Best oil filter

[Walter Rego]

I used Mobil 1 filters religiously for years. Premium priced but OK with me. I stayed away from Fram orange can filters. But then Fram developed their Ultra filter. Their hierarchy from economy to premium is Extra Guard, Tough Guard and Ultra Synthetic. The Ultra Synthetics are so good that I used them for 10,000 miles with a synthetic oil change only every 5,000 miles (i.e. changed the filter every other oil change). Could probably go longer but that was good enough for me. Got good Blackstone oil analysis too.
I would use the same regimen with my new car but have not been able to confirm that the anti drain back valve specifications on the Fram Ultra meet the manufacturers specs so I will stick with the OEM filters for the time being. A filter good enough to only have to change every other oil change is a nice time and mess saver.

 

[chief38]

Amsoil and or the Royal Purple filters are the two best.

 

[sar4937]

I doubt Mobil makes their own filter. Most recommend the OEM filter, and I doubt many of them are made in house. There are only 3 or 4 major filter manufacturers in the USA, but they outsource the lower price point filters. NAPA silvers used to be made in Venezuela, with about half the internal filter paper of the NAPA Gold filter. Others are probably close to that.

 

[meaneyedcatz]

Wix gets my vote.

 

[Turn4811]

It depends on the vehicle as well.

Wife's car - Mann, they make the OEM filters
My truck - whatever is on sale. I got a 10-pack of Motorcraft for $22 at an auction 3 years ago.
The Harley - Amsoil

I run synthetic in everything. I also change the oil more often than recommended. It's cheap insurance. Those high dollar "premium" filters always seemed like a gimmick. When an oil filter fills up with crud the by-pass kicks in. OEM specs will always work.

 

[Golddollar]

I bought a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis brand new from the dealer, and it had 242,000 miles on it when I sold it. Being a creature of habit, I was getting an oil and filter change every 3000 miles. When I was commuting to the Baltimore area that translated to an oil change every 6 weeks. I presume the dealership was using the Ford Motorcraft brand of oil filters. Maybe I could have stretched the intervals between oil changes but I can't complain about the life I got out of that car with oil and filters changes as often as I had them done.

 

[375hh1973]

Whatever my Ford dealership installs when I have them change my oil

 

[AManWearingAHat]

Bosch here.

 

[histreenut]

Whatever the dealership changes the filter with...no idea what kind it is. That being said, it gets done every 3000k.

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[Benchrest1]

I have my oil changed at the dealership. So what ever Toyota and Lexus use is what is in my truck and car.

 

[jag312]

I use a Purolater Pure One filter for my Honda. I use a special Fram filter on my Ferrari. It was not an ordinary filter. It was made to Ferrari specs. Fram doesn't make it any more. I'm down to just one left. I was told there is a Baldwin filter to use in the Ferrari.

For my 1954 Jaguar XK120, it doesn't use a spin-on filter. I remove the filter can, remove the element for cleaning and reuse. The heck with that. I just install a new filter element.

 

[ACORN]

I sell Wix. For years I thought Fram was a quality filter until I saw one cut open. There's a reason why they're priced cheap. Now, I wouldn't run one unless I had no alternative.

 

[Rule3]

Just two video reviews, there are many, many more!


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Many brands are made by Champion Labs, such as SuperTech, so sometimes it is just a name.

 

[dodgecharger]

I've personally cut a dozen different brand of filters open and wix was the best of the bunch. More filter media and a much better anti drain back valve. Fram and the parts house brand were by far the worst.

 

[prairieviper]

We have a Ram truck and a Jeep. Mopar filters works for us.

 

[Huskerguy]

Wix as well. Manufacturers, as far as I know, do not make their own filters but do spec them out.

 

[Breakaway500]

The best? OEM. No..I don't use them often...mainly on newer vehicles..but if you are asking what is the BEST,..thats what I will tell you...and it's 100% the truth.

Not that aftermarkets are all junk..just a LOT of them. Choose wisely...and if in doubt..buy original equipment.

They built the vehicle..they know what is best, and what really fits...not kinda sorta maybe....

I'm working on a 2019 Prius this morning. (Not mine,a customers.) It will be getting a genuine Toyota oil Filter and Toyota 0w-16 motor oil. Why put in anything less?

 

[AKtinman]

Whatever Toyota uses. My body tells me it is not as much fun to crawl around under my vehicles any longer

My dad was a fan of the Frantz toilet paper filters back in the 1970's. They are still around: Frantz Filters, LLC. Official Website

 

[fishwishin]

Fleetguard on my Cummins. Highly recommended in the diesel forums.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I use Fram. I change every 3-5000 mi. depending on the oil I'm using......Originally vehicles didn't have oil filters.