If im using a 10k oil, whats the best filter to fit? 5k or another 10k filter?

[epheus]

F250 97, 7.3l turbo diesel, drivin hard.

Whats a good filter to use, something that makes me flush some oil every 5k or a 10k filter that matches my oil?

This obviously is before I spend the money to go to a by pass if I can find someone to install one for me.

 

[1040 WreckerMan]

If the oil is capable of going the full 10k without any top off (to bring up TBN, etc) then I would think a good long drain filter would be a good choice. Wix and Fleetgaurd make high efficiency long drain filters. Luberfiner also makes one now I think, which is a champ labs filter. Hard to go wrong with Fleetgaurd.

As for the bypass filter, plumbing them on a 7.3L PSD is quite easy. There is thread in the bypass section recently that went over how to do this. Navistar provided plugs, so no fancy adapters are needed!

 

[wavinwayne]

Why not run the Motorcraft filter for the full 10K? Is the Motorcraft not rated for 10k?

 

[epheus]

MC is rated at 5k is my understanding?

Also, thank you for the advice on the bypass, i will MOST certainly look into that!

 

[Dick in Falls Church]

The AMSOIL filter is rated for 25,000 miles, so 10K should be no problem.

 

[oilman86]

anyone know who makes the amsoil filter?

 

[Pablo]

WIX does the assembly.

 

[CTDinMT]

How long can I expect a FleetGuard Stratopore filter to last> I'd like to run 15k drain intervals providing the filter will still perform and the oil analysis is good.

 

[LargeCarMan]

If you want a cheap filter for a 5 K change, use a Wix or Napa. If you want a filter to go 10 to 15 K use an Amsoil.

 

[1040 WreckerMan]

Donaldson has an extended drain filter that uses media similar to that of the Amsoil filter. Baldwin also has an extended drain filter, however I think that Amsoil, Donaldson and Fleetgaurd are the only outfits using "synthetic" media. I recently picked up some Donaldsons for my SBCs and spin-on ATF filters. I'll cut one apart after an OCI on one of the SBCs, probably be a while.

I think that the Amsoil, Donaldson and Fleetgaurd will go 15k without a problem unless the engine has a problem that affects the filter. I would go 15k without any worry on those filters.

 

[bmwtechguy]

Through September 1 Advance Auto has the Mobil 1 extended performance EP filters on sale for less than $8. If they don't have your #M1-601 on the shelf, you can order one or a few at the sale price and have it there the next day usually. I would have no problem going 15K or one year on this huge filter, which is a bargain at this price. The Amsoil or Donaldson offerings would probably be a little higher quality in filtering, construction, and capacity, and possibly slightly less resrictive full synthetic media- but easily double the price of this M1 EP filter sale, reg priced at $10. For 5-10k filter changes, about any filter should be fine- Motorcraft, Purolator, WIX/Napa Gold, STP at AZ, Super Tech at WM.