Over the past 2 year's or so i have been useing the Factory Mazda oil filter when i do my oil changes.



From what i've heard it's one of the best. I mean hell. it cost around 6$



Is this a false statement? Is it really a good filter or am i just waisting my money when i could be buying something like a K&N Oil Filter or even a purolator filter.



Thanks for the help.



P.S My Mechanic at Mazsport Inc. told me it's one of the best. He also swears on useing Castrol 20w 50 as an oil. Unless running like highly modified 500 HP engines. than he uses Synth. Besides the point. Is he wrong on the oil filter?

best oil filter in my opinion is the K&N oil filter, too bad the thing is like 20 bucks each.



for that price i can get 3 mazda filters.



Mazda filters are very good, i use mazda filters, i change my oil every 2000 miles or less so i can't afford the K&N.



Castrol 20W50 is also very good, if you have a TII.

If you have a NA i would stick with 10W30, it also depends on what the climate is like.



However the best oil that money can buy is redline motor oil, again $$$$$$.

the japanese mazda filters are the best, i have one cut open and they cram twice as much stuff in there, as a regular filter. the japanese filters are available thru ralphh@dgdg.com . mazda usa makes thier own, and they are not as good



mike

mazdatrix sells the jap spec filters. I bought a few off them last year.

serious? all i knew was that Mazda Canada makes their own as well.



I didn't know US and JDM was different

i use a K&N oil filter. In my job it costs $12.99 but the way i see it is. Buy one steal one , two , three for free. I have like 3 K&N oil filters and i only use Castrol GTX 20W-50 High Mileage anything esle would be uncivilized lol



IIHgt, https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

dont cry, a ferrai 355 filter costs $75 net, i just use the nice fram XG3593A, bling bling silver metallic and that nice grip stuff in the top https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

if I put out a filter that cost $15.99 everyone would think its the

best.

how about if it was 35.49?



mike

it would be more better

i'll take 2 rob........where do i sign up?

I'm using the Mazda filters now but I never understood why people insist that the OEM filter for any car is the best, yet these filter companies who all they do is make filters aren't as good.. What about the Purolator Pure One? I used to use nothing but those.

i only used three different filters mazda,pure one and K&N. i think i'm gonna stick with the K&N they are cool. you can use a socket to loosen it up !

the japanese mazda one has build quality, racing beat used to have a chapter in their catalog about how crappy non-oem filters are. actually if you're that bored theres an oil filter test website



mike

those i heard were very good. I like fram and k&n. I dont like the mobil one or bosch

K&N baby. Ill sell em for $9.00 if ya want any. Part NUmber HP-1004

Oil Filter Study



I use Purolator Pure One exclusively. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

lol thats why I use the K&N, I like the fact that you can get a socket or wrench on it! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

or you can just buy the tool that allows you to use a

ratchet on any oil filter.



And still be cheaper then the K&N.

Why do you guys torque the bejeezus out of them? I just put them on as tight as I can twist them on. Wearing rubber gloves while working on my car definitely helps get a solid grip on the can.

i tighten them by hand but on a FD there is NO room to unscrew it...

Neither did I. That is until I took out the A/C and P/S. Now oil changes and spark plug changes are a breeze. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif

well my old FC i took that out. swapping the engine is gonna be a few hour process and will be so easy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

the regular mechanics tighten the piss out of them after they have had one fall off



mike

I dont tighten the piss out of them, just removal is alot easyer with the nut on top. + its white and matches my car! lol https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

fram is bad mmmkay



in one of the web site tests there was glue found on the clean side of the element in a fram when they took it apart, like a loose booger. **** that.

same here, tighten by hand, but getting off is the harder part.

Another word of advice stay away from WIX and Moroso



I had a Wix filter burst at a measly 70 psi oil pressure on the dyno once, and the moroso filter might as well be a coffee filter.

I cut all my filters open, I got me that nice tool. It looks like a huge can opener,but its anodized green https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/wacko.png I have seen never any thing like that in an oil filter. I can tell you what color rags you used while building your motor though https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif