What brand oil filters do you use?

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 03/04/2016 at 11:38 • Filed to: None

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I haven’t changed my own oil before, so I don’t know which brand is better. I’m currently looking at a K&N filter. Is that a good filter?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:39

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I just use a plain Carquest one, seems to work fine.

Just for the love of Jesus don’t get a Fram, it will collapse on itself.

GTI Sprinks > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:40

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Really depends on the car. The two cars in my households are a volks and volvo and therefore both use Mann or Meyle filters typically. K&N should work fine i’d wager though.

TheHondaBro > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/04/2016 at 11:42

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I’ve heard Fram filters have a leaking issue.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:42

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Seconding those of the “Frams are scary” club. I usually use Wix.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:43

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Mann on Volvos, OEM on everything else.

EL_ULY > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:43

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OEM, because employee discount :]

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:44

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Leaking, collapsing in on itself internally and sending the bits up into the engine, god knows what else. They have to be the worst of the worst when it comes to oil filters. The cartridge filter in my car when I bought it was Fram and the middle was bulged out when I removed it.

jariten1781 > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:45

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I usually find out who makes the factory filter then buy their unbranded one. Here's a secret though: It's not a huge deal on a daily. Millions of people run the shittiest of shit and their cars die from other things than oil filter problems 99.99999% of the time.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:46

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Wix is generally considered a good filter, I usually don’t care and just get whatever. Bosche, FRAM, etc. Im not convinced that it will matter a lot for my truck. With a newer car and tighter tolerances maybe but for something with only 4.5 liters displacment that takes 9 quarts of oil...I think I’ll be fine.

Jcarr > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:48

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I’ve used tons of Frams over the years and have never had an issue. No leaking, no falling apart, nothing.

I’ve also used K&N, and Purolator and haven’t had any trouble there either.

Ash78, voting early and often > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:49

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Fram is crap. K&N is pricey, but good. I usually go with one of the midrange Bosch (I think these are made by Champion in the US, as are several other brands). I also like Wix, which I can only find at O'Reilly and don't visit very often. Sometimes I go OE, which is Mann or Mahle for a lot of German cars. Prices on par with K&N, often $10-$13 per filter.

Frank Grimes > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/04/2016 at 11:50

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fram=cardboard

crowmolly > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:51

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K&Ns are nice, but pricey. The nut on the bottom is cool. I run these on high performance stuff.

WIX or Napa Gold (made by WIX) are what I put on our regular cars.

Urambo Tauro > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/04/2016 at 11:52

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IIRC, Carquest filters are WIX underneath.

Quadradeuce > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:53

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You’ll hear a lot of shit about Fram, but that’s what I use. However, I use their Ultra series. I chose that filter because it performed well in independant tests (as did many other filters) but it also doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and they are available everywhere.

Their lesser quality filters performed poorly and earned their rep, but the Ultra is a quality filter. I haven’t had any issues in over 100k miles.

Wix scored well also, and I’ve heard that Napa Gold is just a re-badged Wix.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Urambo Tauro 03/04/2016 at 11:54

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I feel like I remember seeing that stamped on the metal lip, I’ll have to look next time I do an oil change.

Meatcoma > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:55

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I normally order k&n two at a time from amazon for each of my cars.

Urambo Tauro > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 11:56

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You’re going to hear a lot against Fram, and for good reason. Their cheap filters are poorly made, and this has done serious damage to their reputation. But to be fair, Fram makes multiple grades of product, and their “Ultra” filters are actually quite good.

EDIT: Quadradeuce beat me to it.

crowmolly > Quadradeuce 03/04/2016 at 12:01

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The only filters I no longer run are FRAM orange. The others are fine. I’ve run them all at one point.

I had oil pressure gauge flutter in two engines that went away after going to K&Ns from the cheap orange FRAMs. No other changes were made. That sold me.

StingrayJake > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:01

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NAPA KNOW HOW

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:01

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I like to use whatever tastes best. Go into AutoZone and open up the boxes of different brands that fit your car. Lick the rubber gasket at the open end. Whatever tastes best is your filter.

Urambo Tauro > Quadradeuce 03/04/2016 at 12:02

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^+1

Fram’s reputation may be damaged beyond repair, but I still try to defend their “Ultra” stuff when these discussions come up. Many, many , manufacturers offer different grades of product, and it’s easy to generalize. But it’s just not that simple...

TheHondaBro > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/04/2016 at 12:03

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Mmmm...

TylerJ > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:08

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From the comments, it seems I’m the only one that uses Mobil1 filters on my own car. I use Purolator PureONE on my girlfriend’s car though. It uses a cartridge filter and hard to find any other non-Fram brand filter for it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:29

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I know you already ordered the wix, but I always use puralator gold’s.

It’s a step up from normal and has one hell of a good grip on the outside for easy removal.

dietryng > Jcarr 03/04/2016 at 12:32

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fram is great, so long as you change them out every 3000, or 3 mos.

 > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:33

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I use whatever is OEM. Since I drive Fords I use Motorcraft. Never a Fram.

Needmoargarage > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:33

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I usually stick with WIX (or Napa Gold as they are manufactured by WIX) or Mobil 1 on nicer cars. Stay away from cheap stuff like Fram; I’ve actually seen oil get dirty much faster using a Fram.

Autofixation > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:41

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Mann on my Impreza and my girlfriend’s Vibe.

AfromanGTO > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 12:42

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AC Delco

'Wägen, EPA LOL > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 13:00

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If you are actually changing the filter on a honda, they are like $6 at the dealer ad have an internal check valve many aftermarket filters lack. Just go get the OEM part. I think the mobil 1 branded ones also have said valve if you find a deal on buying M1 with a filter.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 13:29

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K&N is pretty good, but its price is more marketing than anything. I normally go for Wix or bosch

uofime-2 > 'Wägen, EPA LOL 03/04/2016 at 15:09

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Second the OEM suggestion

Renescent > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 20:07

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Mann on the Merc, whatevs on the Freestyle :P

NJAnon > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 21:34

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until my racecar gets in, OEM equivalent oil filter on normal cars.

wafflesnfalafel > TheHondaBro 03/04/2016 at 23:00

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I’ve never had a problem with Fram and I like the grippy stuff they spray on the end so you can just grab it to spin it off without running the risk of crushing the canister. I do always “pre-oil” the threads and rubber gasket and they have always come off with no problems. Not really sure about it’s filtering capabilities - but figure I change it often enough to prevent problems anyways... The only filter I ever had a problem with was a Nissan branded filter where the canister crushed and started to separate from the end piece while trying to get it off.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > 'Wägen, EPA LOL 03/06/2016 at 11:39

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The only reason to avoid that in this instance is that Honda OEM filters are often rebranded cheap FRAMs.

wiffleballtony > TheHondaBro 03/06/2016 at 22:23

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I get Motorcraft but that probably doesn’t help.