manufacturer themselves or paid for by them to a third party who is obviously going to be incentivized to report favorable results for their paying...

The test I saw they actually did use the exact oil, temperature, media to represent metal I guess, etc. They were a group of engineers, and had to order all the same stuff they used in the "official testing". I don't remember all what it was but they spent the first 5 minutes of the video...

Over a year period. Just very easy driving, mainly about 55 mph on farm to market paved roads. Hit the occasional red light every 7 to 10 miles. I drive very easy, never more than 40% throttle. It's a 4 cyl Nissan 2.5L engine with a CVT transmission so RPMS rarely exceed 2,500. Cruising is...

So I was watching a popular YT channel where they tested these oil filters using the same methods manufacturers test, and the two highest rated filters were the Purolator boss, and Fram Endurance synthetic filters after testing dozens of different filters. Anyways, from my own personal...