Henro
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My owner's manual says change engine oil at each 100 hours. I change it at 50. I used to change my oil filter every 50 hours as well. Now the engine oil filter price jumped to about twice the cost of the oil... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
My manual says to change the engine oil filter every 200 hours. The filter prices is making me want to follow the manufactur's recommendation.
Aware that I was acting dangeriously (by thinking), I continued to think about what I had been/may be doing. And I now wonder if changing the engine oil filter every 50 hours is actually hurting, rather than helping my engine...???
I have heard that air filters actually filter a bit better after the get a little dirty, the dirt actually adding to the cabability of the filter to "grab" small particles.
Could the same thing happen with an oil filter? Could a slightly used filter actually be doing a better job than a new one just put in service? By changing at 50 hours, could I actually be removing a filter that was in its prime and putting on a new filter that needs to filter a while before it reaches peak performance?
Might I actually be doing less, rather than more, by changing my oil filter four times more often than recommended?
My manual says to change the engine oil filter every 200 hours. The filter prices is making me want to follow the manufactur's recommendation.
Aware that I was acting dangeriously (by thinking), I continued to think about what I had been/may be doing. And I now wonder if changing the engine oil filter every 50 hours is actually hurting, rather than helping my engine...???
I have heard that air filters actually filter a bit better after the get a little dirty, the dirt actually adding to the cabability of the filter to "grab" small particles.
Could the same thing happen with an oil filter? Could a slightly used filter actually be doing a better job than a new one just put in service? By changing at 50 hours, could I actually be removing a filter that was in its prime and putting on a new filter that needs to filter a while before it reaches peak performance?
Might I actually be doing less, rather than more, by changing my oil filter four times more often than recommended?