Napa Pro Select for 3-5k OCIs

[Spyder7]

Visited Napa today for a clay bar kit, and priced their oil filters while I was there. The price they quoted for a Pro Select for my Corolla is the cheapest I've seen here for any brand of oil filter: $3.59. Less than the Fram OCODs, Quaker State filters, and Motomaster from CT. As I'll be sticking to short, 3-5K OCIs (starting at 3K, due to sludge cleanup, and increasingly gradually out to 5K), this may be a winner.

Anyone else have any opinions on this filter for short OCIs? Its looking like a good buy right now for the OCI length I'm planning.

-Spyder

 

[StevieC]

Excellent filter that can do 10K KM's easily (when not doing sludge clean-up).

I would use it with confidence!

 

[Johnny248]

They are very good quality filters.

 

[daves87rs]

Good Filters!

 

[Spyder7]

I'll have to pick up a few when I'm over there again (extra oil and filters are nice to have on hand). I was pleasantly shocked on the low price. I'm still 2,500 miles from my next OC - I guess I like to plan this stuff out early

-Spyder

 

[Jimmy9190]

Proselect is made by Wix to Napa's specs. Very well-made, good quality filter. I never ran one past 3000 miles though, except once when I went 3400 miles on one. Great filter for a 3000 mile OCI.

 

[Oregoonian]

The Purolator Classic (with a $1.50 per filter rebate) would be a better buy (w/rebate)... and a better filter.

www.pureoil.com .... for the rebate form.

 

[webfors]

Good filter. Here's mine cut open after 5k KM:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/posts/1948282/

Held up well. Only complaint is the amount of pleats/media. Otherwise it's a well built filter.

FYI, nothing wrong with a well built FRAM filter either. I've seen lots of poor bonding to metal end caps, so I'm not prejudice against fiber end caps after cutting many open.

 

[Spyder7]

These just happen to be cheaper than the cheapest Fram filters at WM. They're actually the cheapest filter I've found locally. Good to know they're good for my planned OCIs. I love the M1 EP I'm running now, but its overkill for the planned short OCIs so I've been looking for something cheaper, but still well made. The Motomaster were tops in that category ($4 and change) until I found these ones today.

Autopartsway has really good prices on Bosch filters, but you pay the shipping unless you spend $75 or more, and right now I don't need anything but filters. If I ever do (probably 4 new Denso Iridium plugs sometime next summer) I'm going to pick up a few of those with my order.

Edit: I also priced a replacement Napa air filter, and it too was cheaper than the Fram air filter I bought last time. The Fram is still good until next summer, easily, so I only priced the air filter for comparison (I have nothing against Fram air filters, but if I can get a Napa for less its a no-brainer).

-Spyder

 

[daman]

I would not run that filter 10K..i ran NPS on my ford tractor and after only 50hrs the pleats where brittle tore easily and very thin on mine,never ran them again switched to P1's.

 

[StevieC]

!0K KM's (6K miles)

 

[Gary Allan]

Cut them some slack!! They're Canadians. They can't help it.

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
!0K KM's (6K miles)

[censored] steve move to the states i keep forgetting..lol

 

[StevieC]

When you get socialized health-care I will... Till then I will just shop there and enjoy an abundance of great food and Cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory.

 

[river_rat]

You and your silly base 10 measuring system!

 

[Spyder7]

It'll just be for 3,000 miles initially. I'll slowly increase to 5,000 miles as the engine cleans up and stop there. By then I should have some of the good Bosch filters I mentioned that are only a couple bucks more when bought with something else (and I'll think of something over the next year: new plugs and halogen headlights are both candidates to get the order up to the $75 free shipping mark).

On a clean engine I'd run the Bosch to 7,500 miles (once the engine is clean) but that is the max for this car on any oil or filter combo. I don't think this particular 4 banger is suited for extended OCIs. 7,500 miles, imho, is the outer limit and that's with a good synthetic oil and good filter. And even then I'll be doing some UOAs first just to make sure (I just got my free blackstone UOA kit I ordered through this site).

Edit: and unless I've made progress on the oil consumption issue I'm having, next summer may be Supertech oil with NPS filters and a continued diet of 3K OCIs until I start seeing progress there. Its just nice having different options that fit the needs of whatever I'm doing at the best economy for the task.

-Spyder

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: river_rat
You and your silly base 10 measuring system!

 

[webfors]

Agreed. I wouldn't run the filter more than 5-6k miles. In fact, I'd opt for something more sturdy like the standard Wix or Napa Gold for anything over 5k. With the low number of pleats you have more pressure per square inch, and less rigidity per square inch. Do the math.