Oil Filters

[ejpowerstroke97]

Which brand oil filters do yall use. Since I bought my truck I have always brought my truck to have the oil changed in it. Now I am going to start doing it myself. Just curious. I was at WALMART and I was looking at thr FRAM filters and a couple of other cheap brands. Yall let me know which ones yall use. Oh, and our truck does take 14 quarts of oil right. 2 in the filter and 12 in the pan. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks guys.

 

[94f450sd]

i wouldnt run a fram if you payed me.i run motorcraft,luberfiner,baldwin or wix filters depending on what store i got to when i decide to change the oil.

 

[bushpilot]

I buy the cheapest oil filter i can find, that meets the specs visually.
motorcraft, fram, napa gold...theyre all made by wix (probably).

wix is the largest filter manufacture in the world & makes most oem
spec filters and drops 'em in a different box.

I was buying from fleetfilter until some visual changes in the filters
raised my concerns...Ive got plenty of filters on my shelf so i havent
had to buy any in a while...guys at fleetfilter may have resolved the
issues or changed the supplier...i dont know...but it would be worth
checking w/ them.

heres the pricing & source homework id done a year or so ago...
read the entire post...there was a necessary update do to some
pricing changes that occured across the board (more proof that
everyone is buying from the same supplier/mfg).

FILTER PRICING/Source COMPARISON: LINK

 

[drillin001]

what kind of oil would you suggest?

 

[95_stroker]

what kind of oil would you suggest?

Thats a real can of worms. Rotella, Delo and a host of syns will be the answers you see here.

 

[bushpilot]

good lord i just looked at this and realized it wasnt a 6.0L forum...

but ill answer anyway

i dont personally think synth. oils are worth the extra cost...
i THINK you can run conventional dino oils and change 'em
(along w/ the filter) more frequently and be CERTAIN youre
removing "impurities" and at best break even w/ the cost of
synthetics.

i think FREQUENT oil changes have a benefit over synthetic
oils...hell now you can even send your samples to blackstone
and extend the changes (by testing to see what, if any, impurities
are in the oil).

 

[DaveBen]

Synthetic oils do serve some advandages. I run syn oil to cure the romps during cold weather. I change my oil at the recommended intervals according to Ford and it isn't that much more. Rotella T 5w40 oil. Just my opinion.

Dave

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

Synthetic oils have had a huge impact in our fleet. We used to change about 3 engines a year using conventional motor oil then we switched to amsoil syn. and may have lost 2 in the past 2 years. I won't run conventional motor oil again syn is wort the extra cost.

 

[4drdually]

I use a Fleetguard LF691 that I get from wholesalemidwest.com. It's cheaper then buying from pep boys and it's TWICE the size. Brings your refill of oil right to 4 gallons. super simple oil changes. It also does do a better job filtering. I've gone as far as 7500 miles on a oil change in my 01 (never had a chance to check in my 95) and I think i could go to 10k. Good filter, good price, looks cool too!

 

[95_stroker]

Thats a real can of worms.

see........