SLICK50? That’s a throwback.
Ever used STP?
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WIX Oil Filters
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Ever used STP?
Never did, once I started on SLICK50 I stayed with it. Don’t know if it ever made a difference though, other than it appeared the engine temp was a bit lower.
I've used WIX/NAPA Gold oil filters for decades. Recent production is not as good as prior, but still a quality product and easily obtainable.
I'll consider Bosch if the pricing is reasonable and I can find them readily.
I'll consider Bosch if the pricing is reasonable and I can find them readily.
Filters made in USA
Which oil filters are made in the United States? - Alt Car news
Now if we can only find the best oil!
Which oil filters are made in the United States? - Alt Car news
Now if we can only find the best oil!
DWalt
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My big question is why there are there so many oil filter sizes? I’d think that, at least for passenger vehicles, two or at most three, filter designs should cover every need.
Back when I was a kid, my dad had a 1955 Dodge. Changing the filter was so difficult that it had to be done in a service shop as it was so deeply buried. His solution was to never change the filter. As I remember, it did not use a spin-on/spin-off filter. It had an element inside an outer can. There was some structural member that blocked access to that can.
I’d guess many know that the old air cooled engine VW Beetles did not even have an oil filter.
Back when I was a kid, my dad had a 1955 Dodge. Changing the filter was so difficult that it had to be done in a service shop as it was so deeply buried. His solution was to never change the filter. As I remember, it did not use a spin-on/spin-off filter. It had an element inside an outer can. There was some structural member that blocked access to that can.
I’d guess many know that the old air cooled engine VW Beetles did not even have an oil filter.
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slickracer
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They are not what they used to be, since being sold to MH.
Mainsail
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ACORN
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The two filters here are both Mopar 090s. The one on the right is the new one about to go on, the one on the left came off the Jeep and as you can see, the seal separated.
What else is missing from the one on the left?
Anti drain back valve
Mainsail
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Yup. Somehow I missed that when I installed it.
Just goes to show, you have to inspect everything.
I put 1.2 million miles on 5 company owned vehicles and personal vehicles between 1987 and 2017. I had a few others in between that were shared drivers. None used wix filters and no internal engine damage ever required a shut down. It was my company's policy to replace at 10 years or 100,000 miles whichever came last. Due to the travel 2 of us did we usually got vehicles sent to be used crew trucks @ 130-150,000.
My personal owned vehicles never had an engine failure and we drive those to between 150,000 - 190,000. Currently our 2017 Subaru Forester is a grand-daughters driver back and forth to HS. It has 195K on it with no engine problems and running 0-20 weight oil. No wix filters there. I wouldn't recommend the subaru due to the CVS transmission but the engine is strong.
My personal owned vehicles never had an engine failure and we drive those to between 150,000 - 190,000. Currently our 2017 Subaru Forester is a grand-daughters driver back and forth to HS. It has 195K on it with no engine problems and running 0-20 weight oil. No wix filters there. I wouldn't recommend the subaru due to the CVS transmission but the engine is strong.
LVSteve
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3000 mile oil changes is so 1970s. Yes, I used to do it in England thanks to shortish runs and major humidity. The crankcase ventilation on the cars I ran then was such you could guarantee the oil picked up major amounts of moisture. Sometimes this led to oddities like the dipstick level after a coupled of months showing MORE oil than when you filled it, or on some cars you developed large amounts of mayo in the rocker cover.
CAJUNLAWYER
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No oil filter thread is complete without mentioning toilet paper.
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oger
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Get on a Corvette site they are nuts about the best of everything and Wix is the best.
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Wix XP oil filters on my vehicles. Never had any problems. Having worked on a pit crew for 40+ years, saw more Wix filters than any other brand on those 900 hp engines. That said, the Wix XP is their top "civilian" model, warranted for 15,00 miles. I change my Mobil 1 Full Synthetic Oil, warranted for 10,000 miles, and the Wix XP every 3-5 thousand miles, keeping a close eye on the oil's condition every time I gas up with Sunoco Ultra 93.
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The FRAM Extra Guard, (aka The Orange Can of Death), makes the list? Whoever the mechanic was who drew this up wouldn't get within ten feet of my vehicles.
