SuperTech Filters

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I was at Walmart the other day and picked up a supertech filter for my truck. I going to run it for my next oil change. Never used an ecore on my truck before. I'm sure it will be fine. I know there are mixed reviews on this boards about ecores but I'm looking forward to trying it. What do you guys think?
 
I've used super tech oil filter exclusively in my 91 pathfinder since it had 90k miles I now have close to 250k miles not one single issue.
 
Got a couple of those cheap that I'm going to put on the old 5.7 gas Suburban (Valucraft from AZ), I'll cut them open after see how they do. As long as there's not excessive moisture in the oil they should be OK.
 
Originally Posted By: daves87rs
What's the OCI?


IMHO that is the big question! Short OCI like say 3k miles and there should be no issue. I ran them for around 40k miles on an explorer using 4k OCI with no issues.

I wouldn't feel comfortable with and extended OCI.
 
I have been using the Super Tech filter in my 11' Chevy Silverado, and my other 99' silverado without issue. My 11' silverado is a 4.6 v-6, other or 99' silverado is 4.8
 
Supertechs are all over the map. Some models are really nice filters for the money, others are cheap as can be ecores, and others are somewhere in between. One thing I think they all have in common is the cheaper nitrile ADBV seal. They're all at least serviceable for 5000-ish mile OCIs, and the walmart $2.84 price is really hard to beat if you're pinching pennies.
 
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Even the "cheap" E-cores are decent filters for the bargain.
Get a gallon of Super Tech oil and a filter for a huge bargain. Good oil and filter combo for 5000 miles. I've used them many times before with absolutely no issues or worries. Never lost a moments sleep over it at all.
 
OCI should be 6 months or about 3500-4000 miles. I have seen some cut open here. Just not a ST16.
 
Originally Posted By: stang5
yea I have been running the ST3600 because of BPV....


ST3600s were not always Ecores is what triple_se7en was getting at.
 
Yeah they most likely can go longer than 4000 miles. That's just the interval on my truck. Looking through the cage on the inside of the can their seems to be a lot of pleats and they look tightly packed. I would try to post pictures if I could figure it out.
 
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