what oil filter is the best out there when useing mobile 1? i use the nissan filter but i have seen others and wonder if they are better.. like fran.(kidding!)i have seen the K/N gold series filters aka performance filters. also what do you guys use 5-30, 10-30 what?

 

Just use an OE filter and 5w30. Simple.

 

I was using Puralotor oil filters. Now I'm using Nissan filters. I don't use Mobil One though...using regular Mobil...probably going to switch to Castrol GTX.

 

Albert,

I'd have assume you would be using the good stuff on your car--what is going on!!!??
purlator?? are they decent filters? why aren't you switching to synthetic?

btw, thanks for the tip on the headlight. I took care of it at night when it was dark and worked against a wall...

got your email btw...
thanks-- glad she recalls who I am.

 

I use OEM filter and Castrol oil ..

Ant

 

I use fram extraguard fliters and 5w30 Mobil 1 tri-synth.
Just last week I changed my oil and pep boys were out of 5w30, so i used 0w30. Will it hurt? i have a 98 maxima se

 

I don't think 0w30 will hurt in the winter. I've used it before and it flows really easy. As far as filters, I just use what's on sale at Walmart that day, they're all the same IMHO.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by humaras
Purolator makes some of the best filters out there. Fram makes junk...ever since they were bought by Allied Signal.

Now I use the Nissan OE filter. I can't justify using synthetic...I change my oil so frequently that I still end up saving money by using natural fossil oil.

 

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They are NOT all the same. That's like saying all oil's the same. For one thing OEM filters have anti drain back... meaning your engine will get oil faster during startup... which happens to be when most wear occur. Cheap ones don't have them. There's a VERY good oil filter test out there...

Jeff, where's that oil filter test link?

-shing.

 

This way your dealer will not give you HELL from finding out that you used cheap or other brand filters on your Maxima during warranty period. If the Nissan filter failed on your car then you have a good case against Nissan. Just my $.02 cents from my friends (dealer mechanics).

Ken

 

so has anyone seen the K and N ones? performance filters?

 

I'll admit I use Fram from Wal-mart with Valvoline Synthetic. Didn't know there were differences in oil filters. What do you think guys? FRAM or switch ?

 

about the drain that the nissan OEM filter has built in that the others don't. If you guys do a search there was some stuff on this topic and there was a link on oil filters done by someone. I read this a few weeks ago on one of the posts. And it seems that the mobil 1 filters also has the drain also--but is a fairly expensive filter (money wise).

just order a half dozen from Courtesy for $4 a piece and it can last you a few years (that is if you drive like me--then 2 oil change a year).

heheh

 

Wow, when i worked P/T at a Jiffy Lube, i never knew this. I figured they were all the same. I will use Wix, Fram (Milegaurd-same) or Purolator. Yes, where is that link?

 

i bookmarked the site, it is http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html
but it won't work, just says that it is not available. However, lotsa filters have the antidrain valve. Generally speaking, if it is made for a car that is supposed to have one, then it will have one, pretty much no matter what brand. Even the fram has one. The problem with the fram is the quality of the seals and filter material being really cheap so it clogs forcing the filter to bypass itself entirely. Some really good filters like the puralator pure one, the k'n and the fram tough guard have a antidrain valve that is made of silicone instead of rubber like the others (including nissan). Silicone is more flexible in cold weather and seals better. I use mobil 5w30 and the kmart brand penske filter (made by castrol, same as castrol filter) and it has a rubber antidrain valve, and good internal construction. I also keep a large magnet stuck to the side of my oil filter to catch extra stuff.

 

I run Mobil 1 and was using Wix filters (got a case for free) but was concerned about the anti-drainback valve not working so well. IF the car sat all day on a slant leaning towards the driver side, I would get a little valve chatter until the oil pumped up. I just changed my oil Monday and I put in a Purolator Pure One. Same problem, no difference. Check out this site, they have the solution. Maybe we can get a group deal??

http://www.wetstart.com

 

God damn this thing is expensive... range from $265-$665 and up?! Geeez... i thought it was gunna be like a $50 item at most. Oh well.

 

I have used both the Purolator Pure One and the Mobil 1 filters, and both worked fine.

This may be a bit out of date (I used to be in the automotive aftermarket business years ago), but it is probably generally true...

There are only a handful of companies that actually manufacture filters - Allied Signal (Fram), ArvinMeritor (Purolator), Champion Labs, Hastings and Dana (Wix). All other filter brands (including OEM brands such as Delco and Motorcraft, oil company brands such as Mobil and Castrol, and retailer brands such as Pep Boys, Penske, etc.) Are made by one of these companies. The filters sold under these other bard names may or may not be manufactured to different specifications than the filter sold under the manufacturer's own label.

I use Mobil 1 filters, which are made by Champion Labs. The Mobil 1 filters claim to be made to unique specs, but who knows? Even if they are, most of the price difference between the Champ filter and the Mobil 1 is probably marketing costs and profit, not manufacturing costs. Regardless, I am stupid enough to buy them.

I don't know who make the Nissan OEM filter - it may be one of the companies listed above, or there may be a Japanese filter manufacturer of which I am not aware.

Air filters are a different story. The same companies that make oil filters also make air filters, but in this case there are virtually no differences between the brands. In fact, the manufacturers routinely buy filters from each other to complete their product lines. All of the companies make an air filter for a Ford Taurus, and all of the major brands market a version of this filter. But, only one of these will manufacture an air filter for, say, an Acura NSX. So, whether you buy a Fram filter, or a Delco filter, or a Purolator brand filter, all of you choices for an NSX air filter are actually the same product.

There is a web page that attempts to compare filters. I have yet to bring it up today, but there is a summary at http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/d...oilfilst.html.

In reality, I suspect that every oil filter you can buy is perfectly fine. However, if you are going to spend your money on PIAA light bulbs, clear lenses, and other items, spending a bit extra for an oil filter can be a bad thing...

 

"I also keep a large magnet stuck to the side of my oil filter to catch extra stuff."
MRLOYD - Sounds like an interesting idead. Can you see the metal bits any better to know that it's working?

 

I was a die-hard FRAM customer for many, many years. After I read about the "drainback valve" I realized my car was indeed clicking on startup quite freqently. Switched to Nissan and the noise stopped. Local dealer price $5.

 

They make magnetic drain plugs that you can pick up from PepBoys.

-shing

 

There is another company out there marketing a similar item. The thing starts at around $400. Crazy if ya ask me. But every morning when I start my Max, I think about getting one. Gonna try a Nissan filter next change and see what happens.

 

That is still damn expensive. I think anyone would be better off using the Nissan filter and get one of those magnets that wrap around the filter for Xtra protection.