Oil and Filters
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Oil and Filters
Good oil article, and this stainless, finer-mesh and cleanable oil filter looks pretty good. But $200 is too big an *ouch* durn it.
Oil 101 http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/0703rc_motor_oil/
Oil filter wizard http://www.gopurepower.com/store/filter-wizard.asp
Oil 101 http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/0703rc_motor_oil/
Oil filter wizard http://www.gopurepower.com/store/filter-wizard.asp
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Originally Posted by RexB
Good oil article, and this stainless, finer-mesh and cleanable oil filter looks pretty good. But $200 is too big an *ouch* durn it.
Oil 101 http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/0703rc_motor_oil/
Oil filter wizard http://www.gopurepower.com/store/filter-wizard.asp
Oil 101 http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/0703rc_motor_oil/
Oil filter wizard http://www.gopurepower.com/store/filter-wizard.asp
It seems like snake oil to me. I guess everyone has their own opinion on things but I feel that a paper filter is just fine unless you have a super hot rod. I run good oil and change it at 5k. It seems to me like a bit of hype. I am a fan of the K&N style air filters though. I just do not see the added potential benefit from changing filtering medias.
IMHO
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I agree! As long as you are changing your filters regularly, then the only thing that really matters is the oil! I run Shell Rotella T fully Synthetic 5W-40 and a standard Motorcraft paper filter.
I started using synthetic when I lived in Alaska and needed SOMETHING to have the ability to start at 45 below ~ or colder. Dino oil gets too “sticky” at those temps and just won’t let the crank go ‘round…
I started using synthetic when I lived in Alaska and needed SOMETHING to have the ability to start at 45 below ~ or colder. Dino oil gets too “sticky” at those temps and just won’t let the crank go ‘round…
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Originally Posted by brentleedragon
i have 10w-30 in my truck .... ermmmm napa oil yes, and just a "standard" oil filter, a lot of people say 10w is too thick for the wniter, but I went out and started my truck up in 0 degree weather and it started up better than my parents truck which was "winterized" lol
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i dont even remeber typing it like that......keyboard was running out of batterys idk
basically I run 10w-30 just napa oil right now and use a standard oil filter
ive heard people say in the winter its bad to run 10w-30 becasue it is too thick, but I run it even in 0 degree weather
and my truck starts up faster than my parents which was "winterized" so 5w whatever
basically I run 10w-30 just napa oil right now and use a standard oil filter
ive heard people say in the winter its bad to run 10w-30 becasue it is too thick, but I run it even in 0 degree weather
and my truck starts up faster than my parents which was "winterized" so 5w whatever
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i hear that is good i hvnt used it personally
has anyone got their oil changed and been ripped off of an oil filter? my brotehr took his truck in (2002 ranger edge), for oil and oil filter change and other crap, well he didnt think he got a new oil filter last time, so this time he marked it, when he got the truck he look under and the oil filter looked dirty and not new, but he couldnt see the mark, so he made me crawl under and look, the guy turned the oil filter so you couldnt see the mark, jiffy lube i believei n socal
has anyone got their oil changed and been ripped off of an oil filter? my brotehr took his truck in (2002 ranger edge), for oil and oil filter change and other crap, well he didnt think he got a new oil filter last time, so this time he marked it, when he got the truck he look under and the oil filter looked dirty and not new, but he couldnt see the mark, so he made me crawl under and look, the guy turned the oil filter so you couldnt see the mark, jiffy lube i believei n socal
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Originally Posted by brentleedragon
i hear that is good i hvnt used it personally
has anyone got their oil changed and been ripped off of an oil filter? my brotehr took his truck in (2002 ranger edge), for oil and oil filter change and other crap, well he didnt think he got a new oil filter last time, so this time he marked it, when he got the truck he look under and the oil filter looked dirty and not new, but he couldnt see the mark, so he made me crawl under and look, the guy turned the oil filter so you couldnt see the mark, jiffy lube i believei n socal
has anyone got their oil changed and been ripped off of an oil filter? my brotehr took his truck in (2002 ranger edge), for oil and oil filter change and other crap, well he didnt think he got a new oil filter last time, so this time he marked it, when he got the truck he look under and the oil filter looked dirty and not new, but he couldnt see the mark, so he made me crawl under and look, the guy turned the oil filter so you couldnt see the mark, jiffy lube i believei n socal
http://mfile.akamai.com/12924/wmv/vo...52183.200k.asx
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I run Castrol 10w40 in my Subaru (when it's running), and 15w40 diesel-rated oil in everything else. Better ring lube, stronger film strength, better acid resistance. On my Fords, I use Motorcraft filters, but usually Wix or Napa on everything else. No oil-related issues so far, and the last engine I had to tear into was nice and clean.