Changing oil filter in during long OCI help any?
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None at all. A filter can go to 6k miles without any problems. Even a Fram can. I pulled off a Fram after 7500 miles with no ill effects.
The only benefit would be to the retailer's bottom line.
The only benefit would be to the retailer's bottom line.
Change your filter anytime you like. It's a good thing, if you can afford the cost of the extra filters and oil to top off with, that is.
I'm going to start using Wix filters myself. Amsoil doesn't offer the eA media for Isuzu Trooper, but they sell a Wix filter. Apparently the Wix media can trap down to around 10 microns. That's pretty darn good.
I'm going to start using Wix filters myself. Amsoil doesn't offer the eA media for Isuzu Trooper, but they sell a Wix filter. Apparently the Wix media can trap down to around 10 microns. That's pretty darn good.
Yeah, probably no benefit to the early change unless perhaps you have an unusually dirty engine, or some other source of contamination of your oil (in which case you'd probably best consider just changing the oil and filter). On the other hand, no harm in the early change either. As schiphi noted, I'm sure your retailer would appreciate the latter approach...
I would just use the filter for the full 6k. I've used a Napa ProSelect for 5k miles in my mom's car and the ADBV was still pliable and the filter itself still looked fine. And that's their lowest priced offering in their product line.
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A filter's life is effected by loading and moisture. If you're fatiguing the filter ..your oil is probably hurting too. They don't have "matched" life expectancies. If you do enough mileage, you can leave the filter on since you didn't load it too much and you purged moisture in a favorable manner (which the mileage implies).
Get a Motor Guard or Frantz. That's what you need for this type of thing to work. Then you're in constant free fall with your sump.
Get a Motor Guard or Frantz. That's what you need for this type of thing to work. Then you're in constant free fall with your sump.
In my old 87 Tuarus I used to change the filter once a month.
I ran Amsoil oil and filter. Changing the filter seemed to revive the oil, and kind of made the car run like it had a fresh oil change. I'm sure it was a very dirty engine. This was way before ARX came out. When I bought it, the coolant was black. So I hate to imagine what the engine looked like inside.
The engine didn't make any crazy noise, it ran very well, especially with Amsoil, but changing the filter every month made it a very happy car.
I ran Amsoil oil and filter. Changing the filter seemed to revive the oil, and kind of made the car run like it had a fresh oil change. I'm sure it was a very dirty engine. This was way before ARX came out. When I bought it, the coolant was black. So I hate to imagine what the engine looked like inside.
The engine didn't make any crazy noise, it ran very well, especially with Amsoil, but changing the filter every month made it a very happy car.
Originally Posted By: AnarchyX
Would there be any benefits to the oil/engine if I changed the filter at the 3k mark if I go the full 6k miles till a full oil change?
None at all,,any filter out there should, do 6k no problem
but it's your $$,if you want to change it change it...
Would there be any benefits to the oil/engine if I changed the filter at the 3k mark if I go the full 6k miles till a full oil change?
None at all,,any filter out there should, do 6k no problem
but it's your $$,if you want to change it change it...
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Would there be any benefits to the oil/engine if I changed the filter at the 3k mark if I go the full 6k miles till a full oil change?
The only benefit I can think of would be you would be practiced up at changing the filter.
Do whatever makes you feel good.
Would there be any benefits to the oil/engine if I changed the filter at the 3k mark if I go the full 6k miles till a full oil change?
The only benefit I can think of would be you would be practiced up at changing the filter.
Do whatever makes you feel good.
If I go under the car to change the filter, the oil's coming out as well.
I've done this for a long time with my '88 Toyota Supra and will continue to do so. However, I can just reach in from above and easily swap out the filter. If the car has sat overnight, there's no spillage. Then I top it off with about 1 quart. It gets a new filter every 2500 miles. I only drain the pan every 10,000 miles.
There is definitely an increase in pressure after changing the filter, which tells me the filter is restricting the flow.
I'd do this with my Nissan 350Z, but I can't get to the filter without jacking up the car and pulling off the undercover, and by that time I may as well change everything.
Besides, the VQ seems to be far cleaner than the old 7MGE. The EGR on the 7MGE surely doesn't help the oil cleanliness.
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There is definitely an increase in pressure after changing the filter, which tells me the filter is restricting the flow.
I'd do this with my Nissan 350Z, but I can't get to the filter without jacking up the car and pulling off the undercover, and by that time I may as well change everything.
Besides, the VQ seems to be far cleaner than the old 7MGE. The EGR on the 7MGE surely doesn't help the oil cleanliness.
Asterix
Originally Posted By: Asterix
I've done this for a long time with my '88 Toyota Supra and will continue to do so. However, I can just reach in from above and easily swap out the filter. If the car has sat overnight, there's no spillage. Then I top it off with about 1 quart. It gets a new filter every 2500 miles. I only drain the pan every 10,000 miles.
There is definitely an increase in pressure after changing the filter, which tells me the filter is restricting the flow.
I'd do this with my Nissan 350Z, but I can't get to the filter without jacking up the car and pulling off the undercover, and by that time I may as well change everything.
Besides, the VQ seems to be far cleaner than the old 7MGE. The EGR on the 7MGE surely doesn't help the oil cleanliness.
Asterix
One time this girl I knew was considering having her engine rebuilt because the oil pressure was slowly dropping, and wouldn't return to a normal pressure.
I asked her to allow me to install an Amsoil filter, and see what happens. So I went out and swapped out filters with an Amsoil filter, and topped off the crankcase with whatever bargain-bulk she picked up from Walmart.
She came back to work the next day and told me the oil pressure had returned to it's normal state, and then some. She said she had recently had the oil changed, apparently the filter installed was absolute garbage.
The next week she traded the truck in for a Jeep Cherokee.
I'm glad I was able to save her two thousand dollars for a rebuild, and to help her get rid of the vehicle easily.
I've done this for a long time with my '88 Toyota Supra and will continue to do so. However, I can just reach in from above and easily swap out the filter. If the car has sat overnight, there's no spillage. Then I top it off with about 1 quart. It gets a new filter every 2500 miles. I only drain the pan every 10,000 miles.
There is definitely an increase in pressure after changing the filter, which tells me the filter is restricting the flow.
I'd do this with my Nissan 350Z, but I can't get to the filter without jacking up the car and pulling off the undercover, and by that time I may as well change everything.
Besides, the VQ seems to be far cleaner than the old 7MGE. The EGR on the 7MGE surely doesn't help the oil cleanliness.
Asterix
One time this girl I knew was considering having her engine rebuilt because the oil pressure was slowly dropping, and wouldn't return to a normal pressure.
I asked her to allow me to install an Amsoil filter, and see what happens. So I went out and swapped out filters with an Amsoil filter, and topped off the crankcase with whatever bargain-bulk she picked up from Walmart.
She came back to work the next day and told me the oil pressure had returned to it's normal state, and then some. She said she had recently had the oil changed, apparently the filter installed was absolute garbage.
The next week she traded the truck in for a Jeep Cherokee.
I'm glad I was able to save her two thousand dollars for a rebuild, and to help her get rid of the vehicle easily.
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