Amsoil 0W-30, 20K mile OCI, 2004 Cn Vic 130K mile

[JohnBrowning]

Oh and guys even a cheap Walmart Supertech/Tech2000 oil filter can go the distance with out failure in a moderately maintained vechile you do not need a $9-$16 oil filter that is just hype. Flow is so much more important then filtering in a full flow system. Now a larger filter can make a difference in insoluble levels though but you do not usualy need to spend a lot to get a larger filter. In fact Donaldson filters are some of the best filters out their and they are not that pricie either just hard to find. Baldwin and Hastings make a nice filter as well but I think Donaldson has a better media in their stratpore series then Baldwin and Hastings but they are great filters too.

 

[malcolm04CV]

Originally Posted By: jmsbntz
Originally Posted By: malcolm04CV
I just use a regular Motorcraft 820S oil filter. I don't know what a bypass filter is.

So did you keep track of the total make up oil you added after changing the filter 3 times and bringing the dipstick back up to the full mark during the 20k?


I didn't keep track. The car doesn't use oil, and I don't recall having added through the top. But I must have since I removed filters full of oil, and I keep the oil topped off.

 

[Spector]

Quote " First a fresh filter gets rid of a boat load of insolubles that would continue to degrade the oil each time it passed through the filter."

Sorry, this is where I desagree and U beleive there Has never been a test to prove this. Mine opinion has always been that in a "well operating engine" the oil filter is pretty much useless in trapping any particles. Thus, no different results in a UOA whether one changes it or not