Factory oil filters vs. After Market oil filters - READ ONLY

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#71 of 100 e_mcconnell by turbotc Jan 23, 2001 (8:37 pm)
MB puts Mobil 1 oil ONLY in their AMG models. The rest of MB cars comes with dino oil.
#72 of 100 Kralinator?!? by mack20 Jan 24, 2001 (10:01 am)
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?
#73 of 100 Not convinced that FRAM oil filters have poor quality by rooba10 Jan 29, 2001 (8:06 pm)
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?
#74 of 100 Fram by armtdm Jan 29, 2001 (11:55 pm)
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
#75 of 100 I agree .. by adc100 Jan 30, 2001 (3:15 am)
with Armtdm
#76 of 100 Fram Filters by tboner1965 Jan 30, 2001 (3:58 am)
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
#77 of 100 Agree by armtdm Jan 30, 2001 (5:30 am)
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
#78 of 100 Fram filters by rooba10 Feb 03, 2001 (9:47 pm)
Hey guys, if you love to spend money on fancy name oil filters, and $4 a quart mobil 1 oil to feel good. Go ahead. It is not true that I dump any car after 2 years. the old 85 Jetta had 183K miles when I sold it in 90, and our Mazda MPV had 153K when we sold it after 8 years in 97. Again and again, you are wasting your money. Change your oil every 3 to 4K miles, and let the engine warm up before driving off. It is crazy to let the car go 12-15K miles before changing the oil just because it has synthetic oil in crankcase. Think about all that stop anf go moisture build up, airborn dirt, and gasoline in the oil. Everytime the gas is ignited, some of that gas/air mixture gets by the rings and reaches the oil. Just think about all the money you have spent over the years buying higher price oil and filters.
#79 of 100 If changing oil.. by adc100 Feb 04, 2001 (3:17 am)
with an inferior product every 3000 miles and screwing on a $3 filter is your bag...have at it. It's a free country.. sort of. Later Al
#80 of 100 by -pass filter by oilcan2 Feb 04, 2001 (5:07 am)
That's one reason I use a 2nd by-pass filter system.I use the amsoil one but there are other kinds out there.It filters out a few ounces of water depending what size you use,it filters dirt down to 1 micron.I change my oil once a year between 10 and 15k,I change the main filter at the half way point. In May I will change the oil,I'll take a oil sample and post the results,I'll fax anyone interested the report.

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