Oil Filter Advice Needed...

I think there are likely several aftermarket filters that would be OK. Personally, I'd stay with OEM or Purolator PureOne.

Carl

Could be... is there a clearance problem that might be helped with the smaller unit? I know Honda changed the size of the filters for recent Civics downwards a coupla years ago, but the one I "babysit" showed no difference in oil color at similar mileage between the old and new styles. Considering how clean most new engines are, I wouldn't worry.

Not sure if Fram has a catalog number for your car, but if they do, the Tough Guard (TG) series seems to be a reasonably good filter, better than the standard orange ones. They also have an extended life unit, but I've no experience with it. Most people I know say to stay away from the one that releases Teflon, and there's a new one that supposedly releases some "high mileage" additive--I'd be skeptical of that one, too!

My best results have been w/ OEM, with Purolator and Bosch generally right up there (remembering Purolator makes many, if not all, of the US filters.)

Rick

I found the following site informative about oil filters. I don't know how accurate the guys findings were, but it changed my opinions about some of the filters that I thought were the best.

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