Best Oil Filter for the Money?
03-29-2019, 12:28 PM
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-edit- I'm an ol' fart too ... I remember TP filters.
OBERG
it's for real, current, lotsa real race cars use them
among the best and priced accordingly
https://www.obergfilters.com/wp-cont...s-Oct.2018.pdf
ALSO
Moroso 23845 is a pre-filter which sets atop standard spin-on filter
https://www.moroso.com/engine-saver-...r-screen23845/
OBERG
it's for real, current, lotsa real race cars use them
among the best and priced accordingly
https://www.obergfilters.com/wp-cont...s-Oct.2018.pdf
ALSO
Moroso 23845 is a pre-filter which sets atop standard spin-on filter
https://www.moroso.com/engine-saver-...r-screen23845/
Last edited by jackson; 03-29-2019 at 12:30 PM.
03-29-2019, 01:17 PM
#103
50,000 miles?
Remove two zeros and watch the videos on YouTube about filter internals.
Some of you may remember a Fram commercial shown on TV years ago. It was about a mechanic wiping his hands with a towel and holding a orange filter.
At that time their slogan was:
"You can pay me now or you can pay me later'". Meaning that if you don't use Fram then you will pay the mechanic for repairs later.
Now that I am older and wiser I realize that slogan really means that if you install a Fram, you will pay for repairs later.
Remove two zeros and watch the videos on YouTube about filter internals.
Some of you may remember a Fram commercial shown on TV years ago. It was about a mechanic wiping his hands with a towel and holding a orange filter.
At that time their slogan was:
"You can pay me now or you can pay me later'". Meaning that if you don't use Fram then you will pay the mechanic for repairs later.
Now that I am older and wiser I realize that slogan really means that if you install a Fram, you will pay for repairs later.
03-29-2019, 02:36 PM
#104
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Avoiding orange oil filters has been second nature for the past 20 years for me. But we can all name other companies that sell both cheap crap and nice stuff under basically the same name.
That said, is there a Wix XP filter that will fit? They don't seem to make a 51069XP.
Here's a video. The Fram XG seems to be equivalent to the Wix XP.
That said, is there a Wix XP filter that will fit? They don't seem to make a 51069XP.
Here's a video. The Fram XG seems to be equivalent to the Wix XP.
Yes, the XG or Ultra Synthetic is well constructed. It has dual layers of synthetic media, a metal mesh screen backing up the media, silicon ADBV, metal end caps and a fairly heavy case. Ticks all the boxes. They are easy to pick up on sale at good prices and I have absolutely no concerns running them on my engines.
The hype over the WIX/NAPA Gold is just due to it being a well constructed filter. But, the media really isn't anything special compared to most other decent filters. It's fairly easy to find filters with better filter media. But, again, it's a well constructed filter that will do the job with very little chance of a filter related failure which makes it a solid choice.
A filter that is recognized as filtering very well is the Purolator Pure 1. However, it's also known for having tears in the media when cut open in the after service inspection. So, do you want to take a risk on them for the good filtering?
03-29-2019, 03:08 PM
#105
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
-edit- I'm an ol' fart too ... I remember TP filters.
OBERG
it's for real, current, lotsa real race cars use them
among the best and priced accordingly
https://www.obergfilters.com/wp-cont...s-Oct.2018.pdf
ALSO
Moroso 23845 is a pre-filter which sets atop standard spin-on filter
https://www.moroso.com/engine-saver-...r-screen23845/
OBERG
it's for real, current, lotsa real race cars use them
among the best and priced accordingly
https://www.obergfilters.com/wp-cont...s-Oct.2018.pdf
ALSO
Moroso 23845 is a pre-filter which sets atop standard spin-on filter
https://www.moroso.com/engine-saver-...r-screen23845/
Wow those Orberg filters are weird looking. Look more like small-scale wine or beer filters than automotive oil filters.
Adam
03-29-2019, 08:52 PM
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Now if you are really concerned about having clean oil filtered to less than 1 micron, this baby is for you! Being hotrodders, you should be able to retrofit this into your C3.
https://fpevalves.com/images/brochur...chure-2015.pdf
https://fpevalves.com/images/brochur...chure-2015.pdf
03-05-2021, 11:39 AM
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03-05-2021, 01:09 PM
#109
WIX or NAPA Gold
03-06-2021, 09:41 PM
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03-26-2021, 04:07 PM
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Melting Slicks
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It's worth noting that Jim's over-all, cost-is-not-a-consideration winner the "Mobile 1 M1-302" oil filter i snow a "legacy" product and has been replaced by the M1-302a.
The folks at Bob's the Oil Guy are NOT impressed by the new filter. The new filter is available on AMZN for $8.49; you have to shell out $14.99 to pick up the M1-302 right now.
The Fram XG5 Ultra now stands alone and for only $8.97. Fram haters gonna hate...
The Fram is longer and provide more volume and filter area, too... Picture coming soon as I picked up one of each.
Adam
The folks at Bob's the Oil Guy are NOT impressed by the new filter. The new filter is available on AMZN for $8.49; you have to shell out $14.99 to pick up the M1-302 right now.
The Fram XG5 Ultra now stands alone and for only $8.97. Fram haters gonna hate...
The Fram is longer and provide more volume and filter area, too... Picture coming soon as I picked up one of each.
Adam
Last edited by NewbVetteGuy; 03-26-2021 at 04:08 PM.
03-26-2021, 06:28 PM
#117
Le Mans Master
It's worth noting that Jim's over-all, cost-is-not-a-consideration winner the "Mobile 1 M1-302" oil filter i snow a "legacy" product and has been replaced by the M1-302a.
The folks at Bob's the Oil Guy are NOT impressed by the new filter. The new filter is available on AMZN for $8.49; you have to shell out $14.99 to pick up the M1-302 right now.
The Fram XG5 Ultra now stands alone and for only $8.97. Fram haters gonna hate...
The Fram is longer and provide more volume and filter area, too... Picture coming soon as I picked up one of each.
Adam
The folks at Bob's the Oil Guy are NOT impressed by the new filter. The new filter is available on AMZN for $8.49; you have to shell out $14.99 to pick up the M1-302 right now.
The Fram XG5 Ultra now stands alone and for only $8.97. Fram haters gonna hate...
The Fram is longer and provide more volume and filter area, too... Picture coming soon as I picked up one of each.
Adam
03-26-2021, 07:29 PM
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03-27-2021, 08:41 AM
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I would like to see BITOG, 540 Rat, etc, post the oils and filters that will grenade your engine so I don't end up buying any of them. But wait. There aren't any really bad products out there that would destroy your engine. So, it doesn't really matter which brand one chooses.
Last edited by resdoggie; 03-27-2021 at 08:43 AM.
03-27-2021, 10:37 AM
#120
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I would like to see BITOG, 540 Rat, etc, post the oils and filters that will grenade your engine so I don't end up buying any of them. But wait. There aren't any really bad products out there that would destroy your engine. So, it doesn't really matter which brand one chooses.
Last edited by OldCarBum; 03-27-2021 at 10:40 AM.