Oil Filter Thread

[Hootbro]

is m1 still combo cellulose/spun glass?

They are advertising them as "Synthetic Blend".

 

[knightjp]

Of those, I feel Bosch is the better one.

Just be careful getting filters or auto parts on Amazon, they have a reputation of having counterfeit parts....

I'm aware of the counterfeit stuff. However the SRT ones are only available through the Amazon; unless I get a Hellcat Chassis number to be able to buy it from the parts store.

 

[HEMIMANN]

I use Premium Guard on my Harley. Appears well constructed, supposedly microglass media.
I've read China supplies microglass filtration media to U.S. filter assemblers.
There's no reprieve from the great 1993 outsourcing legislation.

 

[RidgeRunner_167]

Bristol, TN still had the FE’s on the shelf. Bristol, VA, a few miles away, was all Purolator gold cans. Both stores had the new M1-113A produced in South Korea. These Korean filters appear to be VFI/Premium Guard along the lines of Carquest Premium and the MSL’s from O’Reilly’s. Most folks suspect the new Mobil 1’s are produced at the same factory as the excellent Pentius PLXL 10060’s.

 

[Burla]

fe2 in stock Walmart.com as well.

 

[HEMIMANN]

I got feisty on this hot, humid day and decided to contact Fram to find out wtf is going on with their exclusive marketing outlet for FE oil filter thru Walmart.

Unsurprisingly during this era of gross incompetence, their website email no longer works after their latest corporate buyout, tries to force me to use Microsoft Outlook email (which few use anymore), wouldn't let me change. Ok, I'll get on the phone, dreading where it would go. Indeed - 1st guy is just a call-taker with broken English. He knows nothing, of course - he just uses the same website.

Surprisingly, he transfers me to somebody actually inside Fram. She doesn't know anything. At least I can understand her. She gives me a number to call for somebody that "handles" the "Walmart Account". Voice Mail. I left a message. Why, I don't know.

None of them know or reveal what they are purposely doing to their customers.

I so hate corporate American. #Rollerball

 

[HEMIMANN]

Be sure you are seated before reading, because a miracle has occurred -

The corporate Fram guy called this lowly, sole consumer back! I was even given a "discontinued" phone number that still had voice messaging, and the guy somehow called me back.

Walmart removed Fram Endurance Filters from selected stores where sales rates were too low for their liking. The guy estimated something like 1/3 of the stores removed them. Fram Endurance FE remains available at the other stores. It also remains available to buy from Walmart online (which is what I did). There is no present plan to discontinue the series entirely, or to release the exclusive buying contract for them.

The Purolator Oil Filter that replaced Fram FE is their "20,000 mile" filter, in a gold box. It is priced lower than Fram FE, and is the same price as the now cost-reduced Fram XG filter. Both of these have synthetic blend filter media. Only Fram FE is all synthetic.

On rare occasion, a good rant induces reverse psychology and karma to prove me wrong about corporate America. 1 out of a million isn't a good batting avg.

 

[Hootbro]

Be sure you are seated before reading, because a miracle has occurred -

The corporate Fram guy called this lowly, sole consumer back! I was even given a "discontinued" phone number that still had voice messaging, and the guy somehow called me back.

Walmart removed Fram Endurance Filters from selected stores where sales rates were too low for their liking. The guy estimated something like 1/3 of the stores removed them. Fram Endurance FE remains available at the other stores. It also remains available to buy from Walmart online (which is what I did). There is no present plan to discontinue the series entirely, or to release the exclusive buying contract for them.

The Purolator Oil Filter that replaced Fram FE is their "20,000 mile" filter, in a gold box. It is priced lower than Fram FE, and is the same price as the now cost-reduced Fram XG filter. Both of these have synthetic blend filter media. Only Fram FE is all synthetic.

On rare occasion, a good rant induces reverse psychology and karma to prove me wrong about corporate America. 1 out of a million isn't a good batting avg.

Thanks for tracking this down.

 

[Burla]

Possibly a new filter technology better then anything discussed in this thread, I say new just new to the thread, not new as in just developed. I cant believe we never discussed this before, this is the first I have heard about it, thanks to Kyle aka @U&A.

World’s Best Oil Filter…Confirmed by Science #diesel #oilchange #oilfilter

Centrifuge Oil Filters are 10 TIMES BETTER than Any Other Filter!Pretty much everyone knows how important the oil filter is to life of their engine. In this ...

youtu.be

 

[Curmudgeon]

That guy's videos are always good for a laugh. Good info and a sense of humor.

...probably.

 

[Burla]

Yeah he is my top 5, but he doesn't like amsoil bypass set up...

15,000 Mile AMSOIL BYPASS FILTER Review…WARNING! #oilchange #oilfilter #engineoil

AMSOIL BYPASS FILTER System nearly DESTROYED MY DURAMAX in 15,000 MILES!Engine Oil Bypass Filtration can prolong the life of your engine oil and prolong the ...

youtu.be

 

[Sherman Bird]

My Service Procurement Team still labors with this now when cross referencing filters for our annual generator services for our clients!

Even more critical when when oil and fuel filters are on units of 200KW and more!!! (especially prime power applications!).
(if you've ever had to deal with 2-stroke Detroit's you'd know exactly what I'm talking about, overall! )

I remember changing from Continental to Hastings piston rings on my old 1966 Mustang 6 cylinder (3.3L/ 200 Cu in) back in the early 1970's. The difference in compression and oil consumption was marked. The Hastings rings won that contest. I was just playing around, but it was fun.

 

[RamDiver]

Possibly a new filter technology better then anything discussed in this thread, I say new just new to the thread, not new as in just developed. I cant believe we never discussed this before, this is the first I have heard about it, thanks to Kyle aka @U&A.

World’s Best Oil Filter…Confirmed by Science #diesel #oilchange #oilfilter

Centrifuge Oil Filters are 10 TIMES BETTER than Any Other Filter!Pretty much everyone knows how important the oil filter is to life of their engine. In this ...

youtu.be

Fascinating, especially the date on SAE 860547.

https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/860547/

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[HEMIMANN]

Been around for 15 years. Nobody bought it with Power Generator Engines that I was aware of.

https://www.cummins.com/engines/marine/accessories/eliminator

 

[RamDiver]

Been around for 15 years. Nobody bought it with Power Generator Engines that I was aware of.

https://www.cummins.com/engines/marine/accessories/eliminator

I wonder if this is a simple case of consumers not being able to accept a break from traditional filtration technology, despite the exponentially improved particulate capture and resulting improvement to engine longevity.

Bizarre!

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[HEMIMANN]

I wonder if this is a simple case of consumers not being able to accept a break from traditional filtration technology, despite the exponentially improved particulate capture and resulting improvement to engine longevity.

Bizarre!

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No, it's a case of being too expensive for the benefit provided. Simple. Customers did like the Duplex Oil Filters, though, instead of dedicated, separate individual Full Flow and Bypass Oil Filters. They only had to stock one filter part number, and still could selectively shut down banks of oil filters with engine running to change on the fly.

 

[knightjp]

I've not been through the whole thread page by page. Is there anyone who can give me a summary on which oil filter from these brands is the best to get..
WIX
Fram
K&N
Bosch
Mopar
Mobil 1 M1-113A

After that I will search my local amazon on what is available here.

I change my oil and filter approx every 3000 miles so something that is good as well as cost effective would be good.

So far I've only been using Mopar filters all this time and these are all what you get in the parts stores.
4884899AC & this one.


I searched the Fram website for the exact part number.
www.fram.com/partFinder/search/index?type=Any+Type&year=2014&make=5079&model=5482&engine=V8~5.7L~345~&car-type=car-truck
They gave me a whole list of options.. I guess you choose the one based on the oil change interval?

 

[ramffml]

I've not been through the whole thread page by page. Is there anyone who can give me a summary on which oil filter from these brands is the best to get..
WIX
Fram
K&N
Bosch
Mopar
Mobil 1 M1-113A

After that I will search my local amazon on what is available here.

I change my oil and filter approx every 3000 miles so something that is good as well as cost effective would be good.

So far I've only been using Mopar filters all this time and these are all what you get in the parts stores.
4884899AC & this one.


I searched the Fram website for the exact part number.
www.fram.com/partFinder/search/index?type=Any+Type&year=2014&make=5079&model=5482&engine=V8~5.7L~345~&car-type=car-truck
They gave me a whole list of options.. I guess you choose the one based on the oil change interval?

You likely can't purchase the Fram Endurance outside of America (seems to be a walmart thing), so I'd stick with the Ultra series. Either the XG10060 which is a small filter but guaranteed to fit on your truck, or the XG2 which is larger but you may or may not physically be able to fit it. I run the XG2 up to about 7000 miles.

 

[knightjp]

You likely can't purchase the Fram Endurance outside of America (seems to be a walmart thing), so I'd stick with the Ultra series. Either the XG10060 which is a small filter but guaranteed to fit on your truck, or the XG2 which is larger but you may or may not physically be able to fit it. I run the XG2 up to about 7000 miles.

Interestingly enough, I was actually thinking about choosing that very one. The FE is not available through my local Amazon store, but XG10060 is available and is actually for a decent price in comparison to the oem Mopar ones.

 

[RidgeRunner_167]

I've not been through the whole thread page by page. Is there anyone who can give me a summary on which oil filter from these brands is the best to get..
WIX
Fram
K&N
Bosch
Mopar
Mobil 1 M1-113A

After that I will search my local amazon on what is available here.

I change my oil and filter approx every 3000 miles so something that is good as well as cost effective would be good.

So far I've only been using Mopar filters all this time and these are all what you get in the parts stores.
4884899AC & this one.
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I searched the Fram website for the exact part number.
www.fram.com/partFinder/search/index?type=Any+Type&year=2014&make=5079&model=5482&engine=V8~5.7L~345~&car-type=car-truck
They gave me a whole list of options.. I guess you choose the one based on the oil change interval?

The new Mobil 1 113’s are made in South Korea. They appear to be excellent filters along the lines of Carquest Premium, Pentius, and other Asian filters made by Premium Guard.