Which filter is best for my car and why
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PureONE is a great choice, a Wix/Napa Gold is another good choice. I'd use one of those two, personally. Mobil 1 and Amsoil filters are some of the better ones out there as well, just a little pricey.
bosch is a fantastic filter, and is available cheap on Amazon.
Any filter will work. The air filter is the most important filter.
FWIW, here is how I answered that same quesiton for myself. I drove myself nuts trying to figure out which filter was best. Always 2nd guessing myself as I read more and more posts. Ended up using them all at one time or another. I finally listed the advantages and disadvantages of each filter I considered ... oem, K&N, Wix, Mobil 1, Pure 1, etc. for each vehicle I owned. Things like cost, filtering ability vs flow, construction, availability, ease of use, OCI duration, UOA reports, particle analysis reports where I could find them, and in the end simple personal preference. My wife thought I was crazy ("its ONLY an oil filter"), but in the end I was able to zero in on a reason for picking a particular filter that I was comfortable with. I ended up using K&Ns on my son's Altima and Civic cars because the filters are so hard to get at on the engine that the silly little K&N nut made the job so easy. Dido for the 3rd boy's Escape. We use the Ford FL820S filter because the serrated edge makes it so easy to install and remove. I use a Mobil 1 on the wife's Camry because I think it is a very good filter and I want the best (but not too expensive) for that car. On the Sienna van, I use Toyota oem because the dealer provides free oil changes for 100K miles.
How's that for rationalizing what filter to use?
Do others who own those same vehicles all agree with me and use the same filters?
Heck no!
I can live with that ... cause I like MY reasons!
How's that for rationalizing what filter to use?
Do others who own those same vehicles all agree with me and use the same filters?
I can live with that ... cause I like MY reasons!
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Originally Posted By: Steve S
Any filter will work. The air filter is the most important filter.
+1 Steve. How many questionable UOA's on here are partly as a result of poor air filtration and how many as a result of poor oil filter performance?
That being said, I use BOTH high quality air and oil filters. Stocked up on 2 dozen Mobil 1 EP oil filters a couple weeks ago for 3.99 each, so I am good for a few years, especially since 24 of them will get me 240,000 miles!!!
Any filter will work. The air filter is the most important filter.
+1 Steve. How many questionable UOA's on here are partly as a result of poor air filtration and how many as a result of poor oil filter performance?
That being said, I use BOTH high quality air and oil filters. Stocked up on 2 dozen Mobil 1 EP oil filters a couple weeks ago for 3.99 each, so I am good for a few years, especially since 24 of them will get me 240,000 miles!!!
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so I am good for a few years, especially since 24 of them will get me 240,000 miles!!!
Yaaaaaaaaaaa-hoo ..Ya-hoooooooo
so I am good for a few years, especially since 24 of them will get me 240,000 miles!!!
Yaaaaaaaaaaa-hoo ..Ya-hoooooooo
If cost is no issue I'd go with an Amsoil filter, if convenience is an issue I'd go with a Mobil 1 or a NAPA gold.
How many questionable UOA's on here are partly as a result of poor air filtration and how many as a result of poor oil filter performance??
Now that is a great question that no one is able to answer but I would venture that 99% are due to genetics (the engine itself) and the air filter. I would bet almost nil is due to oil filter performance!
Now that is a great question that no one is able to answer but I would venture that 99% are due to genetics (the engine itself) and the air filter. I would bet almost nil is due to oil filter performance!
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Engine lifespan is mostly genetics. Condition at retirement is mainly due to the care it received getting there. Air filtration does severely impact wear indicators in UOA. It's sensible to conclude that air filtration is about the most important thing to take care of in terms of "extra-lubricant" aggravating conditions ..coolant would be another one ..but not much to be done there in a preemptive manner other than tending properly to your cooling system to prevent corrosion eventually allowing coolant to migrate into the oil/combustion chamber.
That all said, finer filtration and more robust construction is only sensible when there's a cost:benefit balance to it. Longer drains ..better filters. Shorter drains ..why bother?
That all said, finer filtration and more robust construction is only sensible when there's a cost:benefit balance to it. Longer drains ..better filters. Shorter drains ..why bother?
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
PureONE is a great choice, a Wix/Napa Gold is another good choice.
These would be my choice, I'm currently using Wix but will give PureOne a try at my next oil change. The Pure is easy to find, Wix is harder to find in my area as the only place I can find them is at race shops.
HTH.
PureONE is a great choice, a Wix/Napa Gold is another good choice.
These would be my choice, I'm currently using Wix but will give PureOne a try at my next oil change. The Pure is easy to find, Wix is harder to find in my area as the only place I can find them is at race shops.
HTH.
Originally Posted By: Spector
How many questionable UOA's on here are partly as a result of poor air filtration and how many as a result of poor oil filter performance??
Although I cannot prove it, my humble opinion is that air filtration is more of a player in many suspect UOA's I have read here, than a poor oil filter choice.
Really, how many people who are savvy enough to pay for a UOA, which your average Joe does not do, is even using a low quality oil filter? The majority of your folks here are using:
1. Napa/Wix
2. Pure One
3. Purolator Premium Plus
4. EA series
5. M1 extended perf.
6. Misc. OEM oil filters
I know we nitpick here, but aren't all the filters I listed in above all good quality filters that will ALL enable one's engine to run a long time if changed within the intervals for which they were designed?
As far as air filtration goes, how many filters are of poor quality and how many skew UOA's as a result of not being sealed correctly, vacuumed or blown out improperly, etc?
How many questionable UOA's on here are partly as a result of poor air filtration and how many as a result of poor oil filter performance??
Although I cannot prove it, my humble opinion is that air filtration is more of a player in many suspect UOA's I have read here, than a poor oil filter choice.
Really, how many people who are savvy enough to pay for a UOA, which your average Joe does not do, is even using a low quality oil filter? The majority of your folks here are using:
1. Napa/Wix
2. Pure One
3. Purolator Premium Plus
4. EA series
5. M1 extended perf.
6. Misc. OEM oil filters
I know we nitpick here, but aren't all the filters I listed in above all good quality filters that will ALL enable one's engine to run a long time if changed within the intervals for which they were designed?
As far as air filtration goes, how many filters are of poor quality and how many skew UOA's as a result of not being sealed correctly, vacuumed or blown out improperly, etc?
I've gotten UOAs using SuperTechs and ProLine filters (bargain filters), 2 of 3 came back excellent, the other one had other issues not related to the oil filter.
Read this about oil filters
http://webpages.charter.net/easytims/Oil.htm
There is a spreadsheet with some info on it
http://webpages.charter.net/easytims/Oil.htm
There is a spreadsheet with some info on it
At this point in time...Amsoil EaO is the best filter made for car engines.
Why?
It will go 25K! I now do 5K oil only changes X 5!
It is a founded belief that because the filter flows so good, the filter is never in bypass mode!
It has top of the line quality parts and cost per 5K is about 3 bucks.
What else can I say?
Why?
It will go 25K! I now do 5K oil only changes X 5!
It is a founded belief that because the filter flows so good, the filter is never in bypass mode!
It has top of the line quality parts and cost per 5K is about 3 bucks.
What else can I say?
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Originally Posted By: Elkyss
i have a 1994 Trans Am with 100,000 miles and a cam. i cant seem to figure out what the best filter is regardless for cost(to a point. iv always liked Acdelco just cause its stock. but have been using pureone. any suggestions?
Donaldson makes a SYNTEQ filter for your application. You are lucky, they only make them in the Ford FL-1A style, and the GM smallblock style. Everybody else gets to do without
IMHO, from what I've read, they are the best available. Amsoil licenses the media process from Donaldson, and for ME at least, it was cheaper to get the Donaldson filters than to get EaO's. Your results may vary.
i have a 1994 Trans Am with 100,000 miles and a cam. i cant seem to figure out what the best filter is regardless for cost(to a point. iv always liked Acdelco just cause its stock. but have been using pureone. any suggestions?
Donaldson makes a SYNTEQ filter for your application. You are lucky, they only make them in the Ford FL-1A style, and the GM smallblock style. Everybody else gets to do without
IMHO, from what I've read, they are the best available. Amsoil licenses the media process from Donaldson, and for ME at least, it was cheaper to get the Donaldson filters than to get EaO's. Your results may vary.
I spent hours trying to make sense of it all, and I put it all here.
Read this about oil filters
http://webpages.charter.net/easytims/Oil.htm
There is a spreadsheet with lots of info on it
I don't believe you can put any oil in an engine for 25,000 miles, thats [censored]. It all depends on how much metal has in it, the oil itself will tear down the engine if its loaded with metal
Read this about oil filters
http://webpages.charter.net/easytims/Oil.htm
There is a spreadsheet with lots of info on it
I don't believe you can put any oil in an engine for 25,000 miles, thats [censored]. It all depends on how much metal has in it, the oil itself will tear down the engine if its loaded with metal
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