SteveDoten

I just picked up a C5 with a PurePower oil filter installed.

I'm going to replace with the tried/true AC Delco PF46

I've never seen one of these filters before. Anyone on the forum using one?

Toque

I use WIX 51042.

I never heard of that other filter before. Kinda interesting.

Toque

WKMCD

Put it on the lawn tractor. I think that's the only place I would run one. Filters are cheap...throw them away after they've filtered all the crap out of the oil.

warlock007

ive not used one but will take it off your hands

CHJ In Virginia

Those filters look like a lot more trouble than they are worth. Any one have any info on the actual micron filtering capability VS say a Delco UPF 44?

SteveDoten

I'm not promoting it in anyway, just found it interesting.

If anyone is in the market for one, I'll sell it $110

mikes1hog

For you "youngsters," back in the 60's, there was a company called Stilko that put out a permanent oil filter. It was an aluminum can with fins that replaced a standard oil filter. They made specific ones for the different engines. The filter was a roll of toilet paper and that was replaced at each oil change. I used it on my Ford Fairlane 500 GT; it worked fine, oil pressure was good, and the oil remained clean. When I sold the car, I forgot that I had the Stilko on and it was long gone. When I replaced that car with a Galaxie 500 XL, the Stilkos were now up to 39.95 and for that I could buy a lot of regular oil filters.
Steve - you might want to hold onto that "forever" filter as it might be a valuable relic in the future.

jcgunn

Looks a little like the oil screen from a mid 30's Piper Cub...

robert miller

Dont think I like it much dont see it doing the job that it was meant to do. Looks like it would let ever little thing go thur it other than big piece,s of what ever to me.Plus I was thinking here our c5 oil filters we had to put to about 22 lbs on them. But the out side of the piece did look good. Robert

0tom01ss

ive used them on couple of my friends super gas cars. great if you want to see if theirs metal in your oil from bearings and such

FormerlyFiero

Fram actually started out with the old canister filters in the late '50's, their take on it was just a roll of toilet paper. I've heard that a Fram filter isn't much better today

That filter looks like the fuel filter from a '60's diesel truck, disc type, disposable paper type took over that market, there may be a few water separators built that way too.

SteveDoten

the magnet in it is interesting, but I'll stick with the AC Delco and slice them open after an oil change

leadfoot4

I was involved with oval track cars, back in the 80s. There was a similar type of filter, but a "pancake" shape, made by a company called Oberg. Since the cars I was involved with used dry sump systems, this Oberg filter could be remotely mounted, easing maintenance. A lot of racers used them...