The Ultimate Oil Filter?!!
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Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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From: Arden NC
I like how they claim that this is green and no toxic disposal.
Details from their page:
Easy to clean (hot soapy water). No modifications are required. Installation of the filter takes less than 5 minutes. Easy to install (No special tools needed). Easy Monitoring of the engine (simply unscrew the canister). Reduce maintenance and repair costs. No toxic disposal.
What do they recommend we do with the hot soapy waste water?
Got to love marketing
Details from their page:
Easy to clean (hot soapy water). No modifications are required. Installation of the filter takes less than 5 minutes. Easy to install (No special tools needed). Easy Monitoring of the engine (simply unscrew the canister). Reduce maintenance and repair costs. No toxic disposal.
What do they recommend we do with the hot soapy waste water?
Got to love marketing
Safety Car
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From: You know your drunk when you swerve to miss the tree then you realize its your air freshener! Covington Ga
It would take about 20 oil changes for that thing to pay off for me. So, I would be looking at 10-15 years.........
Melting Slicks
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From: Rochester Hills MI
Melting Slicks
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From: Rochester Hills MI
if you do buy one of these, check your oil pressure before and after install at the same temp. depending on if you did the oil pressure sensor relocator or not, the pressure may increase or decrease. this will let you know if it is putting additional strain on your oil pump. most people dont run purolator oil filters on vettes due to this reason.
(i cant remember if the sensor relocate puts the sensor before or after the filter in the system, so i'll let you figure that one out
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Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
The stock C5 oil pressure sensor is located AFTER the oil filter, so higher pressure equals less restriction and more flow.
I stopped using DELCO Premium UPF filters because they were too flow restrictive, went to WIX filters. My cold oil pressure increased 10-15 psi.
I stopped using DELCO Premium UPF filters because they were too flow restrictive, went to WIX filters. My cold oil pressure increased 10-15 psi.
Last edited by Oldvetter; Jun 20, 2011 at 10:22 PM.
Drifting
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From: Bristol raceway area
Same here. I won't go near a Ecore filter.
Team Owner
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My local Wal Marts only carry Fram (garbage) or Supertech. The latter is actually a quality filter made by Champion. Lately I've just been getting the Purolator PurOnes at Advanced Auto.