anzh86

Has anyone every seen or heard of Full oil filters? How is the quality and would you use them?

btw what kinda oil+oil filter combo do you guys use on your cars?

thanks

Eddie 70

Wix filters and Mobil 1 oil.

SeanK325

Wix and Castrol GTX. No need for synthetic unless you have something special.

Winlight

I use fram filters and Castrol GTX

95_Civic_4dr

Never heard of Full.

Either Amsoil or Royal Purple is what I use.
If I go RP then I use the RP filter, and Amsoil with an Amsoil filter.

anzh86

why wix? what about mobil1 filters?

what should i use for spirited driving and occasional trackdays?

SeanK325

mobil 1 filters are the same as fram. i've seen cut-outs of all the major oil filters.

Wix > everything on the market.

What do you drive?

anzh86

Eg hatch, bout to finish b16a3 swap

SeanK325

go with a thicker, full synthetic oil for racing. you can still use a WIX filter on synthetic oil.

i personally prefer Castrol, but Valvoline is great, too. Can't go wrong.

anzh86

what about oil change intervals(OCI)? how many miles do you go before an oil change?

ONeill24

3000 miles between changes

anzh86

3000 even with full synthetic?

SeanK325

depends how much racing:street you do. I'd change the oil after every AutoX just because I'm ****.

anzh86

i think ima try and stretch it, 4500 without any trackdays, 3000 if one comes up.

D Griff

Honestly, I use Purolator filters because they're like $3... And my engine runs perfectly with its 160k miles. I've started using Quaker State full synthetic, just because it really isn't much more these days. I'll go 5-6k between these changes, if I autocross I do it more often, usually after each event. When I used non-synthetic, I changed it every 3500-4000. Honestly though, studies have shown that it really doesn't break down until 10k+, but that's just not something I'm into living by with my car that I love.

SeanK325

You could double up to 6000-9000 between changes on full syn if you're not going to autox it.

EJeff8

I go Fram HM + Castrol GTX HM. Can't go wrong. My tune up kit from Honda comes with a stock filter but I just toss that to my friend with a z6. Synthetic is fine for a street setting too and you can go back and forth from conventional just fine but I see no point in synthetic. HM is kind of synthetic but has conventional bases. I like it because HM oil grabs quicker and has additives for a worn engine. I've used Pensoil, Valveline and Castrol. I like Castrol a lot. Also prefer Fram over STP and Percol - whatever filters. Also, 3,000 is an old number. Oils and engines can go much longer. I usually fibb it to about 3500-4500, longer in the winter since it's ****ing cold.

SeanK325

I wouldn't go back and forth from conventional to synthetic. Runs the risk of mixing some of the two. Plus, whats the point? Stick to one.

Red_Army

definately not supposed to go back and forth. it can create leaks.

i just use mobil 1 full syn and a WIX or fram filter depends on where i go. one place here doesn't have WIX so i get fram.

while 3k is an old number we are still working with old cars. just because an 09 can go 4k+ on an oil change, you still have a 95 that should be done every 3k.

never heard of full. i wouldn't bother with it.

EJeff8

Wise tale. You can start on conventional, try synthetic and if you don't like it, go back just fine. Don't spread false information.

SeanK325

you mean "wives tale?"

yeah you can try it once and go back. that's no big deal. i just wouldn't fluctuate back-and-forth from it. i'm not so sure it would cause a leak, but why not just stick to one?

blowededup

Get a Billet reusable filter!

EJeff8

Yes, my bad about that. Around here, common terms are miss - used so much they stick. And you are right, but I'm just saying it's not catastrophic. No one would keep switching but you can try and go back just fine.

TwoFaced

x2 my father in-law works for Mobil1...I can second the cutouts. I use fram...more accessible in my area.

SeanK325

that's pretty cool. always like getting that insider info

it's amazing how they get away with charging 3x the price because it's supposed to be a "synthetic" filter.