Nascar Select Oil Filters

[oilchangeguy]

I have always used Purolater Premium PlUS filters, but have just purchased a few Nascar Select filters from NAPA. I hear these are WIX filters and supposed to be good. Does anyone know if these are as good as the Purolater Premium PlUS filters?

Thanks

 

[gmctodd]

hmmm. My Napa didn't have the nascar selects. They had the Napa Golds and silver's. Wonder if they are better than the gold's?

 

[SuperBusa]

Originally Posted By: breeves
I have always used Purolater Premium PlUS filters, but have just purchased a few Nascar Select filters from NAPA. I hear these are WIX filters and supposed to be good. Does anyone know if these are as good as the Purolater Premium PlUS filters?

Thanks


Purolator doesn't advertise a "Premium Plus" filter any more. They only have the standard "classic" filter, and the PureONE. Was there 3 levels of Purolator filters at one time? ... is the now "classic" filter the same as the "Premium Plus", but just renamed?

Classic
http://www.purolatorautofilters.net/en-us/products/oil_filters/Pages/purolatoroilfilters.aspx

PureONE
http://www.purolatorautofilters.net/en-us/products/oil_filters/Pages/pureoneoilfilters.aspx

 

[Petrou]

they are a wix filter. they are built by baldwin for napa, just as wix and fram are. baldwin just builds it to napa or wixs' or fram specs

 

[daves87rs]

Never seen them here.

 

[Pete C.]

Originally Posted By: Petrou
they are a wix filter. they are built by baldwin for napa, just as wix and fram are. baldwin just builds it to napa or wixs' or fram specs


You need to get your facts straight, Wix is not made by Baldwin. We might purchase some filters from Baldwin or Purolator or Donaldson etc., Just as they purchase from us. But for you to imply that all Wix AND NAPA filters are made by Baldwin is a flat out LIE. Not to mention that you've made that statement more than once on BITOG forums.

Get your facts straight.

 

[IntegraVT]

Along the lines of Pete C.'s comments, Baldwin does not make Frams either!

Purolator Classics are Purolator Premium Plus... same filter, new box.

 

[lazaro]

Is Fram still made by Allied?

 

[Pete C.]

Originally Posted By: lazaro
Is Fram still made by Allied?


Fram was owned by Allied Signal. Now I believe they are owned by Honeywell.

 

[XS650]

Originally Posted By: Pete C.
Originally Posted By: lazaro
Is Fram still made by Allied?


Fram was owned by Allied Signal. Now I believe they are owned by Honeywell.


Allied Signal and Honeywell merged and took on the Honeywell name.

 

[Pete C.]

Originally Posted By: IntegraVT
Along the lines of Pete C.'s comments, Baldwin does not make Frams either!

Purolator Classics are Purolator Premium Plus... same filter, new box.


Thank You!

 

[Pete C.]

Oh yeah, now I remember. Thanx. It's almost as bad as trying to keep up with Purolators ownership.

 

[Dyoel182]

Originally Posted By: daves87rs
Never seen them here.


I never did either until I asked. They gave me one that was dusty enough he wiped it down before handing it to me to look at.

 

[MGregoir]

I think the NASCAR Selects, at least in Canada, are the same filters as the NAPA Silver.

 

[Steve S]

If it says NASCAR on it the filters must be the best!!!It is a lower line than the Gold filter line. Still a good filter.

 

[firemachine69]

Cheap WIX. Still better than the orange can of death!!!

 

[mimelio]

They are a higher flow filter less restrictive and less media. NAPA states media T-52 Synthetic/Cellulose Media
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NO...Filter+(NASCAR)

http://www.lesabret.com/filters/filter.html
scroll down towards bottom of study... Study states that NASCAR has 23% less media than Purolator and 17% less than NAPA Gold

 

[mimelio]

Part nummbers as follows

1394 Gold, 91394 NASCAR, 21394 ProSelect, 51394 Wix

 

[ziggy]

I bought 2 of these filters 6 months ago for my stash, from my local NAPA. I discovered them, looking at NAPA's online webiste. Thier kinda priicey, abuot $6 a filter...and had to be special ordered. The box advertises it as spin flow technology..the oil swirls or spins through the media, something to that degree.
Havnt had a chance to use it yet..oh and they appear to have Nitrile ABDV, not the orange synthetic material.

 

[LoneRanger]

They do not appear to feature a bypass valve. At least not Wix's trademark bypass valve that sits on the base plate end.