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| Will be making trip to Pep Boys soon...50 mile drive. No wonder I haven't seen them. | |
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| I've been able to find Mobil 1 filters at KMart believe it or not... Has anyone had any experience with K&N oil filters? I've used them along with the Mobil 1 products on my 99 VW Passat 1.8t with no issues. They seem to be the same filter when I compared it to the Mobil 1 filter. Any ideas? As far as oil, I will only use Mobil 1. It's what BMW and Mercedes put in their engines. BTW, I've had 63000+ carefree miles in my Passat... SCHEDULED maintenance is the golden rule when it comes to long lasting cars. | |
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I never saw that one in person. If they're similar in construction, there is a good chance that they're made by the same manufacturer. As I know, Champion Labs. makes the Mobil 1 filter and bunch of others. |
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| MB puts Mobil 1 oil ONLY in their AMG models. The rest of MB cars comes with dino oil. | |
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Anyone heard of Kralinator brand oil filters? I was wondering if they were any good. Couldnt get much info from web search. Who are they made by? |
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| I have used FRAM oil filters for years in 85 VW Jetta, 89 Mazda MPV, 89 Olds Ciera, 91 Plymouth Acclaim, 94 Honda Accord, 97 Dodge Caravan, 95 Dodge Stratus, 96 Toyota Camry, 93 Ford Ranger. If I have never seen any oil related engine problems ever, shouldn't I assume FRAM oil filters are OK to use? | |
| If you change your oil and filter every 3000 miles it make no difference what you use, the cheapest piece of crap filter and oil rated SJ will give you 100,000 miles in today's engines. For longer drains, less hassle and longer life go with synthetics and a Mobil 1, Amsoil or Pure One filters | |
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The experienced folks at Contour.org have discovered that using a Fram filter on the Duratec engine leads to a bit of valvetrain noise at start up. It seems the Fram filter for that engine doesn't include an anti-drainback valve. While the Motorcraft filter (made by Purolator it appears) does have that valve, and there is no such noises at startup. I realize this is anecdotal, but the folks with the experience are not selling me the filters, so they have nothing to gain. Maybe saving $2 per oil change important to you. I don't mind spending $5 on a filter that I know was engineered a bit better. But if you dump your cars after three years, then why bother with using high quality parts. Cheers, TB |
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| Looked at purchasing a 2000 Contour with only 24,000 miles from a dealer, probably a rental car in former life and looked into the oil filler cap. I swiped my finger into the cover and came up with 1/8 inch of sludge/mud. Turned around and said good bye to the salesman. I use Amsoil synthetic and only change my Maxima every 12,000 miles, inside the valve cover looks like the day I got it, clean. But, if you dump a car every year or every three the cheapest products pushed to the limits will suffice and someone else will pay the price | |
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