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Sedans Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt Question about oil?
23 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2008 at 3:43 PM
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| We went with Mobil 1 synthetic and a Fram oil filter. | |
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Replying to: harrisblack (Jul 03, 2008 9:56 am) |
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On the Maintenance & Repair forum. Engine Oil-A Slippery Subject |
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Replying to: poncho167 (Jul 03, 2008 10:13 am) What about the air cleaner and the fuel filter? What brands?
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Replying to: harrisblack (Jul 05, 2008 12:58 pm) For air filter the AC/Delco has been known to be among the best in protecting your engine. Test after test it has been proven to trap more dirt than any other. Wix brand are supposed to also be good with oil and air. I thought I saved it but I can't find a recent lab test showing the AC/Delco air filter superior to all others. Not only is it very good at flowing air but it traps more partical than any other. |
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When it comes to oil filters or oil all major brands will be fine unless you push the milage between oil changes. I myself change the oil in my car at around 2,500 give or take a 100 miles. I use whatever is on sale, Fram, Pennzoil etc. It only makes a difference if you go above the 3,000 miles intervals. When I had valve cover gaskets replaced on my 94 cavalier the engine looked as good as new with no build-up of junk in it, and probably have used fram filters more than any other brand. The same thing with oil I always use Castrol GTX 5-30. If you change your oil at 3,000 miles or less your wasting money on synthetic oil. Synthetic oil is for people who go 4-5 thousand bettween oil changes. If Fram was so bad they would have been either re-worked or pulled from the market by now. 
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Replying to: gerald41 (Jul 06, 2008 7:10 am) |
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Replying to: poncho167 (Jul 03, 2008 10:13 am) You are making a blanket statement about spin-on filters. You can't compare a spin-on to a cartridge. I also like AC/Delco, but people have to reallize the Ecotec engines don't even use spin-on oil filters. I've used AC/Delco, Hengst, Fram, and Purolator on my Ecotoecs. I still like the AC/Delco the best. It seems better made and the pleats don't "shred".
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Replying to: tcalof (Aug 02, 2008 6:20 am) |
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Replying to: poncho167 (Jul 03, 2008 10:13 am) Almost ALL spin on auto oil filters use paper as the filter medium. What is unusual about the Fram filters is that Fram uses paper for the end caps. Other brands have metal end caps that the pleated paper is seated in, and plastisol is used to provide a seal. Fram uses a dense, felt-like paper instead of steel to make the end caps, and they use glue to achieve the seal. Tom
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