Oil filter Cut away- Fram and Wix
04-12-2012, 12:13 PM
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Although I'm ashamed to say it, I've raced with fram filters. No explosions yet, and I would only buy them if the other brand or two O'rilley's had were sold out, and still will. Although I now shop at Autozone, so maybe I won't have that problem any more.
With stock rods, stock transmission, stock pistons, and the abuse my turbo and I throw at it, if/when it does blow up I won't be blaming the few thousand miles of Fram filtering.
With stock rods, stock transmission, stock pistons, and the abuse my turbo and I throw at it, if/when it does blow up I won't be blaming the few thousand miles of Fram filtering.
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04-12-2012, 02:04 PM
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Probably varies, based on which company was the OEM at that particular time. "Mazda" doesn't manufacture filters, but they sure as heck know how to buy a filter and print their logo on it.
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04-13-2012, 09:01 AM
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I just started using purolator's fancy filter because it's pretty cheap and they didn't have my usual Mobil 1 filter in stock. I will probably keep using it unless I stumble on some info that says it's bad.
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04-13-2012, 10:49 AM
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Ohhhh....
I was sent this link....
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oil...reference.html
All sorts of cut open filters!
I was sent this link....
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oil...reference.html
All sorts of cut open filters!
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04-14-2012, 03:14 PM
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I've been using MicroGuard oil filters on my Protege since I bought it in 2008, have put over 130k miles on it since. Notice the cardboard and cheap construction:
Found a mazda branded filter on my Miata's blown up motor (thrown rod) and cut it apart:
The mazda filter is of much higher quality build using a cartridge and the pressure bypass is a spring that holds the cartridge against the base. The close picture inside the casing along with the paper towel show a significant amount of very fine metal shavings but none were found on the outlet side of the filter.
Not sure if the mazda filters are still available in this quality since I'm still running from a personal stockpile of them, but I like what I see.
Found a mazda branded filter on my Miata's blown up motor (thrown rod) and cut it apart:
The mazda filter is of much higher quality build using a cartridge and the pressure bypass is a spring that holds the cartridge against the base. The close picture inside the casing along with the paper towel show a significant amount of very fine metal shavings but none were found on the outlet side of the filter.
Not sure if the mazda filters are still available in this quality since I'm still running from a personal stockpile of them, but I like what I see.
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04-16-2012, 09:44 AM
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No, I don't mean cardboard. They are made of cellulose and synthetic glass fiber. Dozens of guys racing in spec Miata use them. Take the time to actually learn about filtration instead of spouting Internet tribal knowledge and stop drinking the WIX koolaid. Honda, Subaru, Nissan, Bentley and AC Delco all use this technology. It works and works very well.
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