I recently posted my first oil change on the CX-5 in a Mazda forum. I immediately was flamed for using a Purolator Boss filter. Internet experts warned me that this oil filter could starve the engine of oil causing a catastrophic failure. One use even blamed a lifter failing on their use of aftermarket filters.
Most users claimed that the use of an ADBV when not required by the manufacturer was the cause of the oil restriction and subsequent failures. Some also pointed to a TSB stating that the Skyactiv engines required a unique filter and not to use the Mazda filters that were designed for pre-skyactiv engines.
I truly believe the use of an ADBV when not required won't cause any issues and believe the feverish insistence on using an OEM filter to be nonsensical conjecture. What do the folks of BITOG think of this? Am I wrong in using the aftermarket filter?
Most users claimed that the use of an ADBV when not required by the manufacturer was the cause of the oil restriction and subsequent failures. Some also pointed to a TSB stating that the Skyactiv engines required a unique filter and not to use the Mazda filters that were designed for pre-skyactiv engines.
I truly believe the use of an ADBV when not required won't cause any issues and believe the feverish insistence on using an OEM filter to be nonsensical conjecture. What do the folks of BITOG think of this? Am I wrong in using the aftermarket filter?