Who makes them and are they any good? Local auto parts place has them for ~$10/ea.

 

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]Originally posted by wczimmerman
Who makes them and are they any good? Local auto parts place has them for ~$10/ea.

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I would stick with the genuine Nissan filter...just my opinion.
K

 

Who makes them? K&N makes them. I use FRAM filters, and have on all my cars. They are inexpensive, available everywhere and suck up tons of dirt.

 

At least last time I looked.

 

They have developed one for the 95-99 Maxima, however they aren't available yet. I called their engineering dept, they gave me the part number, but it won't be released for 3 months. I am a die hard K&N oil filter user. I have them on 5 of my 6 cars, the only one I don't is my Max. I have been using them since they came out, over 2yrs ago. The main reason I use them, is for one ingenious function they have built into the filter. A 1" nut! That's right, a nut! So no "oil filter" wrench is needed. No more pounding a screwdriver though the filter to twist it off, because your oil filter wrench is slipping. Just use a regular 1" socket, and a rachet of your choice. So now you have a racheting tool with leverage. Great for those tight spots. Plus, I'm sure, K&N has the best filtering system money can buy, just like in their air filters. Worth twice their cost!

 

Hmm... does that mean it flows a high amount of dirt too?? ; )

 

Your issue of the 1" nut makes me wonder if you may be tightening your filter too much. Whenever i replace mine, I go as far as I can go with hand tightening, and then just half a turn more with the oil filter wrench. No leaks or worries.

I have never had to pound a screwdriver into a filter to get it off.

Just my 2 cents

DW

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dwapenyi
[I]Your issue of the 1" nut makes me wonder if you may be tightening your filter too much. Whenever i replace mine, I go as far as I can go with hand tightening, and then just half a turn more with the oil filter wrench. No leaks or worries.

I have never had to pound a screwdriver into a filter to get it off.

Just my 2 cents

DW

I do the same, however my Acura Legend and my Prelude Vtec likes to tighten them beyond removal, all on its own. And it's in a location that you've got about 30 degree of turn before you hit something with the oil filter wrench. And a filter wrench usually slips that much before it even turns the filter. With the K&N, I can use an extention on the rachet, and have 180 deg turn, and it doesn't slip.