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K&N/ Wix oil filters which is best of the 4
I got a 1967 440 and was wondering of the four listed oil filters can anyone tell me which is Really the Best oil filter
K&N HP-3001 Oil Filter K&N PS-3001 Oil Filter Wix 51515XP Oil Filter Wix 51515 Oil Filter |
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No, can't tell you which is the best. Ask 100 different people and you will get 100 different answers.
I use the WIX 51515 on my cars. |
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Well your right on 100 different people and answers. I also use the 51515, but recently someone did some work on my car and they put on an K&N on it and was wondering which one i should go with
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X 3 for the 15515. The K&N is usually more money but I don't think they're any better.
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Thanks for chiming in. Thats what im wondering. But K&N carries such a good name and performance as far as the air filters are concerned, so i was wondering about the oil filters
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I'll get blasted for this response, but I just use cheap filters (not sure they'll let me use the F brand on a forum) and I change them often. In the old days that meant every 1,000 miles, with the newer oils etc. that goes to 3,000 km. I rarely have engine problems, and I keep a lot of engines running around the farm.
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There's a lot of debate on the true effectiveness of K&N air filters. More hype than reality.
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Agree, and I've used K&N too. Just proves that a snake-oil salesman will always tell you whatever you need to hear to sell you their product.
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Somewhere a long time ago, a guy bought a mess of oil filters and cut each one apart to see what the differences were. The results were pretty convincing. The cheaper filters, (no name but orange, I think) were really flimsy.
All in all, I believe Wix was always in the top tier. They also make industrial filters for big machinery and machine tools. Of course, Mopar stands behind their filters. They have a lot at risk to put a junk filter on new cars and trucks that they have to warrant for an extended time. Anybody remember when the oil filter housing was mounted on the firewall? They accepted a replaceable liner that dropped in. Filter changes were easy and relatively clean. Back then, they recommended changing the filter every other oil change. |
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Thats new news to me. I didnt know that. I thought that they were proven to be way much better.
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I kind of wondered that myself, but i figured it was proven. One of our local parts stores had a K&N display with a ball and and air machine. Something like that.
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Their air filters are much better at flowing air but there has to be a tradeoff and the tradeoff is filtering efficiency. The fact that they use oil on the filter element to trap dirt shows that the filter element isn't good at trapping air and the fact that they offer a pre-filter (filter wrap) for dusty conditions reinforces that belief.
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When I lived in southern California, the off-roaders all used oil bath air filters. Nothing else they tried would trap the sand and dust. Cars in the forties and fifties used oil bath/steel screen air filters. As far as oil filters, I agree with John that K&N is more hype than performance. I have used several different brands of oil filters over the years and still have no preference. The only way to know would be to run an engine for several thousand miles and then test the filter and the oil. And it would be best to run engines with different amounts of mileage. I haven't seen what I would consider results so scientifically oriented.
At Volvo, we saw many engines that made over 300K and still running strong on Volvo filters, which were probably made by more than one German supplier. What everybody really wants to know is what filter will help an engine last. |
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