K&N Opinions
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fleetguard, baldwin, and donaldson flow and filter alot better then k&n
Yep, there are better filters that cost half of what a K&N costs. Wix and Purolator are just two. Unless you are really in love with the nut on the bottom of the can, you can do better and have money left over.
Lol, "unless you're in love with the nut". That's good. Sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you don't
I agree with T-Keith and you. There are lots better filters out there, Purolator and Wix for sure.
I just went to AZ and found Purolator Premium L30003 spin on bypass filters for $3.50 each. They had a bunch of them that'd obviously been sitting around for a while. I just hope them being a year or so old isn't a problem. I would think not.
I agree with T-Keith and you. There are lots better filters out there, Purolator and Wix for sure.
I just went to AZ and found Purolator Premium L30003 spin on bypass filters for $3.50 each. They had a bunch of them that'd obviously been sitting around for a while. I just hope them being a year or so old isn't a problem. I would think not.
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I think the K&N filters are excellent and I don't think that there are comparable ones for less money. Mainly because the cheaper ones are not as durable as these filters, they use a much thinner canister. Just feel a K&N filter and you'll see these things are like little tanks! So for those of you who have filters that are on the bottom of the engine, exposed to possible road debris, the extra strength of the K&N is very important. My Corvette's oil filter is pretty low to the ground so having the strength of the K&N is important to me.
I also like the fact that the K&N flows so well but yet it helps show low wear metals too. I've been getting very low wear metals in my oil analysis reports with both of my vehicles, and both of them run the K&N oil filter. I believe this helps prove Bob's theory (and Terry's theory) that flow is more important than filtration.
I also like the fact that the K&N flows so well but yet it helps show low wear metals too. I've been getting very low wear metals in my oil analysis reports with both of my vehicles, and both of them run the K&N oil filter. I believe this helps prove Bob's theory (and Terry's theory) that flow is more important than filtration.
I personally just love the nut...but I also appreciate them being "built like little tanks" as Patman said.
Funny, all airplane oil filters have nuts on them because they must be torqued to a spec. I never really though about it on cars.
According to this thread there is not such a thing as a "high flow filter".
IMO, the K&N oil filter is grossly overpriced.
It won't protect your engine any better than a filter priced at 1/3 of K&N's cost.
Unless your want additional protection from possible road debris as with Patman, save your money and get better quality motor oil or an air filter instead.
I'm sick of all K&N products and their bloated claims.
I have yet to experience any real world benefit. Their oil filters are 3X the price of Pure Ones.
Their air filters have never provided me with any noticable performance benefit except for my wallet's weight reduction. Nearly all claims of performance from a K&N air filter have been accompanied with a less restrictive CAI which is real benefit.
Buy what you want but my opinion of K&N is all hype and no substance.
I have yet to experience any real world benefit. Their oil filters are 3X the price of Pure Ones.
Their air filters have never provided me with any noticable performance benefit except for my wallet's weight reduction. Nearly all claims of performance from a K&N air filter have been accompanied with a less restrictive CAI which is real benefit.
Buy what you want but my opinion of K&N is all hype and no substance.
I though a K&N was like a Mobil 1 except if flowed a little better, filtered a little less and had a nut on the end. Makes a PureOne look like a good buy. Is there much difference between the best and worst paper oil filter? How much can one do with a strip of paper, a spring, soup can, and some plastic and rubber?
This a great forum-I have been lurking for about 6 months-decided to join. Great input and information.
My question is regarding K&N oil filters. I have started using them on my '04 Accord and '01 Sienna. They seem like really nice filters-for that price, they should be! IYHO, am I spending too much money on these filters? Are there other ones costing less money that do as good a job? I keep reading about PureOne. Where can these be purchased-tried AutoZone and can not find.
BTW, I am using Mobil-1 5W30 EP in my Sienna and Mobil-1 5W20 in the Accord-will run these for 10,000 miles.
Thank you.
My question is regarding K&N oil filters. I have started using them on my '04 Accord and '01 Sienna. They seem like really nice filters-for that price, they should be! IYHO, am I spending too much money on these filters? Are there other ones costing less money that do as good a job? I keep reading about PureOne. Where can these be purchased-tried AutoZone and can not find.
BTW, I am using Mobil-1 5W30 EP in my Sienna and Mobil-1 5W20 in the Accord-will run these for 10,000 miles.
Thank you.
I do like the construction and maybe the high price I pay makes me think I am getting the best-I could be wrong.
Thanks for the great input so far regarding this subject.
I assumed from everything I've heard and read that I'd see better filtration from the M1 vs. the K&N. Of course, the skeletal structure of the two is the virtually same, minus the nut of course, and the K&N can does seem heavier. But in my UOA, I see no difference between the two. Now, my limited sampling is way short of statistical significance, and maybe my new-ish engines (37k and 40k respectively) just aren't putting out much debris, so who knows. I just found this sort of surprising and somewhat contradictory of the seemingly prevailing view of M1 and K&N filters.
Will a $10 K&N oil filter provide better UOA's than a Purolator for $2.49 ???
K&N's just hit $13 according to this thread.
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