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Originally posted by Racing Rice
...I got to thinking. Do some oil filters allow better flow then others? Do you guys have any certain opinions on which oil filters are good and which arent so good? Or do you just use whatever?
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Yeah, I 'studied' oil filters for months. I could 'go on' about this subject for pages. Bottom line is, I run the Purolator "PureONE" PL14459. They list for $13.50, but Pep Boys sells them for $5.99 in our area. They are simply THE best paper media oil filter you can buy --- period.
My second choice would be the ACDelco UltraGuard Gold UPF1127. Pep Boys sells them for $8.99. They have synthetic media. These are the best synthetic media filters you can buy.
My third choice would be the Mobil 1 M1-104. They are about the same price as the ACDelco. These are generic Champion synthetic media filters, with a think-walled case and no facets. They're okay, but... The K&N oil filter is the same generic Champion filter with a 'nut' welded on the end of the case, so you can remove it with a regular wrench.
Lastly --- I would got the OE route. I think you can get Honda OE filters for about $3.99/mail order the last time I checked... If you're going to go this route, you might as well buy a 99-cent Pennzoil filter at K-mart and save your money, IMO.
This is proof that I use them...
This is what they look like 'inside.' Notice the Teflon valve?
Look ma, no facets! This is what I HATE about Mobil 1 filters...
No way to remove them with anything but a 'strap' wrench.
Whatever you do,
DO NOT USE FRAM FILTERS!!! FRAM SUCKS!!!