Topic: Which oil filter do you use?

[Gentleman Jack]

I personally use PUROLATOR oil filter  w/   Royal Purple XPR  every 3000 miles 

never had any issue

Sky8888888888

Not to pick on you twice in a week, but seriously?  Every 3000 miles?  Is that every 3000 miles that your parts travel to get to you?

[SKY888]

maybe 

[Carbon Sky]

I pulled that off line, mine are burried in the shed, they are a drop in not a spin on, even though if you go to RockAuto and look at it, it shows a spin on. 

Ah, thanks for clarifying.  I was under the impression that to put a canister style filter onto a car that was originally designed for the insert with the reusable cap, that you'd need an adapter, as that's the only setup I've personally seen.  But it is possible in theory, whether it exists or not is another question.

[blackbirdracing]

What are the thoughts on the delco filters?

When I bought the car it came with 52 delco filters...   I own 3 vehicles and all of the are ecotecs. So they will come in handy.

[Brazen17]

Oil filter change? WTH...

[Carbon Sky]

What are the thoughts on the delco filters?

When I bought the car it came with 52 delco filters...   I own 3 vehicles and all of the are ecotecs. So they will come in handy.

From what I've seen of independent testing, the OE AC Delco filters on a whole are pretty good.  In fact, the OE filters are typically the best quality filters until you get into the fancy synthetic filter mediums.  The biggest difference ends up being that the synthetic ones will trap more particulate matter with less restriction to flow later into the service interval.  I would have no problems trusting any stock OE filter for the recommended usage/interval.  And if you're going to use a better oil than was recommended (AMSOIL over Mobil 1), and you're only using up ~42.5% of the recommended interval according to the DIC for the filter, I think that more than makes up for the tune, and "aggressive" driving.

I basically swap the oil filter when the oil filter indicator hits about ~55%, and then again at ~15%, and the oil once, when it hits the 15%, and then reset.  Having the top mount oil filter is ideal for this filter swap without changing the oil compared to a bottom mount filter.  I have also installed a Fumoto oil drain plug.  It's my first personal car I've put a Fumoto onto and now my oil change is truly dripless, and loads less clean up without having the use a drain pan.  It goes straight from valve to a tube into a jug.  And makes it very easy to take a sample for oil analysis.

I purchased 12 filters a few years ago, and it ended up costing me about half the price of buying one at a time from the dealer.  I picked up my car with about 28km on it (so almost nothing), changed it right away, then at 1K km, then 2K km later, and then 5K km since then.  Because I had to buy one filter right away and that wasn't included in the original 12, I now on my 10th filter the car has ever seen, about to hit 40K km, when I will put on the 11th filter.  The 13th and final filter I have will go on at 50K later this year.

[POS VETT]

Purolator PureOne.  Highly-ranked and probably second cheapest ($5 when on sale at Advance minus coupon code) in that line up.

[Uranium-238]

I used wix filters on my Sky, with the required Mobile 1 oil.

Just did the oil on the truck, and used a GM-recomended AC Delco filter. NEVER AGAIN. Didn't have the right size filter wrench, went to the auto parts store to buy one, used one of the same types of filters at the store to find the proper cap wrench...went home and the new wrench fit neither the AC Delco filter that was on the truck, nor the filter I had already bought. Not impressed at ALL.

[sirwm]

Bosch 3324 available many places.  I usually buy half a dozen at a time from RockAuto

me too...  I change the oil ( Mobil 1 )  when the DIC is less than 30% - or 1 year - which ever comes first...

[TomatoSoup]

I've been using the NAPA Gold 7082 in mine (apparently made by WIX, according to the box).  Seems fine, but who can say really?

[Brazen17]

I use Fram and change it around the 50% oil life used.