Oil filter question, please

what is the best brand of oil filter

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ryan_pope

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Oil filter question, please


Would a poor quality (cheaply manufactured) oil filter reduce engine oil pressure?

Which is the best, better, and worse?

Wicks

A/C

STP

Fram


I want the best for my 425 nail head engine.
 
Would a poor quality (cheaply manufactured) oil filter reduce engine oil pressure?


they can, yes.

worst is that people have cut Frams apart and found the filter media split. maybe Fram has gotten better in the last 10 years? i haven't checked recently, but every time people start pulling filters apart, Fram is noticeably worse.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/47836-why-fram-oil-filter-so-bad-3.html


Wix / AC / Purolator / Bosch all seem to have decent reputations among the common cans. obviously, you should be getting a LOT more if you splurge for something like a K&N.
 
You should now be able to vote for the next couple of years:thumbsup:

I had a fram come apart and plug the oil pump pick up of a 430. Fram blamed it on whatever, maybe high volume oil pump?!?!?, but I don't think the fibers should have disintegrated.
 
Bob said:
You should now be able to vote for the next couple of years:thumbsup:

I had a fram come apart and plug the oil pump pick up of a 430. Fram blamed it on whatever, maybe high volume oil pump?!?!?, but I don't think the fibers should have disintegrated.
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I had a Fram implode on a 455. I pulled over in time when the pressure dropped. I swapped to an AC and never had that problem again with that engine.
 
YouTube Video on oil filters

There's a YouTube video where the guy cuts open a bunch of oil filters. Visibly the Fram was the biggest piece of junk. Every part.
Wix was best. (No I don't have any affiliation)
 
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