Best Oil Filter?
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Laughing Gas
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From: USA
I put the Wix / Napa Gold 1515 in my truck this past weekend along with Castrol 20W50. I was running Fram PH8 and Castrol 10W40 (during the winter). With the Fram I got 20 PSI Idle and 40 PSI 2000 rpm and up. With the Wix / 20W50 (of course the pressure will be slightly higher just based on the oil weight) I get 30 PSI Idle and 60 PSI 2000rpm and up.
Just looking at the Wix / Napa filter while filling it with oil realized that it is a much better quality filter - Screw Fram!
Just looking at the Wix / Napa filter while filling it with oil realized that it is a much better quality filter - Screw Fram!
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Virginia
Re: Maybe too Pricey
Originally posted by mountravlr
One contributor mentioned the filter for the F-150 from Canton Racing Products. The filter is advertised to work down to 8 microns, about half of what the better "Throw-away" filters advertise. It's very expensive, and uses replacement elements, good for 10,000 "street" miles, fewer miles for racing. It's a "billet" aluminum spin on, re-useable, of course, with the replacement elements, adv. good for the "life" of the truck. I took the plunge because of the 8 micron filtering. It arrived, looks well made. I will have to order replacement gaskets and O-rings, when the originals wear out. Is it worth the expense to get the 8 micron filtering?
One contributor mentioned the filter for the F-150 from Canton Racing Products. The filter is advertised to work down to 8 microns, about half of what the better "Throw-away" filters advertise. It's very expensive, and uses replacement elements, good for 10,000 "street" miles, fewer miles for racing. It's a "billet" aluminum spin on, re-useable, of course, with the replacement elements, adv. good for the "life" of the truck. I took the plunge because of the 8 micron filtering. It arrived, looks well made. I will have to order replacement gaskets and O-rings, when the originals wear out. Is it worth the expense to get the 8 micron filtering?
Are 8 micron filters is worth it. In hydraulic systems yes in our engines (or any production engine) problably not. Here's why... Most good filters will filter down to 40 microns or below. A micron is on .00003937 of an inch. 40 micron is .0015748 of an inch much smaller than tolerances inside engines. Granted, can some benefit be gained by filtering down to 8 microns maybe.
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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Centerville, Iowa
More it filters...the less that's floating around in there. Go for it...no reason not to. Aslong as you're using a good filter.
3 dollars...5 dollars..who cares? The thing is less expensiv then damn air filters are, that's teh good thing. My grandpa was a trucker for years, and him and his buddies use Wix exclusively. It's two dollars more...and if truckers use it then I don't see a reason not to. Hell...the place down the street that uses fully certified oil by the barrel and does 12 dollar oil changes uses wix filters...they don't even make money off oil changes, I swear. Course...they just want you to go there for tires and stuff.
3 dollars...5 dollars..who cares? The thing is less expensiv then damn air filters are, that's teh good thing. My grandpa was a trucker for years, and him and his buddies use Wix exclusively. It's two dollars more...and if truckers use it then I don't see a reason not to. Hell...the place down the street that uses fully certified oil by the barrel and does 12 dollar oil changes uses wix filters...they don't even make money off oil changes, I swear. Course...they just want you to go there for tires and stuff.
