what brand of oil filter on your vehicles

Cleburne · Feb 24, 2012

I run Wix and Baldwin filters on what I have.

rsewill · Feb 24, 2012

Mann in my VW Diesels (15k mile changes using Mobil Turbo Diesel Truck oil) and OEM filters in my small engines using the same oil because I already have it on the shelf.

jonyyuma · Feb 24, 2012

Today, I cut up the used OEM oil filters for my autos. The Toyota filter was very well built and had a really nice looking supply of paper inside,with two metal end caps on the element..The Hyundai filter was heavier metal cased, also had a very nice looking element inside with metal caps and a metal relief valve. I did not see any plastic parts inside. I do believe that I can safely run these filters to their 7500 mile markers with no problems..

crazyal · Feb 24, 2012

I change the oil every 3000 miles and I buy the cheap name brand oil and filter that's on sale as a 5 qt/ filter package.

I'm not going to buy STP though. The last one I had was junk. The metal was so thin that the filter socket couldn't remove it. The metal would just deform. After exhausting every other attempt I finally hand to mangle it pretty badly and remove the exhaust manifold so I could get on the base.

I know I've read all about how a Fram has caused this and than and that they use paper and plastic valves in them but I've ran them for decades and never had an issue. I think it's luck of the draw and on occasion you get unlucky.

On the Kubota I have a kubota filter because I bought all the filters as a package (engine, hst, hydraulic, air, fuel).

crazyal · Feb 24, 2012

jonyyuma said:
Today, I cut up the used OEM oil filters for my autos. The Toyota filter was very well built and had a really nice looking supply of paper inside,with two metal end caps on the element..The Hyundai filter was heavier metal cased, also had a very nice looking element inside with metal caps and a metal relief valve. I did not see any plastic parts inside. I do believe that I can safely run these filters to their 7500 mile markers with no problems..

I remember seeing a Toyota filter cut away at the dealer years ago. The display said they had more surface area than the standard filter design. They look like nice filters and I think they reduced the size because of the more efficient design. It's too bad the dealer is too far away otherwise I might use them instead of the bargain ones.

Jamming · Feb 26, 2012

The pressure valve internal on a fram are junk, some cardboard ones are still around that had many failures, The filters that wal-mart sells are made by purolator filters and are the best bang for your buck, look it up on google. $1.97 filter that sells for $7.99 with a differnt logo. Short of buying Royal purple or Amsoil, the best oil for the money is Rotella T but you will mostly find it in 5w-40 but still has a higher shear rating than most. Rotella is the largest volume of oil sold in this country due to a large amount of trucking companys using it, full synthetic at wally world is $19.97 for a gallon. But i run Mobil 1, Amsoil, Rotella, Valvoline, Motorcraft 5W-20 in my motorhome. all great choices, one to avoid, because of high detergent is Pennzoil. Unless you change very often. Or you enjoy sludge.

5030 · Feb 27, 2012

Jamming said:
The pressure valve internal on a fram are junk, some cardboard ones are still around that had many failures, The filters that wal-mart sells are made by purolator filters and are the best bang for your buck, look it up on google. $1.97 filter that sells for $7.99 with a differnt logo. Short of buying Royal purple or Amsoil, the best oil for the money is Rotella T but you will mostly find it in 5w-40 but still has a higher shear rating than most. Rotella is the largest volume of oil sold in this country due to a large amount of trucking companys using it, full synthetic at wally world is $19.97 for a gallon. But i run Mobil 1, Amsoil, Rotella, Valvoline, Motorcraft 5W-20 in my motorhome. all great choices, one to avoid, because of high detergent is Pennzoil. Unless you change very often. Or you enjoy sludge.

You sure about that or is your statement based on some one else's opinions?

I don't believe it has anything to do with 'detergent' in the oil but then please enlighten us, especially me. I'm all ears....

...and, I believe you should 'bone up' on oil properties because your nomenclature is in left field......

greggn · Feb 28, 2012

From garden tractors , Ranger Pickup to International truck and Heavy Equipment. - Wix and Baldwin

jonyyuma · Feb 28, 2012

crazyal said:
I remember seeing a Toyota filter cut away at the dealer years ago. The display said they had more surface area than the standard filter design. They look like nice filters and I think they reduced the size because of the more efficient design. It's too bad the dealer is too far away otherwise I might use them instead of the bargain ones.

When you look inside, the design is very nice, sometimes they allow more paper filtering area.. I am not always at the Toyota dealer, so they sell three of them at a cut rate, sometimes a dollar cheaper each..I have been looking inside of oil and fuel filters for years. I took up the idea from seeing ads of Nascar engine filter full of rockerarm tips after their 500 mile races. I used to rebuild engines and always cut the first filter open after use for a Look-see??I am trying the Mobil-1 oil filters now as I am going with 5w30 synthetic oil to save my motors and some additional gasoline. By chance what are you calling Bargain filtering?