Truck Oil Filters
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Truck Oil Filters
First, forgive me, the search function was being a POS, and no matter what I typed in relating to oil, it kept giving me the same **** results.
I have read a lot of people using truck oil filters on our cars, but am not familiar with this. Could some of you folks using it please post brand and model#'s, so that when I go to buy my oil and filter tomorrow I can compare the sizes.
Also, if I were to run one, do I need to use say half a quart more to offset the extra oil being in the filter? Sorry if this is noob, just another thing I am considering too do.
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I have read a lot of people using truck oil filters on our cars, but am not familiar with this. Could some of you folks using it please post brand and model#'s, so that when I go to buy my oil and filter tomorrow I can compare the sizes.
Also, if I were to run one, do I need to use say half a quart more to offset the extra oil being in the filter? Sorry if this is noob, just another thing I am considering too do.
Thanks In Advance
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I've thought about this too but wasn't sure. I have a 2005 5.3 Silverado and the filters are the same except the truck filter is about 1 inch longer. Wouldn't it stick out below the pan?
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Be careful using the truck filter. It definitely sticks below the pan. If you hit a curb, speed bump, etc. too hard, there's a good chance you're going to break the filter. You may have other parts that are lower, but nothing that will hold the weight of the car if you bottom it against something hard.
I've bottomed my car plenty while still on the street. My headers are flatened underneath, and my oil pan has some sizeable scratches. I used to use the truck filter, but stopped a few years ago. It's just not worth possibly pumping out all my oil and killing my engine in order to get another .16 quarts of oil in the car.
I've bottomed my car plenty while still on the street. My headers are flatened underneath, and my oil pan has some sizeable scratches. I used to use the truck filter, but stopped a few years ago. It's just not worth possibly pumping out all my oil and killing my engine in order to get another .16 quarts of oil in the car.
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Be careful using the truck filter. It definitely sticks below the pan. If you hit a curb, speed bump, etc. too hard, there's a good chance you're going to break the filter. You may have other parts that are lower, but nothing that will hold the weight of the car if you bottom it against something hard.
I've bottomed my car plenty while still on the street. My headers are flatened underneath, and my oil pan has some sizeable scratches. I used to use the truck filter, but stopped a few years ago. It's just not worth possibly pumping out all my oil and killing my engine in order to get another .16 quarts of oil in the car.
I've bottomed my car plenty while still on the street. My headers are flatened underneath, and my oil pan has some sizeable scratches. I used to use the truck filter, but stopped a few years ago. It's just not worth possibly pumping out all my oil and killing my engine in order to get another .16 quarts of oil in the car.
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Well I guess it depends on where you live and how the road and driving conditions are. I have scrapes on my oil pan also on the outside rear edges. I have thought about running a truck filter but have thought about if I do happen to hit it, and waste all the money I have put under the hood so far. But that is worst case scenario though.
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One time was when I was in an unfamiliar parking lot. They had just laid a new "island" in the middle of the parking lot, so it wasn't painted. I turned to soon and ran up on it. It high-centered my car and removed my y-pipe.
Not exactly a usual occurance, but I'd hate for it to have spilled my oil all over the place.
Not exactly a usual occurance, but I'd hate for it to have spilled my oil all over the place.
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I ran the PF59 (discontinued) for many years, because I could run 6 qts. When I stood the car up, it cracked the oil pan, and flattened the headers and the oil filter. Up to that point, I never had a problem with the filter hitting anything. The advantage to the longer filter is increased oil capacity, and also, it s easier to remove the filter when changing the oil, as you can get a wrench on the filter. If you have headers, with the stock style filter, it's pretty hard to get the filter off, unless you are running the K&N.