does the oil filter really madder?
Apr 28, 2007, 09:37 PM
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does the oil filter really madder?
whet to autozone today and got some oil and a new filter. got mobil 1 5w30 motor oil and a mobil 1 oil filter. alot of people ive read get the mitsubishi oil filter from the dealer. does it really madder at all?
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Apr 28, 2007, 10:08 PM
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I have no experience with Mobil 1 filters. But I agree, I'll never put a Fram in any car I own again. My last car, a 98 AWD TSi, developed a serious case of phantom knock. In researching, I read a lot of bad stuff about the Fram's. I decided to do a test.
I changed my oil, put in a Fram filter, went out and datalogged a run. Definitely phantom knock as timing was being pulled.
I went back, changed the oil again, and installed an OEM filter from the dealer and repeated the run. No more phantom knock. Since then, I've only used filters from the dealer.
Hope this helps.
I changed my oil, put in a Fram filter, went out and datalogged a run. Definitely phantom knock as timing was being pulled.
I went back, changed the oil again, and installed an OEM filter from the dealer and repeated the run. No more phantom knock. Since then, I've only used filters from the dealer.
Hope this helps.
Apr 29, 2007, 03:58 AM
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There is absolutely no need to buy a filter that's over $6. There are good filters for relatively few $: Purolator PureOne, WIX, STP, etc. The K&N air filters aren't even very good at filtering. You're paying for the K&N name and there's no way I would be happy with K&N's level of filtration when it comes to an oil filter. 
I personally use WIX filters on all cars I regularly change the oil on and I get them for roughly $5 after tax.
I personally use WIX filters on all cars I regularly change the oil on and I get them for roughly $5 after tax.
May 1, 2007, 08:23 PM
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The Mobil 1 filter is a superior filter and I have used many different filters over the years on my work trucks that have logged over 500,000 miles and the M1 filter keeps the oil cleaner longer and reduces oil comsumption versus any Fram,valvoline,Motorcraft or any $5 or less filter. Think about if the Dealer sells it for $5 it is probably no more than a $3 filter....Now that being said is the dealer filter a bad filter no but regular oil isn't either but Mitsu puts synthetic oil in at the factory. So why use a plain old filter when better filters are out there..
