Oil Filters

I'm wondering (because I have to crawl under the wagon this weekend) what the concensus is in regard to what the best oil filter for the money might be ( 355 Chev motor). I always use NAPA's "silver" filters, anything better out there? T.I.A. Your Pal, -Betruger-

 

There's a couple of threads on this subject. You have a good one. Wix also, actually there were several brands listed as good, Framwasn't one of them.

 

AWWWW... But Fram's got that grippy shit on em'...

 

lol i see so many of those come into the shop every day, they dont work for shit when there is a quart of oil burnt onto it

 

napa and wix are the same filter, I use fram for the grip

 

Wal-Mart uses Fram and Pennzoil on their oil changes. All of us that work in the TLE department and know their shit use other filters and brands of oil.

Wix and Havoline for me thx.

 

Yhe NAPA "Gold" filters are supposed to be among the best on the market.

 

Purolator is my off sale choice for standard filters, but will run almost any brand's "premium" version if it's on sale. Except fram, have cut apart new ones and seen scary things. I figure that regular changes are more important than the filter brand ultimately

Here's my advice. Invest $25 in oil filters, pick an engine you own and buy one of each brand. Cut em apart with an exhaust cutter. Wipe out the can and see what's in em. Look for manufacturing debris. Verify media quality. That's how I got to purolators. It gives more comfort in my choice than any amount of internet hooey.

 

I run purolator or Microguard. Fram filters are JUNK. I cut one open once and it looked like mush. I also run the big block chevy filters for a 454 mainly because they are a little bigger and will hold a little more oil inside. Bigger is better right? Just my opinion!

 

napa gold or wix only for me

 

It's policy at work, to cut every oil filter open that I remove from a race engine. All different kinds. They are not all the same inside,
I have been using Wix racing filters, Napa stocks them for popular engines, as Napa Racing Filter, same thing. I think they make a good filter.

Craig

 

I have switched to WIX.

Had always used AC but latley the quality seems to be going down with everyone I buy. The last one would not even spin on the threads were so screwed up. That was probably thae last one I will ever buy.

It is good to hear good reviews on the WIX filters.

 

someone has done it for you http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html

 

Wix branded, Carquest Blue, and NAPA Gold are all the same filter. Part numbers are even similar. A Wix oil filter for Ford is 51515, Carquest Blue is 85515, and NAPA Gold is 1515. The NAPA silver and Carquest Red are secondary lines designed for low price customers. The difference between the premium (Wix branded, Carquest Blue, and NAPA Gold) and the secondary line (Carquest Red and NAPA silver) are interior differences; fewer pleats of the filter media, gasket material is different, by-pass design and material is different. The same applies to the air filters. Although there are some numbers in the secondary air filter line that are exactly the same as the premium line, only the part and price is different.

Dan Marvin, Owner
Exeter Auto Supply

 

I use a k&n filter on the hot rod...seems to do a pretty good job. Generally fram on the daily drivers.

 

This got a lot less response than I thought it would. I always go with the WIX filters. Usually use Valvoline which is the hose branded oil in both CarQuest and O-Reilly's, maybe NAPA too.

 

NAPA Gold/Wix filters. Valvoline VR1 oil.
If you don't have a roller cam drop in a jug of GM E.O.S at oil change.
Racing oil filters are like screen doors they only keep the big bugs out. The gnats still get in. Smokey

 

Where can you get the "GM E.O.S."?

 

General Motors Engine Oil Suppliment.
Part number #1052367
At your local GM dealer.

 

I use Mobil 1, probably the best filter out there. At least that's my opinion, pricey though.