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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.

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.

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

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

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.

willwren wrote: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.

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

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

For the money purolator pure one is hard to beat.

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.

Big Delco filter for me

Big Napa Gold filter for me.

I use Napa Gold.

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.

any Bosch fans?

Wow.. Good read up ITT...

Heres another, better quality review I saw

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

xvr843 wrote:any Bosch fans?

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.

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.

Puralator and Wix here

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