K&N Oil Filter
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K&N Oil Filter
I've always purchased the K&N Oil filter, but it's alwasy been pretty pricey. $14 I think from Advance Auto. Is there really any benefit to running the K&N Oil filter vs a cheaper one?
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Since yu change out the filter everytime yu change the oil and it's not reusable like the air filter I don't really see it being worth the price. I used to work at AutoZone awhile back and a guy down the road cut open a fram, bosch, k&n, Mobil, and stp filter in half and surprisingly it turned out that the stp had the best filtering. Not worth the money in my opinion but everyone will have their preference and their brand they swear by. I prefer Mobil 1.Just my opinion
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I buy Wix filters for everything, oil, air, and fuel. They're some of the highest quality filters made, and are made in the USA. A Wix oil filter is less than $5 on Rock Auto. If you want to buy them local O'Reillys carries them, or you can buy NAPA gold, or Car Quest Premium filters they're pretty much just re-boxed Wix filters.
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I use K&N simple due to the welded nut on the bottom. Changing the filter with long tube headers is a breaze with a 1" socket compared to your normal, wrap around oil filter wrenches. The difference in frustration is WELL worth the price difference to me.
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No need to buy a K&N just for the nut on the bottom.
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The right tool definitely makes life easy, as I have the same one. As far as filters go, I personally use either an AC Delco or Wix, and have not had any issues either way.
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Before someone cries fowl, I used to work in a Lube Express and did thousands of oil changes. Never had a single issue with them being put on 1/4-1/2 turn past snug. Always took them off by hand, always sealed fine.
Also, Fram filters are junk for the record lol. I also use Wix.
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IMO, those tools (or the nut on the K&N filter for that matter) shouldn't exist if people would just put their oil filters on correctly in the first place (not super tight). About a 1/4 to 1/2 turn past snug is perfect usually. Tight enough to stay put, not too tight where you can't get it off. You should be able to take them off by hand, no tools needed.
Before someone cries fowl, I used to work in a Lube Express and did thousands of oil changes. Never had a single issue with them being put on 1/4-1/2 turn past snug. Always took them off by hand, always sealed fine.
Also, Fram filters are junk for the record lol. I also use Wix.
Before someone cries fowl, I used to work in a Lube Express and did thousands of oil changes. Never had a single issue with them being put on 1/4-1/2 turn past snug. Always took them off by hand, always sealed fine.
Also, Fram filters are junk for the record lol. I also use Wix.
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Kind of like on newer 5.3/6.0 GM trucks where the oil pan "wraps around" most of the oil filter. If one of those is over-tightened, most oil filter wrenches don't fit. Hammering a screw driver through the oil filter for leverage is usually the route I go on over-tightened filters on those lol. Messy but effective.
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With longtubes it has always been tough for me to get the filter off without that tool. I forgot about the NAPA gold, but I believe that it is actually a wix, but I could be wrong...
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LOL!! ive done that before.