Reusable Oil Filter
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Ick!! Lots of Messy!!
Originally Posted by BiggieBoy
Why would anyone want to take on this hassle and mess?????
Give me my $9 Mobil 1 filter any day.....
Give me my $9 Mobil 1 filter any day.....
I can't even stand the drips on the garage floor from my everyday driver!! Randy
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I've used other brands of re-usable filters on a number of classic Chevy and Ford hot rods over the years. They have their advantages. Whether it's worth the initial cost of the re-usable filter is up to the car owner. It was nice to know I didn't have to drive 20 miles to find a filter.
Most of us will never bother to cut open an off the shelf filter open to see if there's any debris of concern. That's the big advantage. Appearance is an advantage. Some of the re-usable filters have the capacity to filter much finer microns of debris than off the shelf filters. There's also the advantage of saving landfills from more tossed out oil filters.
Most of us will never bother to cut open an off the shelf filter open to see if there's any debris of concern. That's the big advantage. Appearance is an advantage. Some of the re-usable filters have the capacity to filter much finer microns of debris than off the shelf filters. There's also the advantage of saving landfills from more tossed out oil filters.
Last edited by hotwheels57; Nov 23, 2006 at 12:54 PM.
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Originally Posted by BiggieBoy
Why would anyone want to take on this hassle and mess????? Give me my $9 Mobil 1 filter any day.....
Give me my $9 Mobil 1 filter any day..... This really does not sound like it has any benefits. A fresh filter during an oil change seems so much more practical.
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I'm sure that there is good info on these at www.bobistheoilguy.com. I'd never consider this even though I hope to have my C5 for the rest of my life.
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$200 / $6 = 33 oil filters.
at 5000 miles per oil change that would be:
5000 x 33 = 165,000 miles to brake even ROI on a $200 oil filter. But after that your in the good to go.
$200 for an oil filter.
at 5000 miles per oil change that would be:
5000 x 33 = 165,000 miles to brake even ROI on a $200 oil filter. But after that your in the good to go.
$200 for an oil filter.
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Cost wise I know it doesn't make sense. But it would be nice to easily view what the filter has actually filtered out. Anyone know if these filter better or worse than a premium oil filter?
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If your looking to see what if anything is wrong with your oil, an oil analyses from places like Bob the Oil guy will tell exactly what is going on.
By the time you SEE big flecks in your oil filter, it is way too late.
I use the ACDelco PF46 oil flilters. and get my oil tested at TWO differnt labs.
Change my oil evey 500 miles, two race weekends. DIC is down to 30% after two weekends.
By the time you SEE big flecks in your oil filter, it is way too late.
I use the ACDelco PF46 oil flilters. and get my oil tested at TWO differnt labs.
Change my oil evey 500 miles, two race weekends. DIC is down to 30% after two weekends.
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OEM or better quality filters cost $5 - $6 (or maybe even a skosh less) depending on where you shop. A super premium filter will run $9 - $11. If the reusable filter were priced at $50 or so, it might be worth considering. At $200 it's a bragging point about how much one can spend on their toy with no practical relation to cost effectiveness or improved protection.
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Look, I agree the filter is over priced. I'm just wondering how well it actually works compared to regular oil filters. Has anyone seen any information about how well it filters?
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Reuseable Oil Filters
I work in the aircraft industry and was very familiar with the type of filter media used in the type filter mentioned in the orginal post. So I tried one for about 6 months and had to take it off. It's length causes it to hang about 1 1/2 inches below the bottom of the factory filter. One nice drive in Big Bear and a encounter with a rock in the road ended that experiment. The rock went under the car and hit the filter can off center and spun the two piece canister loose. The smell of oil burning on the exhaust was cause for a look under the car and we found the canister loose. Tighened it up, drove home and took it off. I now have a $200.00 aluminum paper weight.
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Hey Shylor, don't feel bad, I posted this topic about this particular filter months back and got the same responses. The main thing that nobody has mentioned, though, is the fact that the company says this filter will do a much better job of filtering your oil! I mean catching smaller particles that regular filters cannot catch, not just keeping your oil cleaner for a greater amount of time. Then would it be worth the $200 bucks if this were true? You bet your a$$ it would be!
I have not seen any data on this filter in comparison with disposable ones so I don't know if their claims are true or not. But if their claims are accurate, it's a no brainer! As far as it hangin down lower, which I did not know, that is a major problem and could sway me away from it even WITH better filtering properties.
I have not seen any data on this filter in comparison with disposable ones so I don't know if their claims are true or not. But if their claims are accurate, it's a no brainer! As far as it hangin down lower, which I did not know, that is a major problem and could sway me away from it even WITH better filtering properties.
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Originally Posted by allmee
Hey Shylor, don't feel bad, I posted this topic about this particular filter months back and got the same responses. The main thing that nobody has mentioned, though, is the fact that the company says this filter will do a much better job of filtering your oil! I mean catching smaller particles that regular filters cannot catch, not just keeping your oil cleaner for a greater amount of time. Then would it be worth the $200 bucks if this were true? You bet your a$$ it would be!
I have not seen any data on this filter in comparison with disposable ones so I don't know if their claims are true or not. But if their claims are accurate, it's a no brainer! As far as it hangin down lower, which I did not know, that is a major problem and could sway me away from it even WITH better filtering properties.
I have not seen any data on this filter in comparison with disposable ones so I don't know if their claims are true or not. But if their claims are accurate, it's a no brainer! As far as it hangin down lower, which I did not know, that is a major problem and could sway me away from it even WITH better filtering properties.
Does the resuable filter maker give any advice on cleanout frequency?
Charlie