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Okay so I don't post much but I read a fair amount and appreciate y'all's community. Though ngl it is a ittle overwhelming at times haha.
Anyway so I have an 09 328i (n52) with hella miles. I originally started out using the OEM Mann filters for obvious reasons, then I switched to the Wix XP one as it seemed really well put together, with the metal mesh and such. Then I read stuff and from I gather they were actually not great as they don't filter as well due to being designed for long intervals? I only have used LiquiMoly 5w40 (first the one with the long name starting in L, then Molygen since it came out) - I know it's not a favorite on here but anyways, I'm on a ~5k miles OCI (again, go longer you say? maybe but whatever this works for me and there is too much info to manage), so I thought maybe XP isn't the best choice. And now didn't Mann get bought out or something? Or they moved production somewhere? My memory is not great but I remember their being some issue with one brand or another. (For the record the one in photo is made in Germany, not that it pertains to this post in any way shape or form).
So recently I've had this weird thing where I like to try different ones that are considered 'good'. In the pics I'll attach you'll see Mann, Hengst, Fram XG10075 (which I only bought because it seemed to get praised here), and a new Mobil 1. The Mobil 1 is actually the only one I bought that wasn't frequently recommended from people online, but it was on sale at a local store and Mobil 1 seems reputable so I was like okay whatever I'll grab a couple.
To get to the point (sorry for length), I tried the Mobil 1, and after only like 500 (five hundred, not thousand) miles it looked collapsed/deformed, which at first I though didn't matter too much for some reason, but upon doing some reading I gathered it was, indeed, not good so I swapped it out for a Mann. The Mann has remained normal shape a couple thousand miles later now. I left the deformed Mobil 1 sitting around for awhile before I got to properly inspecting it, but when I did I realized there was a hole in it? Even I know that is catastrophically bad.
So here's a bunch of pics, of the busted filter, and of the others I have for comparison (so illustrate that it wasn't the wrong size, height is idential on all of them). Curious what people think? I don't really feel comfortable using the new one I have left after this, guess I'll just throw it out and avoid forever going forward?
Oh and if relevant the car had 243,000km when I bought it, and now has 383,000km. I'm lazy to do the conversion this time but it's somehere in the 200s for miles. And it doesn't burn oil. If I drive fairly peacefully it wi.l be down a quarter to half quart by the end of (my) oil interval, maybe like 3/4 if I'm really beating on it. (So not even at the point where I need to add, but I keep it topped up still.) It takes like 6.5L (6.7 quarts-ish?) so plenty in there.
Anyway so I have an 09 328i (n52) with hella miles. I originally started out using the OEM Mann filters for obvious reasons, then I switched to the Wix XP one as it seemed really well put together, with the metal mesh and such. Then I read stuff and from I gather they were actually not great as they don't filter as well due to being designed for long intervals? I only have used LiquiMoly 5w40 (first the one with the long name starting in L, then Molygen since it came out) - I know it's not a favorite on here but anyways, I'm on a ~5k miles OCI (again, go longer you say? maybe but whatever this works for me and there is too much info to manage), so I thought maybe XP isn't the best choice. And now didn't Mann get bought out or something? Or they moved production somewhere? My memory is not great but I remember their being some issue with one brand or another. (For the record the one in photo is made in Germany, not that it pertains to this post in any way shape or form).
So recently I've had this weird thing where I like to try different ones that are considered 'good'. In the pics I'll attach you'll see Mann, Hengst, Fram XG10075 (which I only bought because it seemed to get praised here), and a new Mobil 1. The Mobil 1 is actually the only one I bought that wasn't frequently recommended from people online, but it was on sale at a local store and Mobil 1 seems reputable so I was like okay whatever I'll grab a couple.
To get to the point (sorry for length), I tried the Mobil 1, and after only like 500 (five hundred, not thousand) miles it looked collapsed/deformed, which at first I though didn't matter too much for some reason, but upon doing some reading I gathered it was, indeed, not good so I swapped it out for a Mann. The Mann has remained normal shape a couple thousand miles later now. I left the deformed Mobil 1 sitting around for awhile before I got to properly inspecting it, but when I did I realized there was a hole in it? Even I know that is catastrophically bad.
So here's a bunch of pics, of the busted filter, and of the others I have for comparison (so illustrate that it wasn't the wrong size, height is idential on all of them). Curious what people think? I don't really feel comfortable using the new one I have left after this, guess I'll just throw it out and avoid forever going forward?
Oh and if relevant the car had 243,000km when I bought it, and now has 383,000km. I'm lazy to do the conversion this time but it's somehere in the 200s for miles. And it doesn't burn oil. If I drive fairly peacefully it wi.l be down a quarter to half quart by the end of (my) oil interval, maybe like 3/4 if I'm really beating on it. (So not even at the point where I need to add, but I keep it topped up still.) It takes like 6.5L (6.7 quarts-ish?) so plenty in there.
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