Oil Filters

This is almost as subjective as asking what is the best oil, but, I this find this report interesting. I have never liked Fram but their new filter seems vastly improved. 

http://www.300cforums.com/foru...lters-dissected.html

This is bit dated but filter like oil formula often change.

Have fun.

Gary

My pickup gets the cheapest oil and filters that some quick lube has.

It is abused in the worst weather and the shortest drives and it has 150,000 miles on it and runs perfectly.

The pets, get the best and are only driven on perfect roads in perfect weather for at least a couple hours.... go figure...

My conclusion is that oil is oil...filters is filters ...and I am wasting money and brain cells worrying about it.

I recall Jim saying he put 90,000 miles on one of these toys using what ever was on sale ???  

Just my two cents... 

I recall reading a detailed rating years ago which panned FRAM - said it was put together with cardboard and hot glue and had limited filtering capacity.  Have avoided them ever since.  Plus they had a reputation (perhaps urban) that they would plow apart at start up in cold weather. Only thing going for them was orange color and the black bedliner for grip.  

Wix. I'll pay a couple bucks more for some peace of mind.

Paying a few bucks for for a quality filter it cheap insurance when you've got $8,000+ in your engine (I stopped counting at eight grand).

I know that the Wix and NAPA Gold filters are the same, actually I think the Wix filters are cheaper in price at least around here. I guess filters are important to me becuase they "filter" the contamination.  I know Fram did have lots of quality issues with the cardboard and glue that would break down and get inhaled into the engine. I had installed a magnetic oil plug on my Subaru Forester and will get on for my speedster. 

Gary

It seems like there is some interest in oil filters. To pursue this project a little more and to expedite the "foraging" of what/which oil filters to evaluate, would all of you who are interested, please tell me what brands to select. On my list so far are Wix Fram and AC......Bruce

I normally run WIX / NAPA filters, but in a pinch I'll run Robert Bosch....  I've used them (Bosch) on 3 trucks, each of which ran over 200,000 trouble free miles,,,,

Wix 51515R. Make sure you get the filter with the "R"(racing,for high performance engines)

... unless you've got some pressure relief built into the oil system (Jaycee pressure relief filter base, Berg pressure relief cover, etc.). Then a 51515 is fine, and even better for having a finer filter media.

It will, however, blow up if you don't have some sort of relief.

Going back quite a while ago I seem to remember that Larry Jowdy cautioned about using the Wix R filter...and that the 51515 was more than adequate. 

All I've ever used on any of my 'toys' and daily drivers have been Wix/Napa Gold(made for Napa by wix) oil filters.

Was wondering about finding the correct number for A Wix oil filter for a VW engine...now I know what number to ask for...Thanks!

Gary

They only blow up it you rev the engine unnecessarily when it's cold.

hi,

i think, a very important thing is, that the oil filer sould have a pressure relief valve inside and that it should have a low "again stood" cause in our engines we habe a full flow system...

for me the "Fram HP1" is the best  choice.