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re: Spinoff Thread: Oil Filters - what do you use?
Posted on 11/17/16 at 8:48 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Posted on 11/17/16 at 8:48 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Since Walmart started carrying just about all of the oem filters a few years back that's what I use.
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Posted on 11/18/16 at 4:09 am to AubieALUMdvm
Oem Toyota
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:45 am to Napoleon
I use Wix filter for the most part. If I see a sale on a premioum fitler like K&N, Bosch, Mobil 1, etc I'll purchase that filter instead. On my old truck I'll the cheapest filter I can find not named Fram. I prefer Supertech when I can find them in stock.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:29 pm to mohalk
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I also had a K&N filter leak. Never had a filter leak in my lifetime of changing oil, but a few months ago I tried a K&N filter in my Sierra.
Good to see I'm not alone. I love K&N air filter products (I have their CAI on my Yukon) but their oil filters just haven't been great for me.
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I've used Mobil 1 10k filters and oil for a while and have great results from my oil analysis samples. GM 5.3L
Do tell more.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:49 pm to AubieALUMdvm
OEM always. Unless you're servicing equipment, the price difference is negligible.
Posted on 11/19/16 at 8:00 am to bapple
I do the samples through Blackstone Labs. They send you a small container in the mail with prepaid postage and instructions. Basically you send them 3 oz of oil from the "middle" of the oil change and they run their tests on it. The whole deal costs about $25 and I plan on doing it maybe every 25k miles or so.
You'll get a list of about 25 trace elements PPMs and other properties like viscosity, %water, %fuel, %antifreeze, etc. Once you get multiple tests in, it will show trends in you oil and they'll write a few comments on what they think is going on.
For example, if you saw a bunch of aluminum, that could be your pistons. Too much silicon might be a gasket issue or antifreeze. You can also check the oil additive levels and decide if you want to extend oil change intervals.
You'll get a list of about 25 trace elements PPMs and other properties like viscosity, %water, %fuel, %antifreeze, etc. Once you get multiple tests in, it will show trends in you oil and they'll write a few comments on what they think is going on.
For example, if you saw a bunch of aluminum, that could be your pistons. Too much silicon might be a gasket issue or antifreeze. You can also check the oil additive levels and decide if you want to extend oil change intervals.
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