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Purolator oil filters?
Hey anyone ever used Purolator oil filters? I am changing the oil and ran out of Mahles...parts store down the street has Purolator and danger that anyone knows of?
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12-07-2005, 10:28 AM
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Not sure about Purolator. Wix filters are pretty good, stay away from Fram.
I buy oil filters here at Pelican about six at a time. That way shipping costs are minimized per filter. |
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12-07-2005, 10:45 AM
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Fram does not make a Porsche filter
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12-07-2005, 10:48 AM
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I useally get a six pack as well but lost count and drained the oil already!
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12-07-2005, 01:25 PM
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I used Purolator back in the day when I thought Porsche had $25 oil filters.
Now that I found a dealer that sells filters with the crest for <$5, I get those. Purolators worked fine for me, though. |
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12-07-2005, 01:42 PM
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yeah they do.. i have one on my, why is fram bad? i havent had problems with it
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12-07-2005, 01:43 PM
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Purolataor premium plus's are good, purolator pure ones are seccond only to mobil ones.
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12-07-2005, 02:06 PM
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If you are changing oil every 3K, I think any proper fitting filter is fine.
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12-07-2005, 02:55 PM
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There was a thread a while ago on the 911 forum about problems with Fram filters. Something about not having the pressure relief valve that Mahles and the other high-quality filters have. There was at least one engine that was ruined because of a Fram filter, and some other claims that Fram filters caused, or contributed to engine failures.
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12-07-2005, 03:28 PM
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The thee filters i use reguarly are Bosch, Wix and Purolater. It depends on what the autoplace has on hand. I have never had problems with any of the three, both build oil pressure quickly after starting, so i guess thats a sign of the drainback valve working.
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12-07-2005, 04:56 PM
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Purolator owns Mahle, Mahle makes filters for Porsche.
Purilator is fine. Fram is bad. AFJ
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12-07-2005, 05:54 PM
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Although these are filters for American cars, this is a good read
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html After reading this, I'd never use a Fram on anything. I've heard that Fram filters for our cars don't have the drainback valve. |
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12-07-2005, 05:55 PM
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Purolators are good filters. Thats what I use on my '44
As far as Fram, ive been using them for 25 yrs, never had one problem with them. I run Frams on all my race motors, some that put out 80psi oil press. never one failure.
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12-07-2005, 08:04 PM
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They seem fine.... that is what I use because I get them at a discount. It even has the drain back valve.
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12-07-2005, 08:05 PM
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As AF said. They were made here in Des Moines by Purolator. I was out the other day and noticed the plant changed the name to Mahle. Then I see 2 days ago they moved, But yes Mahle and Purolator are one in the same now.
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Everyone has a favorite brand and that is fine. However, claiming an engine failure due exclusively to an oil filter brand seems far fetched to me. That is like claiming a cavity was caused by using a different brand of toothbrush.
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I'm using a K&N on mine.
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