165 qt Oil Stash. Now I need filters.

[TallPaul]

So, in the last week I bought 4 filters--all Wix, my new favorite. Well constructed, silicon anti-drainback, and good flow. So now my stash includes:

FL1A size:
1 Motorcraft
1 Maxlife
1 Wix

FL299 size (long version of FL1A)
2 Purolator
3 Wix

All these have the threaded end bypass valve.

Now I know my stash is small as some of you have been buying filters discount on the net by the case. Who's got the biggest filter stash?

 

[BigAl]

I had 27 filters until I sold twelve of them on eBay. Not a huge stash, but bigger than I needed. I figured I wouldn't trust them 5 years from now wneh I got to the last one.

 

[Pablo]

It's cool to have a case or so of filters, especially for a good price - but honestly I'd rather have my money working for me.....

 

[TallPaul]

Hey, maybe I could buy stock in Wix's parent company (and Valvoline as well).

One benefit is that because Wix appears to be switching to black paint on their filters, I have three white filters, which are a whole lot easier to see if there is oil dripping down them than with the black.

 

[sambojoho]

I had a stash of 30 oil filters, but I've about used them all up. I do 3k mile OCI's and my Honda and Hyundai use the same filter. I bought 30 of them because I cleared out the inventory of M-30 filters at all the local Meijer stores a couple of years ago. They are relabeled Purolator Premium Plus filters, and they were on clearance for $1 each.

 

[Russ300H]

I'm sure someone has me beat, but I have a dozen grey M1 204 for my old Mopars. $1.97 each, five Pep Boys Purolators for the "beater" Suburban at .69 each, six Mobil 254's Arvin Meritor (Purolator) equal of the FL1A for .97 each, all from a local store that buys surplus from convenience market resets. Also about a dozen WIX filters (oil, air and trans)for the JD & Honda tractor(s), a pair of Cummins Dodges, the Intrepid, Taurus, and daughter's Maxima from Filter1

From the surplus store I also get a lot of oil. Usually M1 (engine and trans) for $2.97 qt. and Ursa diesel for .97 qt. as well as type F and +3 transmission fluid for the MOPARS @.97 Probably about eight cases total. Last but not least a 5 gal pail of 80W90 gear oil $19.97

 

[Frank D]

I don't stock up on oil filters, oil yes. Oil can be used in different vehicles but if you have a stock pile of one particular filter for one car and something happens to that car (collision, theft or you just want something else) then you either get a car that uses that filter or you have to go through the hassle of trying to exchange them.

 

[Cuplable]

I've entered a whole new realm. I thought I was doing well buying 5 quarts of my favorite oil on sale 2-weeks prior to the oil change.

I seen that I will need to step it up a notch or two if I want to keep hanging around this website!

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Oh yeah Paul, filters are what you need.

 

[Gary Allan]

I'm real lucky when it comes to filters. All of the entire fleet uses FL1A relatives/clones. My son's Neon spec's a PH3614 size. My daughter's Taurus a FL400S. The minivan gets a PH16 ..as do all the jeeps (two TJ's and a Chrokee).

They can all use PH16/FL300 or PH8A/FL1A size filters. So I stock about a half dozen of both.

 

[TallPaul]

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Oh yeah Paul, filters are what you need.

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And when I get enough filters I should stock up on a few extra dip sticks. After all, the dip stick may wear out with as much as I have been checking the oil. And maybe a few extra drain plugs too.

BTW my whole fleet takes FL1A size and two of the three can run the FL299s. I think I could fit a FL299 on the Aerostar 3.0 (specs FL400 and running FL1A) but it would get within about 1/4 inch or so of the exhaust pipe--maybe not so good.

 

[Mr Nice]

"I have three white filters, which are a whole lot easier to see if there is oil dripping down them than with the black."


Plus if you can see the oil filter from the engine compartment, alot of people like to right down the mileage on the filter with a Sharpie when they installed it.

Thats what I did when I had my 5.0 Mustang.

I have 13 filters in my collection:
6 Purolator Premium Plus
2 Purolator PureOne
3 Proline
1 Wix
1 SuperTech