I think there are filters that are sold as upper tier - Wix XP, Purolator Boss, etc. That if you weren't a member of this forum you wouldn't expect them to have poor filtration efficiency.
Any reason not to use Ultra for 5k
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Most of the million mile vehicles are of commercial type use. An engine at operating temps has minimal wear.
We can remove the oil filter and run the engine and see how long it lasts and we can remove the air cleaner and see how long the engine lasts. Any decent quality oil will will give the engine life past its ownership.
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Filter is about 1.5 year old.
I will send to Adam so he can cut open a take photos.
Filter is about 1.5 year old.
I will send to Adam so he can cut open a take photos.
Its definitely old style. New ones started appearing mid 2021.
What's even more puzzling is someone claiming oil filtration doesn't really matter when they have some super crazy oil filtration system on their vehicle.
Brickbats to you for saying this.
Where's your desire to "learn more", or experiment some?
I don't see you pushing any boundaries anywhere in the name of discovery....
just rehashing over and over (and over) outdated and irrelevant studies, mostly.
Give me some credit.
Or we can wait for that seminal paper that shows better filtration has no effect on engine wear.
It was an appropriate comment. I mean it''s pretty ironic and funny that someone who claims filtration doesn't really matter has some super filtration system on their vehicle.
So since you seem to be doing this to learn something, what kind of controlled testing have you done before and after using this super filtration system, and what has it "taught" you? Did you do UOAs with PCs before and after installing the system? Did you run a series of tests with just the spin-on with low and high efficiency oil filters? What are you learning?
We'll all be worm food before anyone can prove that cleaner oil doesn't result in less wear.
So what are you going to do to measure comparative wear during this study? Also where is your control so that you know if you’re doing anything significant or not?
I don't want to conduct my own testing either, so I'll just use the most efficient spin-on filter I can get for a decent price, and do decent OCIs. Why not strive for cleaner oil by simply going at least 99% @20u when it's only going to cost me a Big Mac once a year, not like it's going to cost me 100s of dollars to do it. I already know that better filtration results in cleaner oil, which is better than dirtier oil. Every study concludes that, so why do I need to prove it to myself.
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I was not aware of the new style Ultra filter.
What changes / improvements were made to filter ?
danger will robinson danger...
MrQuackers
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I've been meaning to get on that....
but working 16-17 hours a day nearly every day, (7 days a week)
doesn't give me a lot of free time to "get after it"
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There's a whole thread on it, lol.
