ggzilla Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I will guarantee you [Nissan] have specifications on what they want in a oil filter Yes, and FRAM meets those specifications. But those specs are much lower than NAPA Gold... Quote Link to comment
Guest kamakazi620 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes, and FRAM meets those specifications. But those specs are much lower than NAPA Gold... Wix filters look like the best choice but I'm sold on union Sangyo filters made in Japan for my Japanese truck, Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I cut open a K&N HP 3001 that I had left over from the last oil change, 47 pleats. This is the Ford application. I found a bunch cheap at a swap meet a while back and have been running them on my 620. Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 why not just use a system one oil filter? reuseable, just clean it out and put it back in. plus you dont have to cut anything to check your filter. Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 why not just use a system one oil filter? reuseable, just clean it out and put it back in. plus you dont have to cut anything to check your filter. At $150 initial cost plus $50 for a replacement cartridge? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 you never replace the cartridge. after 27 oil changes, it pays for itself. Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah.... uhh, in 81K miles I bet I don't spend $150 in oil filters. But if I did, it would take me 4-5 years per vehicle to do it. And the point of the thread is to compare the filters we all buy or don't buy, right? ;) Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 i do buy them ;) , but yeah i understand what your saying. just a long term idea. Quote Link to comment
strang3majik Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 And if you have a GM with an LT1 with low oil pressure...run a Wix or Napa Gold filter...it flows better raising the oil pressure in the engine. Had a GM tech tell me that and I tried it...damn if he wasn't right. Ever since then I use nothing but Napa Gold/Wix. I have used a Mobil 1 filter before though...never with issue. But, Mobil 1 is good oil, so, there filters should be too. Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm gonna fill up my fram filter with flash powder stick a fuse in it and blow it up. Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm gonna fill up my fram filter with flash powder stick a fuse in it and blow it up. Knowing Fram it'll probably be a dud. 2 Quote Link to comment
BenJammin Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Don't know if this has been brought up (too many posts to read thru), but is the assumption that more pleats is better? It may seem obvious to some, but is there a flow rate that goes with pleat count ? i.e. pleat count vs. total flow or something like that? Does more pleats create more flow or vice versa? And does more pleats really = more cleaning ? Is there a trade-off ? Don't kill me for bringing up these questions, but more of something doesn't always equal better just because it passes the common sense test. How much of that is marketing vs what really works best ? Is it really that much cheaper to do less pleats in a piece of cardboard just to shortchange people ? Fyi, I ran my '91 Mustang 5.0 for 14 years on Fram oil filters and the thing was still running great at 192k miles when I sold it to come out west (but yes it burned about 1/2 a quart between 3 ~ 5k changes towards the last 30k miles... which is not considered too bad for a Ford at that mileage and I ran Castrol synthetic blend in it the whole time ) 1 Quote Link to comment
xtrememotorworks Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Know some engine/trans shops that say they won't stand behind a build with a fram in it. Always ran wix in my big hp stuff with good luck. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 More pleats = more surface area. If you have more surface area, you can have less restriction, more area to trap dirt, or a finer filter medium, that normally would increase restriction, but the larger area makes up for the finer filter material having the higher restriction. With that being said, the correct filter for a Datsun L-engine is this one. Why, do you ask? Because a Datsun L-engine had a oil filter bypass in the block, and the correct Nissan oil filter does not have an internal bypass. Most aftermarket oil filters do have an internal bypass. More info. If your Ford takes the Motorcraft FL1-A oil filter, I got some at Walmart, for less than $4.00, last week. Quote Link to comment
pwee4u2c Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Show me an stp filter... Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Don't forget, a lot of Datsun L motors remove that in block bypass ball as most of the filters have it already. And while it may be the correct filter, it should be noted that having one in the block and one in the filter doesn't hurt anything. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 You may have gotten away with fram for 15 years because you serviced your motor more often. It was EFI (a big improvement over carbs for engine longevity because of superior air fuel ratios) and you probably looked after it with proper maintenance and tune ups. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Show me an stp filter... Stop going to Autozone please... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Show me an stp filter... Stop going to Autozone please... Typically an STP filter is a Champion Labs filter, typical of store brands. Step above FRAM, below most everything else. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yet Autozone sells them as cheaper than Fram... Quote Link to comment
herculesinwyoming Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 anyone remember the filter kit that you just put a roll of toilet paper in? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frantz-Oil-Bypass-Filter-NIB-1960s-Toilet-Paper-Filter-COMPLETE-Original-Kit-/290783015709 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Toilet paper is made to disintegrate when it get wet. So, if you get some condensation in your oil, how long before chunks odf soggy toilet paper start moving through the oil system. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I remember them. It's one of those things where it would 'seem' to work perfectly but.... does it restrict flow? does it really filter that well? will it plug up easier? Ah I see it does not replace the regular oil filter. It's added in parallel for additional filtering. Quote Link to comment
fj40dave Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm this forum has a lot of great information. 1 Quote Link to comment
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