Let's talk oil filters

[SheepDog]

Purolator PBL22500. It fits my truck too, so I bought a case of them, and the Ford Performance ones don't fit the MACH1

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[Schwerin]

Purolator PBL22500. It fits my truck too, so I bought a case of them, and the Ford Performance ones don't fit the MACH1

Why would they not fit the Mach1? Clearance issue?

 

[SheepDog]

Why would they not fit the Mach1? Clearance issue?

Yep. The oil cooler adapter gets in the way.

 

[OldbutNew]

I was in on a discussion of oil filters when an engineer I worked with chimed in. "Weigh a Motorcraft or a Wix, or Amsoil. Then go weigh a Fram or some store brand." He told me the case, the media, drain back valve, all the premium features and materials add weight as well as cost. I went right down to the store and bought a Motorcraft FL1A, and a Fram equivalent. (This was a long time ago.) The Fram was about a 10 or 15% lighter. It just felt cheap.

 

[Sig556]

Always original equipment or if not available a WIX replacement.

 

[Joe Gonsalves]

I use K&N or Mobil 1 depending on which one is available. I don’t have a huge preference between the two because both seem to be top quality by most so called “experts.”

However, I am open to independent scientific test if anyone can present them here.

Engine Masters tested a bunch of oil filters. It was informative. In the end, if I recall, Wix won out.

 

[mustanghammer]

If you have a Menards store in your area, the Purolator oil filters they carry are a great value. I always purchased the PL22550. Note that Purolator is owned by Bosch and these filters are made in USA.

More recently, I started stocking filters from Rockauto.com and I am buying the Wix HP57520XP filter. At $7.53 it is hard to beat that price.

I have watched more than a few filter tests on YouTube and the Bosch and Wix brands are usually highly regarded. The Motorcraft filters are fine but they are too expensive for what they are.

 

[robvas]

Engine Masters tested a bunch of oil filters. It was informative. In the end, if I recall, Wix won out.

All they tested was oil pressure.

The Wix racing, specifically 'won' the test but the guys picked the K&N as their choice? Why?

Going by advertised filter quality, the Wix racing was a 60 micron, the regular Wix (3rd place) was 20 micron, and the K&N gold (second place) had 10 micron. So the Wix Racing filter possibly does the worst job at filtering (They didn't actually test filtering)

 

[Paul McWhiskey]

Why would they test filtering? After all it’s a filter.

Scratching my head.

 

[mustanghammer]

Here is a test that covers flow rate and filtering capacity of 4 filters

 

[TXGTPig]

I mean, you can't really beat this.

 

[robvas]

Amazon 50/50 chance of being real

 

[Ecto1]

I had been using the Royal Purple & the Purolator Boss filters. I started using the O'Reilly house brand: MicroGuard Select Extended Life filters. They're not as pricey as the RP or the Boss but they're just as good. Synthetic media, Silicone Anti-Drainback Valve, and supposedly good for 10K miles. I change my oil once per year and this plus full synthetic oil fills the bill.

 

[Cactus Jim]

I looked up wix filters when I was changing oil in my 2020GT. Don’t know if it was a misprint on the website, but the filter listed was a different number than what was on the car which was also a Wix filter. Went to the Wix website and looked up both numbers. One was a bit larger diameter but they both had the same thread and gasket size. The flow rates (Gal Per Minute ) were different with the larger diameter filter flowing more. Both fit a Ford Coyote engine. Maybe one was for a truck or an Expedition and was listed in the wrong place under Mustang, but it works just fine.

 

[HKusp]

I usually run the Motorcraft FL500 and I grab it at WalMart. They always stock it and the price is right. They'll deliver it from the Walmart.com app same day.

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