Hello, I recently purchased a new to me 2020 Impreza with 46k miles, I plan to keep this car until either the engine blows or the wheels fall off, I currently have the black Subaru oil filter installed but I can't decide if I should continue to use it or switch to the wix (not xp). I will do 4.5k oci using Pennzoil ultra platinium 0w20. Thanks.
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Subaru filter. Some dealerships have black filters in stock. These came with Japanese built cars, supposedly little better than the blue ones.
Also, consider installing oil drain valve. That will make oil change very easy. Other options is Fumoto, but I liked this one better.
Also, consider installing oil drain valve. That will make oil change very easy. Other options is Fumoto, but I liked this one better.
Good Morning Papang,
Congratulations on the new to you Impreza. Sounds like you found a great low mileage vehicle!
Choosing a 4.5K OCI makes a number of good filters available to you:
- In the 10K life, Fram Extra Guard, Purolator Classic and SuperTech (White can)
- In the 15K life, Fram Tough Guard, Purolator One and Supertech (Blue Can 20k life)
If the oe filters are made good and had at a reasonable price go with oe.
i've been running mexican wix 57712s on my 2010 impreza for as long as i can remember with good results. just picked up a japanese tokyo roki 15208aa100 from the dealership yesterday, we'll see how it goes. by the accounts i've read, the new black ones are worlds better than the old blue ones from pre-pandemic. but, at 4.5k, like was said already, you could run almost anything and be almost guaranteed to be fine.
OEM first then WIX as second choice.
Are these faster than Fumoto? That’s my only complaint on the two I have installed now.
Don't see anything special with Wix and will use a Subaru filter on my 18 Impreza when it's time to sell it.
I use OE Japan Tokyo Roki Subaru filters.
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Why are they worth nearly double the price of what a Subaru dealer here sells them for?I use OE Japan Tokyo Roki Subaru filters.
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I had mostly run Wix 57055 or Wix 57055XP filters on my 2014 Outback with the FB25, once a PurolatorONE PL14615. Last year I switched to a Fram Endurance FE7317 for a OCI. Currently I have a WallyWorld-purchased Subaru OEM black-can 15208AA15A on it.
The only difference noticed between any of them? Not a **** thing other than price. Engine runs and sounds the same with any of them. They all filter and work fine for appropriate OCI's, which in my case is ~5k.
If you did notice a difference then there was something seriously wrong with one of them.
But of course that's not all there is to an oil filter. One could have literally had no filtering media in the can and you wouldn't have noticed.
This is true. My point being that for a standard OCI, any appropriately spec'ed filter will be fine. Once you get into the extended OCI ranges, then I would be far more concerned about using a premium filter rated for that interval.
If anything, oil viscosity has made far more of a noticeable difference to me in engine noise. 0W-20 being the nosiest, current 0w-40 being the quietest/smoothest. No surprise to me on that though.
TBH, I didn't check. I just let oil drain and don't look at it for 15 minutes.
I chose Valvomax over Fumoto because the way they operate. I dislike tap-like locking feature on Fumoto.