Howdy folks.
My oil filter stash is running a bit low, and the landscape has clearly changed in the last couple years (Fram is great, Purolator stinks). What filter(s) would you suggest for a Prius that gets ~5K OCIs running whatever 5w20 or 5w30 I happen to have (next will probably 5w30 VNG, might be Maxlife)? I generally run the taller Corolla size filters and I have a few $5 off of $10 O'Reilly coupons and a $10 gift card. It looks like the current Microguards are Wix and the price is good, should I get those or is there something better for not a lot more?
Also, my wife is driving a 2013 VW turbo with the funky filter with the plastic adaptor on top of the motor. It looks to me like all the commonly available filters might be German. The default OCI is 10K miles and the oil is stout VW 502 rated. Are any of the made in Germany filters fine, should I shop by price? I ordered a Mahle from Amazon for the first oil change, but I won't bother going out of my way for a German brand if they are all German and similar.
Thanks, Doug
My oil filter stash is running a bit low, and the landscape has clearly changed in the last couple years (Fram is great, Purolator stinks). What filter(s) would you suggest for a Prius that gets ~5K OCIs running whatever 5w20 or 5w30 I happen to have (next will probably 5w30 VNG, might be Maxlife)? I generally run the taller Corolla size filters and I have a few $5 off of $10 O'Reilly coupons and a $10 gift card. It looks like the current Microguards are Wix and the price is good, should I get those or is there something better for not a lot more?
Also, my wife is driving a 2013 VW turbo with the funky filter with the plastic adaptor on top of the motor. It looks to me like all the commonly available filters might be German. The default OCI is 10K miles and the oil is stout VW 502 rated. Are any of the made in Germany filters fine, should I shop by price? I ordered a Mahle from Amazon for the first oil change, but I won't bother going out of my way for a German brand if they are all German and similar.
Thanks, Doug