Any idea of the best motor oil filter that keeps oil cleaner?

There are a number of 'best' oil filters. None of them say FRAM on them. I personally use K&N on one car, and AC Delco (larger size) on the other two.

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AC Delco, Purolator Pure One, Mobil 1, Wix, NAPA Gold, CarQuest (Premium?), K&N, and Amsoil EaO are all good oil filters. It all depends on your budget, operating conditions and oil type are. Any of those will work fine on a daily driven 3800.

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Any name brand except Fram. I'm partial to Purolator, Wix, and Mobil 1 filters myself.

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Okay, sorta off topic, why not Fram? I've been using High Mileage Fram HM3980 for quite some time now, over 10 years (with 100% synthetic). - BC

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Fram is the worst independently rated oil filter on the market today. They are notorious for element separation during their life cycle. Most of the internals are glue and cardboard.

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I would have to say that's a really good reason not to use them. Thanks - BC

Edit - Okay, Bill got me looking and so, here is a video I found on YouTube. - Well worth watching if you like/use Fram - never again by me. Thanks Bill, Wish I knew this 10 years ago. - BC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDz3dVLaaM&NR=1

Edit 2 - Another You Tube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrG26IUV ... re=related
and someone posted Pureone is the best - BC

Edit 5/24 Pure One air and oil filters came today. I can see and feel a major difference in them from the Fram filters. Like I said after watching the videos, I'll neve own a Fram again. - BC

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In Memory of Brad - 1/21/1977 .. 10/23/2013 ...... Aaron - 1977 .. 2017 .....
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ..... 1992 Bonneville SSE 1SB 170 HP L27 4T60E retired/sold to MattStrike ..... 2005 Bonneville SE 1SC 205 HP L36 4T65E - retired/salvage yard ..... PBCF user 2321

purelator pure one for me

it was the smallest micron filtration on the market for a while I think, I'm not sure if it still is or what

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2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

For the money purolator pure one is hard to beat.

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The ultra-high-end Fram Extended Guard is a decent filter. It's built like a tank, completely unlike their cheaper filters. The downside is that they run $10 or more each, and are never on sale.

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1999 Buick LeSabre Custom - Former car

Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways.

Big Delco filter for me

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Big Napa Gold filter for me.

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1999 Bonneville SE with the heart of a 07 Grand Prix

I use Napa Gold.

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I use Napa Gold any time I buy locally, but if I ever dip into the US I always stock up on Purolator Pure One.

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any Bosch fans?

Wow.. Good read up ITT...

Heres another, better quality review I saw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIx4Y3Tv ... re=related

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Considering how crappy their O2 sensors, plugs, and wires have done on any of my GM cars, no. I wouldn't buy one of their oil filters, either.

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I have a Bosch sitting here as a spare for one of our pickups because it was cheaper to get it free with the oil than the oil would normally be, then I got a PureOne, lol.

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Puralator and Wix here

seems like the $4 Wix is about the exact same as the $8 napa gold

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Current mods - FWI, Intense 1.0 PCM, 3.4"- 3.5", Intense MPS, AL 104s, 180 Stat , Intense/TG shiftkit, Aeroforce Interceptor scan gauge

Upcoming mods- 1.9 rockers, 105#springs, Headers, 103s, 3.3, tune..