What oil filter do you run and why

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inkjunkie said:
Wix on everything. Use their fuel filters on my diesel as well. After I had a Fram blow off a bike years ago never used them again.....
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I bet it was a Kawasaki.

I've looked real close at the Mobil1 filters and I do hafta say, they seem to be really well built. To the point that they weigh twice what a standard filter weighs.
 
The filters I usually use are Purolator, Powerflo, and Mopar Filters.
Never had any issues with them.
 
74DartSwinger360 said:
Are the Royal Purple filters good? And Mopar ones?
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K&N or Mobil 1 , both the same(st least they used to be ) , whichever is on sale . So far never have had a problem .
Even my local garage has stopped using fram filters , overpriced and garbage , he has switched to wix
 
I run Mopar filters on all of mine. I worked at a Dodge dealer for 20 yrs and never saw an issues with them.
 
Filtration is great, but also what about flow volume capabilities too? I was looking at an amsoil whoopla, claiming they flow better volume. I probably will never buy amsoil anything but volume (thru filter element and thru filter unit) is important too!
 
Mobil 1 and K&N look the exact same.

aFe and Royal Purple look the exact same.

Advance, PowerFlo, Pennziol, Purolator and ProLine look the exact same.

Is this a coincidence or are most filters just made by the same couple of companies?

The only filter I've consistently read bad things about has been Fram. There was a funny argument on here a while back with Dan and a guy who either works for or has a hard on for Fram. Dan posted the facts about Fram's bad quality and the guy responded with "proof" that consisted of a video of a Fram rep talking about how great Fram was lol.
 
I used to use Fram PH8A filtres exclusively (even where a "shorty" filtre was called for , on March '72 & later Chrysler engines ) until ~10 years ago .
I noticed that their quality was waning ; loose seals (gasket) , lots of burrs , extra adhesive at the internal base (enough to be concerned) , so I stopped using them .

I started using Wal*Mart's house brand filtres around 2002 . Their quality was very good , very good filtration on both passes , and they were quite affordable . And , if I recall , the model numbers I used were made in the USA.
Of course , that brand was dropped :blackeye: .

Around 2005 I happened to pick-up a Wix filtre at the local auto parts store , just to check it out . I was impressed with its quality ; clean construction , inside and out ; just a solid piece .
In late 2006 I started working at a "national auto parts association" :)D) , and their house brand happened to be relabelled Wix :glasses7:.

I buy the Racing version of the Wix oil filtre ( p.n. 51515R ) for its extra burst-resistant casing (extra protection for my 200,000+ miles 318 Coronet) , and because it's the same price as the "gold" version , at my employee price .

I've also heard good things about Mobil 1 and AmsOIL filtres , but I've not used either .

So , yeah , Wix part number 51515R is the one I recommend for all Chrysler "A" , "LA" , "B" and "RB" engines as well as Ford's "335-Series"
( 351 Cleveland , 351 M and 400 M ) engines .
 
I have a few comments to share on filters.

1. Back in the mid 70's I worked for a company that made thermostats, radiators, oil coolers, etc for all three of the Big Three plus virtually every aftermarket brand. We also had a very extensive engineering lab which I ran and would do contract testing for most anyone that wanted to pay. We were approached be Lee Filters (remember them?) to do comparison testing to the other leading filter brands (they wanted it for marketing purposes). I recall Fram, Purolator, Baldwin, Hastings but there were many more in the test. We performed all the SAE tests of the time plus some others we schemed up our selves. The overall conclusion of all that testing was there was no difference. I realize that that 35 years ago but it is just something I want to share.

2. FRAM sells far more filters than everyone else combined under the FRAM name plus many others including both Mopar (lately they look like Purolator though) and Honda names. Just by shear numbers you are going to hear of more failures than other brands but could very well have a lower failure rate. I don't know what their failure rate is but you do have to keep that in mind when you listen to internet horror stories.

3. All of the pictures you see floating around on the internet showing this filter is better than that filter are just opinions. The physical appear has little or no baring on how well a given filter actually filters oil.

4. A good friend of mine was the Quality Manager at IPC Global Solutions. They make oil/air/fuel/cabin filters for virtually every filter manufacturer selling product in the US. All of their filters are made in China or Taiwan. They provide a co-manufacturing service for most of the manufacturers where they build the low volume part numbers or provide additional capacity. So that Wix or NAPA or Purolator or Fleet Guard may actually have been made in China.

5. Last comment; Don't put to much weight in what you hear on the internet, do what you are comfortable with. FWIW, the only filter I have personally had fail in my 40+ years of driving was a Wix that leaked at the seal where the can was attached to the base. I will still use them though I mostly use Motorcraft (Purolator) these days because they are very affordable.
 
dgc333 said:
I have a few comments to share on filters.

1. Back in the mid 70's I worked for a company that made thermostats, radiators, oil coolers, etc for all three of the Big Three plus virtually every aftermarket brand. We also had a very extensive engineering lab which I ran and would do contract testing for most anyone that wanted to pay. We were approached be Lee Filters (remember them?) to do comparison testing to the other leading filter brands (they wanted it for marketing purposes). I recall Fram, Purolator, Baldwin, Hastings but there were many more in the test. We performed all the SAE tests of the time plus some others we schemed up our selves. The overall conclusion of all that testing was there was no difference. I realize that that 35 years ago but it is just something I want to share.

2. FRAM sells far more filters than everyone else combined under the FRAM name plus many others including both Mopar (lately they look like Purolator though) and Honda names. Just by shear numbers you are going to hear of more failures than other brands but could very well have a lower failure rate. I don't know what their failure rate is but you do have to keep that in mind when you listen to internet horror stories.

3. All of the pictures you see floating around on the internet showing this filter is better than that filter are just opinions. The physical appear has little or no baring on how well a given filter actually filters oil.

4. A good friend of mine was the Quality Manager at IPC Global Solutions. They make oil/air/fuel/cabin filters for virtually every filter manufacturer selling product in the US. All of their filters are made in China or Taiwan. They provide a co-manufacturing service for most of the manufacturers where they build the low volume part numbers or provide additional capacity. So that Wix or NAPA or Purolator or Fleet Guard may actually have been made in China.

5. Last comment; Don't put to much weight in what you hear on the internet, do what you are comfortable with. FWIW, the only filter I have personally had fail in my 40+ years of driving was a Wix that leaked at the seal where the can was attached to the base. I will still use them though I mostly use Motorcraft (Purolator) these days because they are very affordable.
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The most intelligent post on this subject to date!!!!!!
 
It's amazing how many FRAM filters I used over the years without any issues. I was a FRAM man for a long time. Kind of scary.
 
dgc333 said:
I have a few comments to share on filters.

1. Back in the mid 70's I worked for a company that made thermostats, radiators, oil coolers, etc for all three of the Big Three plus virtually every aftermarket brand. We also had a very extensive engineering lab which I ran and would do contract testing for most anyone that wanted to pay. We were approached be Lee Filters (remember them?) to do comparison testing to the other leading filter brands (they wanted it for marketing purposes). I recall Fram, Purolator, Baldwin, Hastings but there were many more in the test. We performed all the SAE tests of the time plus some others we schemed up our selves. The overall conclusion of all that testing was there was no difference. I realize that that 35 years ago but it is just something I want to share.

2. FRAM sells far more filters than everyone else combined under the FRAM name plus many others including both Mopar (lately they look like Purolator though) and Honda names. Just by shear numbers you are going to hear of more failures than other brands but could very well have a lower failure rate. I don't know what their failure rate is but you do have to keep that in mind when you listen to internet horror stories.

3. All of the pictures you see floating around on the internet showing this filter is better than that filter are just opinions. The physical appear has little or no baring on how well a given filter actually filters oil.

4. A good friend of mine was the Quality Manager at IPC Global Solutions. They make oil/air/fuel/cabin filters for virtually every filter manufacturer selling product in the US. All of their filters are made in China or Taiwan. They provide a co-manufacturing service for most of the manufacturers where they build the low volume part numbers or provide additional capacity. So that Wix or NAPA or Purolator or Fleet Guard may actually have been made in China.

5. Last comment; Don't put to much weight in what you hear on the internet, do what you are comfortable with. FWIW, the only filter I have personally had fail in my 40+ years of driving was a Wix that leaked at the seal where the can was attached to the base. I will still use them though I mostly use Motorcraft (Purolator) these days because they are very affordable.
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back in the 70's fram was a decent filter , but 40 years later not so much . I still have some frams from the 70's , they are built better than the new cardboard end crap they put out now . I used fram up until about 1990 , after that k%n and mobil 1 . For a few$$ why take a chance ?
 
I pretty much use Fram 99% of the time,but never thier basic filter. I am currently using thier all synthetic filter. Been using Fram for close to 27 yrs,and zero failures.
 
66 CUDA said:
Has anyone else used MOPAR filters? I have been using them for a long time and I have never had a problem, I have not heard anything bad about them either. Besides that I like to look under the hood and see the black filter with the MOPAR M on it.
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I agree, I was a low level Chrysler tech for 10 years and never had one come back, nobody really knows who actually makes them, I love them myself. There's one on my car (not just because I still get them at a deep discount). On my Z71 it's had nothing but wix on it since day one, 186,000 miles later it finally had a leaky valve cover pulled it off and the valve train looks brand new, not even any wear on the valve tips or rockers. So I really stand behind wix filters and Mobil one oil.
 
needsaresto said:
I pretty much use Fram 99% of the time,but never thier basic filter. I am currently using thier all synthetic filter. Been using Fram for close to 27 yrs,and zero failures.
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You actually use an expensive filter? I'm gonna faint and fall over.
 
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