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i've been using Mobil 1 Gold and i find it works well and feels right when i'm driving. last change i got a different oil filter i think it was a driftek or something like that oil filter which has a magnet inside it has anyone else used this oil filter? is it better than the nissan one (which i normally get, have never used ryco)? what do you guys reckon?

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it is one of those things, if the oil you are using is good, and you don't actually have any issues with the engine then the choice of filter doesn't mean that much. if your engine is producing enough metal filings to warrant having a magnet in there then i think it is too late to worry about what filter you are using, it's time for a rebuild.

personally i've only every used ryco filters in all the cars i have owned over the past 10 years, as has pretty much eveyone i know (including some mechanics) and i've never had an issues, nor do i know anyone who has had issues that have come from the oil filter being a poor quality unit.

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I have a Drift filter I just put in that has a nut on the end as well. Used Ryco before it, but wanted to try something different and more upmarket (I hope at least), with some new oil I was trying.

Interesting about the oil thing. So if my oil is good, then the type, make and build quality of the filter doesn't matter? I always thought the two went hand in hand. A better filter help kept the oil cleaner. It woudn't just be metal shavings in there, it should be pieces of sludge or other residue as well.

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i've got a valvoline on at the moment, no issues with it. Have used Ryco with no problems, Trent at Status put a DRFT one on with the magnet and same deal, no problems. I have used the K&N too and the best parts of that were the thicker wall of the filter and the nut on the end. Purolator are the best IMO.

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I have a Drift filter I just put in that has a nut on the end as well. Used Ryco before it, but wanted to try something different and more upmarket (I hope at least), with some new oil I was trying.

Interesting about the oil thing. So if my oil is good, then the type, make and build quality of the filter doesn't matter? I always thought the two went hand in hand. A better filter help kept the oil cleaner. It woudn't just be metal shavings in there, it should be pieces of sludge or other residue as well.

but better oil should reduce the sludge, etc. but at the end of the day, the actual difference in the filtering ability of different brands of filters is going to be minimal. and how often have you heard of engines failing because of something to do with the filter? also from memory, a lot of car companies generally only say that you need to change the filter every second oil change. so if you are changing the filter at every change like pretty much everyone does then it will be even less of an issue.

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but better oil should reduce the sludge, etc. but at the end of the day, the actual difference in the filtering ability of different brands of filters is going to be minimal. and how often have you heard of engines failing because of something to do with the filter? also from memory, a lot of car companies generally only say that you need to change the filter every second oil change. so if you are changing the filter at every change like pretty much everyone does then it will be even less of an issue.

Perfectly logical; but it beggars the question...

"Has there been any comparisons of oil filter testing?"

"Would it need to assess flow as well as filtering efficiency?"

Sorry, too lazy to google atm.

Obviously, it would need to be done

i) on the same car with say, monthly incremental filter changeover where the car runs the same number of Kms/month (using month as a time yardstick/constant) or...

ii) on exact same new cars, each with a different filter and where the cars run for say 5000Kms (using 5000Kms as a yardstick/constant)

>>> microscope with slide grid.

Mad Scientist - not me! "mad082"

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