changing oil. What filter??

[Minishotglass]

If you guys are interested....there is an entire forum dedicated to the reliability and performance for oil filters.

http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=6

p.s. I would stay away from fram oil filters too

 

[INGREXCO]

kn-HP1010 is what i usally use. its the larger v6 filter and works like a champ. i love the msp's lack of cruise control when changing the oil.

 

[MikeyG_U2]

Fram filters actually use cardboard on the end of the filter elements, at high temps it can break down and bits of cardboard start flowing through the engine...

I use Mazda filters because they work really well, are cheap, and are easily available at my local dealer.

I don't know about K&N car filters, but their motorcycle filters have a bolt head welded to the top so you can use a normal socket wrench to get them off, which is awesome for cars with hard to reach filters!

 

[Sushi-Monster]

Stock Mazda filters... engineered for our specifactions and all. Comes with a oil bypass so the engine will never be starved fro fuel.

In allreality if knew this sooner, I wold have just done regular oil over syn. Turbo cars generally tend to dirty the oil quickly. Plus oil filters are never designed to last long, so why waste money on mobil and a oem mazda oil filter??? I don't see the sense in that do you? Unlless your car is N/A, just stick with non syn (unless your rich) and stock oil filter... can't go possibly wrong!

 

[MikeyG_U2]

Wow is that flawed thinking. If anything turbo-engined cars are particularly hard on the oil. They get much more hot, especially on the turbine bearing, which the oil does flow through. It's more important to have a good filter and high quality oil in a turbo car than N/A. Don't forget that many people on this board mod their engines or race their cars. This puts even more strain on an engine, requiring better lubrication. It is a proven fact that Synthetic oil protects engines better at cold startup and under extreme temperatures.

Why wouldn't you spend the extra $15 to keep your car happy?


Edit: fixed an insanely long run-on sentence...

 

[mspdfreak]

Werd. I change with mobil 1 and oem filter every 3000 miles. Religiously. I seriously doubt the car with the generic oil and fram filter will hold up nearly as long.

 

[Spooled]

PureOne (PL-14612 I believe, but don't quote me). That and Mobile 1 synthetic every 3k.

I'm getting my hands on a Forcefield filter soon. Boss Products is just releasing them for consumer purchase and I just happened to put the media kit together. Cool product. It's bascially magnetic filtration that makes the oil cleaner than new (yes new oil has metal particles in it). You spin it on between the filter and the block. After going through all the test data, i'm pretty impressed.

 

[mspdfreak]

Why not just put a magnet on the bottom of the filter?

 

[tonkabui]

what's the difference between the magnetic oil filter thingamabober and a magnetic drain plug?

 

[Spooled]

The flow-through magnet is better because ALL the oil in the engine has to pass over it. Magnetic drain plugs work a little,. Putting a magnet on the bottom of the filter is basically the same thing as the Forcefield, but not all the oil will pass directly over it.

 

[Spooled]

Here's a photo of a dirty Magnefine filter (basically an inline magnetic/paper filter for tranmission and steering fluid lines). I don't have a photo of a dirt Forcefield, but it's basically the same result. All that stuff on it at the top is metal shavings from a GMC truck tranny after 30k miles. Paper filters can only filter down to a certain particle size and still allow oil to flow. The magnet attracts particles of any size.

To make the explaination short, the small particles are the ones that mess parts up because the big particles can't fit in between the bearing clearences. It's pretty scary to see the difference between identical parts run with and without this thing after a while.

Ford and Chrysler started puting those on all automatic transmissions that come in for warranty work.

 

[tonkabui]

that's pretty gnarly. you think anything will come out for the protege auto tranny?

 

[LAZERBLU2003.5]

I use the K&n filter and amsoil

 

[Spooled]

that's pretty gnarly. you think anything will come out for the protege auto tranny?

The filter is generic and just an inline filter. You just get the diameter that you need for your fluid line and install it on there (ie - cut a section out of the line and attach the hose to the filter at each end. I have 1/2", 5/16", and 3/8" samples here. I'm sure they make other sizes, too, but those should cover 95% of the hoses out there. Not sure when the Magnefine filters will show up in stores, but I was told that the Forcefields will start being sold by next month.

 

[KyRaceFan]

I use the bosch filter for the probe 2.5 V6, its a little taller than a protege filter, so its got more cleaning area.

 

[Brian MP5T]

This Thread SUX.

 

[cosmo420]

I don't care what everybody thinks about Fram, I have used them since new, with no probs issues whatsoever, but I only use the Tough Gaurd since I live in the harshness of the south florida heat and stop and go driving i put it through and between all that it sees 6,800 rpms at 10 psi almost on a daily bussines 32,000 mi and still holdin (knocking on wood)