What oil and filter are you using and why?

I was told to only use a mitsu filter by several people. Why is this??? The napa filter I have on my car is larger than the stocker. Why would we want a smaller filter? How is a mitsu oil filter better on lifter tick? I dont see how this works as it only filters the oil. Does it let more through?

Thanks in advance, John.

use any filter you want. just change it when its dirty. my mitsu filters keep the oil clean about 1000 miles longer than a napa filter.

its just an oil filter :stick:

i did use fram filters just because they were the easiest to get. i switched to wix after i blew a hole in a fram.

Oil filter, what is that?

I use Napa Silver filter and Mobil 1 oil (synthetic) and change it every 3K - 3.5K miles.

Mitsu....just cuz.

Move to the Gold's, they ARE diffrent. Made by WIX. My new Grand Am has a light that turns on, it keeps track of temps, revs, milage ect. and according to other people normaly turns on in the 7k range. Oil has improved greatly since the 3k bench mark was set.

i use napa filters and napa oil. i heard a rumor about fram filters sumtimes causing higher oil pressure. So ya, plus napa is cheap and their oil is Valvoline just sold under their name, and im all about cheap. I'm not going to start using synthetic because i heard its a bad thing to start using using synthetic on a high mile car that hasn't been using synthetic in the past. And im sure the guy who owned this thing before me didn't use synthetic by the looks of things.

I just use a plastic bag wrapped around the hosuing.

That reminds me, should I swap my 1g to synthetic? It has somewhere around 130k miles.

Mobil1 oil filter
Mobil1 oil

No. And havent we already had like 2 threads about oil and filters? I believe we have but Im not searching for it.'

Im done with mobile. It seeps right past my gaskets which are 10k miles old, now I hae to redo them all. Pan and turbo line seals.

Im going back to Castrol synthetic. With a mobil filter or mitsu.

I remember one thread a while back but I also want to know how a stock filter sends more oil to the head (preventing/helping lifter tick). Everyone tells me to use the smaller mitsu filter than the larger napa filter. I wanted to know why.

Its because the Mitsu filter has a better check valve in it so it helps with oil pressure. Thats the filter I use with Valvoline Full Synthetic oil. I had some lifter tick and with brand new oil in the car I put on a Wix filter and it still ticked. Then I used a Mitsu filter that Jet had at home and it almost went away totally just by changing that so it made me a believer. Its one of those times when size doesn't matter.

OEM mitsu filter.
Mobil 1 full synthetic
why? cause everything else is junk ;)
I like oem filters for the check valves, and if mobil is good enough for the top factory race teams, good enough for me.

'94 Talon: Rotella-T oil with Mitsu filter

'91 Talon (beater): SuperTech (Wal-Mart's brand) oil and filter

I personally do not believe in synthetic oils...changing convention every 3k is just fine, even that is overkill to be completely honest (with normal street driving). I use Rotella since it is a heavy duty conventional oil specially designed for turbo aplications.

The check valve in the OEM filters prevents oil from draining out of the head and back into the oil pan once you turn the engine off.

I know I shouldn't but right now I'm using a Penzoil filter (becuase I got it for free) And run 50/50 dino/synthetic oil, chevron supreme and mobil 1

Exactly what I use and for the same reasons. Swanny, sometimes you are smarter than you look! :razz2:

yeah swany i don't care what they all say about you.. i still think you are an ok guy...

LOL...



ps its slam swanny day today!!!

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Just so people know (which I am sure most do already), Penzoil filters are just re-stickered Fram's. If you are looking for a "good" cheap oil filter go with Napa Silver, Wal-Mart SuperTech, STP, or AC Delco. The SuperTech, STP, and AC Delco are all made by Champion Laboratories, along with Bosch, Mobil, Deautch (sp?), and Car & Driver (from Target). The Penzoil, Quaker Stake, and Castrol filters are all manufactuered by Fram. If anyone cares, Honda of Canda filters are also Frams, while Honda of America uses Fram filtering material but a better casing. Honda of Japan filters are of course just about as good as you get. Ok back to DSM's...Mitsubishi filtes are all of the highest quality you can buy. Amsoil and K&N are also good, but if I recall corectly they too might be made my Champion Labs and just use a synthetic medium rather than the standard paper. I can talk at great length about filters, but I am gonna stop now since I am sure none of you care. If anyone does, just ask.

For oil, Valvoline is about as bad as you can get. Most store brand oils are repackaged Valvoline (such as Napa), but some (Car & Driver) are Havoline. SuperTech is Quaker State...which is owned by Penzoil, which is now owned by Shell.

It dosent Really matter though as lond as you change your oil as mutch as possible. Its cheap I do it every 1500 miles.

Its cheap to change your oil every 1500 miles? Even with cheap oil your going to spend more that someone using synthetic that runs their car for 4000-6000 miles before changing it....

This discussion is retarded.

How's the rear downforce treatin' ya on that FWD?