Filter change every other oil change - anyone doing it?

[repairman54]

Skip the filter change that costs as much as a barley pop at the local watering hole? Not me.
Who is rinsing and rerolling their condoms?

 

[Badgerstate]

I personally would never do it but for years I had the dealership change my oil and I learned a couple years ago that Honda says you only need to change the filter every other oil change.
Now that I do it myself, I change the filter every time because if Im already under the car and the filter is right next to the drain plug, why wouldnt I change the filter?

 

[redbone3]

ON my '95 Miata I can change the oil with an oil extractor and it is driven only 3K miles a year. I change the oil annually and the filter every other year. The filter is not an easy one to change.

 

[RyanY]

Skip the filter change that costs as much as a barley pop at the local watering hole? Not me.
Who is rinsing and rerolling their condoms?

What's a condom?

Edit:
Sorry, that response happened before I considered this may be a family-friendly site. I'll see myself out now...

 

[bighead2586]

I personally would never do it but for years I had the dealership change my oil and I learned a couple years ago that Honda says you only need to change the filter every other oil change.
Now that I do it myself, I change the filter every time because if Im already under the car and the filter is right next to the drain plug, why wouldnt I change the filter?

Yes many are making this point and that's why I'm considering skipping it. My filter is not hard to reach but it makes a mess on the frame and passenger side tire if I'm not careful so that's why I'm considering it.

 

[Badgerstate]

Yes many are making this point and that's why I'm considering skipping it. My filter is not hard to reach but it makes a mess on the frame and passenger side tire if I'm not careful so that's why I'm considering it.

I look at it as cheap insurance. Im sure its probably fine but if Im under there, Im just going to change the filter out. It kind of goes double with my Accord because it only gets oil changes every 12k and I dont love the idea of running an oil filter 24k.

 

[wpod]

The car is going to die of old age.

 

[bighead2586]

I look at it as cheap insurance. Im sure its probably fine but if Im under there, Im just going to change the filter out. It kind of goes double with my Accord because it only gets oil changes every 12k and I dont love the idea of running an oil filter 24k.

Oh wow that's a long interval. Now that I would be uncomfortable with. 5,000 miles for me. That's one of the reasons I am considering doubling up on the filter. If it is on for less than 1 year and 10,000 miles that's half the 20K listed as lifespan.

 

[Gasbuggy]

I do this on some of my cars, and almost always when it's a car that isn't mine. Filters always look good when I cut them, just watch, the filter gasket likes to stick when they're on that long.

 

[THORROMIG]

I normally buy oil filters that are rated for 15-20K. With those filters on my vehicles in signature -- I will run twice or 10K max. For a 10K filter -- change every OCI. My Wife and one of my best female friends both have Subarus whose oil filters are right on top of the engine. I change them out with 10K oil filters each 5K OCI. Everybodys situation is different in life.

 

[UncleDave]

...all the time, I run my filters out to 20K.

Honda recommends a FCI every other OCI.