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Maintenance & Repair Maintenance & Repair - Archived Discussions Factory oil filters vs. After Market oil filters 
100 messages, Last post on Feb 13, 2001 at 5:48 AM
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| Yes, have been known to be junk for years. My experience after 9 years of oil analyis, synthetic oil and extended drains has led me to conclude that there are only three filters worth buying. Pure One, Amsoil/Hasting and Mobil 1. Even the OEM filters did not produce the same results as the previous three mentioned. Like most things in life, 90% of the time you get what you pay for. Of course, not true with Castrol Syntec which is not a true synthetic as noted in the Nov issue of Car and Driver, but you pay the inflated price for it! | |
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Who are "they"? A link, maybe? Thanks. |
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| "They" would be lab technicians. | |
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So, independant lab technicians? Is it a trade union, or something? |
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| I guess I don't know what you're asking. If you use key words "oil filter tesing", you should be able to find this web site. Unfortunately, I don't remember the site address. Give it a try. | |
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Okay, I was hoping that you found a new site similar to the old one: http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html My mistake. Sorry. |
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As an engineering student I toured an independent lab that tested filters and oil for the companies. During the tour we got to hear horror stories of some oils and filters that were actually nastier than used oil and filters. This applied to OEM's as well! When asked what the best oil and filter was - this person could not tell us due to him working for the lab. So we rephrased our question, "What oil and filter do you use in your car" Fram and Penzoil. |
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| Everyone, lets not forget about the AC Delco Ultraguard Gold filters....they are arguably as good as the Mobil 1 ane the Pure One.....their micron rating is excellent | |
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biyonic 1 That lab technician must not care about his car. I haven't seen any data to suggest that Pennzoil is good or bad, but I do know that if it's not full synthetic, it's not providing the best protection. However, I have read in several different studies that Fram filters are no good. mdecamps I haven't seen any data that supports your claim. I'm not saying it isn't true, I just haven't seen the data. |
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