AC Delco oil filter?
#1
AC Delco oil filter?
Do you trust it? I Get dealer employee pricing on the oil and filter. Ends up being a dollar cheaper then Auto Zone Mobile One when it's on sale. I've only done one oil change since I've had the 6.0 goat and it was with dealer Mobile One and AC Delco fiter 2000 miles ago. I plan to change at 3k. Anyway, should I spend the extra dough for a "better filter"?
Last edited by slammin sam87; 01-16-2013 at 02:00 AM.
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Save the manuals!
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You need Bob is the Oil Guy....
Here's the forum for oil filters: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Board=6&page=1
Here's the forum for oil filters: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Board=6&page=1
#7
I used a ac delco on my first oil change and on my second I just installed a mobile one. The ac delco looked fine and had no problems and a hell of a lot cheapier. I think a filter is filter for the most part except fram lol. I honestly dont know anything about fram just from reading it seems to be junk.
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#8
Ve very careful using the AC filter, the threads are not rolled. It uses a cut thread that leaves small shards of metal behind. Open the acdelco box and carefully inspect the threaded part then wipe it with a paper towel. Last one I bought was full of chips and dirty cutting oil from the threading process.
Good filters use a ROLLED thread that leaves no metal shavings behind. Open the box and inspect a good filter like Purolator and inspect the threads. You will see smooth clean threads with no crap left behind to damage bearings etc.
Good filters use a ROLLED thread that leaves no metal shavings behind. Open the box and inspect a good filter like Purolator and inspect the threads. You will see smooth clean threads with no crap left behind to damage bearings etc.
#12
Let me tell you how crappy the newer ac filters are. I just bought a WS6 with 38k miles on it, the oil pressure gauge was acting very odd. Jiggling, was slow to move on cold start and the pressure was all over the place. Dealer installed the ac filter when they changed the oil.
I had the oil changed with a purolator filter...no more jiggling or slow to rise oil pressure gauge cold.......plus the oil pressure is 5 lbs higher overall.
I'm tellin ya ac aint what it once was.
I had the oil changed with a purolator filter...no more jiggling or slow to rise oil pressure gauge cold.......plus the oil pressure is 5 lbs higher overall.
I'm tellin ya ac aint what it once was.
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Open the <insert brand name here> box and carefully inspect the threaded part then wipe it with a paper towel. Last one I bought was full of chips and dirty cutting oil from the threading process.
Good filters use a ROLLED thread that leaves no metal shavings behind. Open the box and inspect a good filter like <insert brand name here> and inspect the threads. You will see smooth clean threads with no crap left behind to damage bearings etc.
Good filters use a ROLLED thread that leaves no metal shavings behind. Open the box and inspect a good filter like <insert brand name here> and inspect the threads. You will see smooth clean threads with no crap left behind to damage bearings etc.
#15
AND don't forget NEVER use a ECORE type filter on a LS1 engine! You can tell by looking inside the filter you will see a black plastic cage supporting the filter media. If its not a metal cage STEER way clear.