Napa Platinum but its the only premium I ever tried.. i didnt have any startup noise..
What is your favorite premium oil filter?
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Originally Posted By: Gokhan
Here are the results.
Fram Ultra won by a huge landslide.
Napa Gold (same as Wix) was a distant second but still got a lot of love.
Rank Oil filter Votes
1. Fram Ultra 20
2. Napa Gold (Wix) 7
3. Mobil 1 EP 4
4. Hengst 3
4. Royal Purple 3
5. Mahle 2
5. Mann 2
6. Bosch Distance Plus 1
6. Carquest Blue (by WiX) 1
6. Clarcor (by Baldwin) 1
6. Denso 1
6. Luber Finer 1
6. Napa Platinum (Wix XP) 1
6. Purflux 1
6. STP XL 1
6. Toyota (by Denso) 1
6. Wix 1
6. Wix XP 1
Napa Platinum and Wix XP are the same thing, yet you have separate entries for them
So really, Napa Gold/Wix gets 8, and Napa Platinum/Wix XP gets 2 votes
NOTE: I did not count the CQ Blue since they have changed suppliers at least twice since Wix last supplied CQ.
1. Fram Ultra 20
2. Napa Gold (Wix) 8
3. Mobil 1 EP 4
4. Hengst 3
4. Royal Purple 3
5. Mahle 2
5. Mann 2
5. Napa Platinum/Wix XP 2
6. Bosch Distance Plus 1
6. Carquest Blue (by WiX) 1
6. Clarcor (by Baldwin) 1
6. Denso 1
6. Luber Finer 1
6. Purflux 1
6. STP XL 1
6. Toyota (by Denso) 1
Here are the results.
Fram Ultra won by a huge landslide.
Napa Gold (same as Wix) was a distant second but still got a lot of love.
Rank Oil filter Votes
1. Fram Ultra 20
2. Napa Gold (Wix) 7
3. Mobil 1 EP 4
4. Hengst 3
4. Royal Purple 3
5. Mahle 2
5. Mann 2
6. Bosch Distance Plus 1
6. Carquest Blue (by WiX) 1
6. Clarcor (by Baldwin) 1
6. Denso 1
6. Luber Finer 1
6. Napa Platinum (Wix XP) 1
6. Purflux 1
6. STP XL 1
6. Toyota (by Denso) 1
6. Wix 1
6. Wix XP 1
Napa Platinum and Wix XP are the same thing, yet you have separate entries for them
So really, Napa Gold/Wix gets 8, and Napa Platinum/Wix XP gets 2 votes
NOTE: I did not count the CQ Blue since they have changed suppliers at least twice since Wix last supplied CQ.
1. Fram Ultra 20
2. Napa Gold (Wix) 8
3. Mobil 1 EP 4
4. Hengst 3
4. Royal Purple 3
5. Mahle 2
5. Mann 2
5. Napa Platinum/Wix XP 2
6. Bosch Distance Plus 1
6. Carquest Blue (by WiX) 1
6. Clarcor (by Baldwin) 1
6. Denso 1
6. Luber Finer 1
6. Purflux 1
6. STP XL 1
6. Toyota (by Denso) 1
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Whilst the BITOG darling FU (I co voted for) is fiber over wire at high efficiency - the Wix XP seems to be of similar construction at a much lower efficiency - often attacked here - but is the NAPA sister filter treated the same by the tribe ?
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Whilst the BITOG darling FU (I co voted for) is fiber over wire at high efficiency - the Wix XP seems to be of similar construction at a much lower efficiency - often attacked here - but is the NAPA sister filter treated the same by the tribe ?
Yes, same guts therefore same low efficiency.
Whilst the BITOG darling FU (I co voted for) is fiber over wire at high efficiency - the Wix XP seems to be of similar construction at a much lower efficiency - often attacked here - but is the NAPA sister filter treated the same by the tribe ?
Yes, same guts therefore same low efficiency.
Can't really say that I have a "favorite" premium oil filter, but based on what I have gathered so far, if I had to choose which premium filter I think is currently the "best", then I would choose:
FRAM Ultra Synthetic
FRAM Ultra Synthetic
FU is my favorite these days. Just picked up 4 for the 6.4 hemi.
Purolator for it's high flow engineering.
Originally Posted By: Corelokt
Purolator for it's high flow engineering.
And achieved via an innovative method.
Purolator for it's high flow engineering.
And achieved via an innovative method.
Bosch D+
all i buy is WIX ........
Napa Gold/Wix is not in the same premium class as the others. I agree it is a solid choice, but find it strange that so many people are calling it their favorite premium filter. That is kind of like calling Buick your favorite high end luxury car. No knock on Buicks, but that isn't the class Buick or Napa Gold play in.
Of the premium filters, Fram Ultra offers high quality engineering, construction and performance and is generally more available and less expensive than other premium filters. That combination puts in clearly at the head of the category IMO.
Of the premium filters, Fram Ultra offers high quality engineering, construction and performance and is generally more available and less expensive than other premium filters. That combination puts in clearly at the head of the category IMO.
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Napa gold often but that's mid tier, platinum once!
Originally Posted By: wgtoys
Napa Gold/Wix is not in the same premium class as the others. I agree it is a solid choice, but find it strange that so many people are calling it their favorite premium filter. That is kind of like calling Buick your favorite high end luxury car. No knock on Buicks, but that isn't the class Buick or Napa Gold play in.
Well, the XP/Platinum doesn't seem to quite qualify as premium, except in pretension and price.
Napa Gold/Wix is not in the same premium class as the others. I agree it is a solid choice, but find it strange that so many people are calling it their favorite premium filter. That is kind of like calling Buick your favorite high end luxury car. No knock on Buicks, but that isn't the class Buick or Napa Gold play in.
Well, the XP/Platinum doesn't seem to quite qualify as premium, except in pretension and price.
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