how many quarts of oil do i need for an oil change?
01-07-2010, 11:02 AM
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I noticed that the Purolator PureOne filter specific to the LS6 CTS-V has the exact same holes and number markings as the Motorcraft FL-331 filter. No surprised since Purolator makes them for Ford. The filter in the picture above was purchased Apr '09. Recently while at a local parts store, I noticed there were two FL-331 filters side-by-side on the shelf but one was longer than the other. Looks like Ford shortened them as a cost cutting measure?
01-22-2010, 11:56 PM
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oil filter Fram is much better than delco...When i had my Syclone motor rebuilt, i had an AC delco. at start up i could hear a slight knock just for about 1/100sec.
I told the builder and he asked me what kind of oil filter i was running and i told him an AC delco.....he told me to trash it and use a Fram or K&N.... So i put on the fram and NEVER heard the knock again....The Fram and K&N are designed to hold all the oil after shut down.... where the Delco leaks down so when u start it up the oil has to go back up to the filter....and in that little time there is no oil pressure.....
I told the builder and he asked me what kind of oil filter i was running and i told him an AC delco.....he told me to trash it and use a Fram or K&N.... So i put on the fram and NEVER heard the knock again....The Fram and K&N are designed to hold all the oil after shut down.... where the Delco leaks down so when u start it up the oil has to go back up to the filter....and in that little time there is no oil pressure.....
01-23-2010, 06:28 PM
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Almost all oil filters have anti-drainback valves. The issue is whether they work well or not. Your AC Delco filter may have had a faulty valve. For the price of a Fram or K&N, a Purolator, Wix, Hastings, or Mobil 1 filter would be a better option. Fram is known to be cheaply made, the K&N flows well but does not filter as well as the others.
01-23-2010, 10:12 PM
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Yeah, fram is junk.
I have always run wix, purolator, motorcraft or mobil 1 on all my cars.
The mobil 1 is a little more expensive though and on a cut open test we did, it looks identical to a wix internals wise...
I have always run wix, purolator, motorcraft or mobil 1 on all my cars.
The mobil 1 is a little more expensive though and on a cut open test we did, it looks identical to a wix internals wise...
01-27-2010, 11:55 PM
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Almost all oil filters have anti-drainback valves. The issue is whether they work well or not. Your AC Delco filter may have had a faulty valve. For the price of a Fram or K&N, a Purolator, Wix, Hastings, or Mobil 1 filter would be a better option. Fram is known to be cheaply made, the K&N flows well but does not filter as well as the others.
YES!FRAM!?!?
