Carbon-shedding monster needs oil filters

[sandcritter]

What would you choose?

If Fram Endurance’s are going away, I need a new crumb-catcher for my F150 3.5 ecoboost rehab project. Bottomline: once neglected, now on HPL diet engine, that impressively fouls a filter in 1600 - 2500mi with black silt and black crumbs (see my few posts with photos). Remarkably, runs great.

Something with reasonably good efficiency but also with capacity. I get tired of changing filters… am at 5k OCI and filters at every 1600-1700mi in between. Pushed it to 2500mi last winter; ugly.

 

[BrendanC]

carquest premium/microgard select

 

[I<3oil]

Purolator Boss/Wix XP

 

[fantastic]

Purolator BOSS or ONE. There is probably no great choice if filter is getting full though.

 

[MurkyAsparagus]

carquest premium/microgard select

This would be my choice, or a PG2500EX from RockAuto for $5.22 a piece.

 

[ZeeOSix]

If Fram Endurance’s are going away,

Apparently only from Walmarts that have low sales volume of the Endurance.

Thread 'Interesting twist on the FRAM Endurance and Purolator LX Gold filters with Walmart'

May 13, 2025

I am on ramforum.com in one of the oil filter threads and the FRAM Endurance subject came up. I made mention that Walmart appeared to be discontinuing them for the new Purolator Gold LX series filters. Seems another member actually contacted FRAM asking for information on this and supposedly FRAM got back to this member. Claim is that the FRAM Endurance is only leaving select stores that it was a low seller in and that other stores would remain with the FRAM Endurance and that Walmart had not ended their contract with FRAM for the Endurance oil filter...

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• Forum: Engine Oil Filters

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[skaughtz]

If it is physically large particles of carbon layering over the filter media then I would be less concerned about efficiency and would just buy the biggest, cheapest filters that I know aren't being made with defects.

I like Purolator Techs on Amazon for $2.40 a pop. I can fit the 3600-sized Frams on my Camry that specs the 4386-sized Frams, so maybe with some forum research you can see if others have successfully up sized the filters on your F150. If storage is key that's how I would go.

 

[MetalSlug]

Mobil 1 from Walmart

 

[Bighorn2500]

Wally World SuperTech’s for the short runs till you get the engine somewhat cleaned out. Then premium filter options for the longer runs after cleaning has occurred.