TurdsOfMayhem

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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.

Thanks In Advance

pcs9449

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I run an AC Delco PF61, it is slightly larger, used in the trucks. I would say maybe by 1/8th qt at most?

CoastieWS6

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I use the truck AKA ( 5.3L LQ4 ) filter. Just get the same brand you use, except ask for a 2000+ 5.3L silverado filter. I use the K&N oil Filter.

Damian

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I recommend using the truck filters as well. You can run a full 6 qts. I wanna say it's a PF58 off hand, but they've changed #'s around so many damn times.

Just look it up for a 2000-2001 5.3L engine, and use it. Been doing that for several years now.

WhiteRhino

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K&N 2006, and I always put in 6 quarts.

FST SS

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?

jmm98LS1

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I run a K&N 2006 truck filter. It does hang lower than the pan, but not much. The nut on the bottom of the filter is higher up than the bottom of my pacesetter longtubes so they're going to drag before the oil filter will.

5.3LJimmy

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Mobil MO-5288 is the truck filter. I used to use these before I bought my new oil pan from GM. It now uses a filter with a larger thread and an internal check valve. The original filter for the car no longer screws onto the pan.

00 Trans Ram

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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.

Noxious

Geez, how do you drive? I've done some pretty decent Colin Mcrae impressions on dirt roads and besides some gravel on top of stuff my exhaust wasn't touched let alone the pan. I'm on the factory suspension though.

DVS99TRANS

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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.

00 Trans Ram

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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.

Black Sunshine/ 00SS

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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.

TurdsOfMayhem

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Thanks for the info every!

98cherrySS

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So the only difference is size & capacity?

eamador11

i stick with the factory filter, i dont like putting parts of other cars on.