oil filter suggestion

[macdole99]

hello all im looking for an suggestion on an oil filter i have a 2001 infiniti i30 with 153,000 im currently using the pure one filter which i was told is a good filter i needed help deciding on a good filter since im gonna keep this car for a while also the filter very small do u guys know of an over sized filter i could use thanks in advance

 

[Steve S]

You have already decided on a fine filter.

 

[Saturn_Fan]

Pure One is a solid filter at around 6 bucks. I used to buy the Napa Golds, which are a great filter, but my local Napa wants around 10 bucks each.

I know guys that swear by the Mobil 1 extended performance filters at about 10 bucks each.

 

[ThirdeYe]

You'll be fine using the Pure Ones.

 

[02zx9r]

Pure oil now, Pure oil later

 

[Saturn_Fan]

And they now come in a really cool looking gold flake paint to boot!

 

[bprimerano]

Originally Posted By: macdole99
hello all im looking for an suggestion on an oil filter i have a 2001 infiniti i30 with 153,000 im currently using the pure one filter which i was told is a good filter i needed help deciding on a good filter since im gonna keep this car for a while also the filter very small do u guys know of an over sized filter i could use thanks in advance


I answered this in the other thread, but I'll add it here.
This is the same filter that my Villager uses. You are using the PL14610. The Wix part# is 51356, you should be able to use PL24458 or 51568. I'll show the Wix data because they have the most complete data online.
.......................................................(______Gasket_____)
Part#___Thread____Height__Width__By-pass__OD_____ID_____Thk
51356__20x1.5mm__3.402___2.685__8-11psi__2.475__2.173__0.233
51568__20x1.5mm__4.072___3.234__9-12psi__2.475__2.173__0.148

As you can see, the width is slightly larger, you will need to make sure you have enough room. I have not yet tried this swap, so be careful! Double check my numbers on the Wix web site.
Anyone else have experience with this?

 

[FZ1]

M 1

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Pure Ones are good filters. You can also try Wix/NAPA Golds at a sponsor site here at BITOG. They are just as good.

(Click Here) Fleetfilter.com website - filter lookup

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: macdole99
hello all im looking for an suggestion on an oil filter i have a 2001 infiniti i30 with 153,000 im currently using the pure one filter which i was told is a good filter i needed help deciding on a good filter since im gonna keep this car for a while also the filter very small do u guys know of an over sized filter i could use thanks in advance


Buy based on your service interval and annual mileage. Under 10k, with 6 month OCI, just go cheaper and change it every oil change. If you're above 10k a year, then go as expensive as you want and change it every other oil change.

In order of performance, imo (some are left out due to distribution - popularity)

Amsoil EaO
M1
(put K&N somewhere in here)
PureOne
Wix
MC
Purolator Premium Plus
Champ Labs (SuperTech, and other clones)

 

[hi-miler]

I'm not quite understanding the shorter oil changes means cheaper thereby less filtration oil filter. If large particles are in your oil, is there a certain mileage that they tend to show up? If you're talking sludge, then no argument, but if you're talking wear particles or intake introduced contaminants, then when exactly does an expensive filter versus a cheap filter come into play? If you buy a cheap oil filter should you then spend whatever it takes to get a fine filtration full flow air filter? Is it true that the longer an oil or air filter is in service the better it filters? Is it true that a new filter lets the most abrasives and contaminants pass because its pores/passages are largest at that point? I know filters reduce flow over service hours as they plug, but when is that truly a factor versus protection? If a filter is good for 15 microns and you have a bunch of 10 micron particles in the oil, what then? Is the filtration (both air and oil) just as or more important than the oil quality/brand? I'm aware that fresh oil has no entrained contaminants, but contaminants dont just appear at the 3,5,or7.5 k mark.
Another way to ask this question; "Would you mind if I dropped a small amount of silica into your fresh oil as long as it is smaller than what your inexpensive oil filter filters?"
Steve

 

[Gary Allan]

Particles typically in non-bulk oil are additives that aren't dissolved. Other particles are part of normal component ejecta that occurs perpetually. Some of these particles create more particles in their roundy-round. Some get trapped. Some just disintegrate.

The more hours on your engine, the more particles accumulate in your oil. If you're exchanging the sump in some short manner, then you're resetting the counter to zero. The utility that can be extracted from an finer filter is somewhat neutralized.

Take an EaO filter. There's no way to justify the cost of the finer filtration for a 3,000 mile OCI. OTOH, you would probably benefit over 25k OCI in a cost analysis if you take the higher filtration into account.

Air filtration, in the aftermarket/non-K&N OEM replacement offerings, appears to be adequate for controlling dirt infiltration. Other offerings, like the AAF line ..are a step above and longer lasting in service.