What brand do y'all prefer to use and why?

I realize some people will be rabid fans of one brand or another, but there is a big difference in filter design between the major manufacturers.
I'd always just grabbed a Fram until I read some really disturbing stuff about their quality the other day.

 

I use PureONE by Purolator. They also make MotorCraft Oil Filters for Ford. All the hardware, but the paper media. Its sent to them by a ventor that Ford uses.
Lariat#1

 

Purolator One minimum, usually Mobile One. There was an excellent thread on this website a year or so ago on filters. Thats why I'll probably never buy another Fram. The opinions on this are going to be wide and varied, but I personally don't mind a few extra bucks two or three times a year for what I consider to be quality stuff.
Rick

 

Yeah, Purolator also makes Quaker State and PowerFlo.

How about K&N or Amsoil's filter? Anyone got experience with them?

 

Here's a great thread I just read up on.

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/oil_filter_study/

Sounds like Purolator and Mobile One are the best "run over to Wal-Mart and grab one" brands.

 

Oil filters are rated by their "Beta Ratio" in regards to efficiency. While I can post the numbers, they are not really relevant as the test criteria is vague at best. There is no spec on viscosity, temperature, flow rate, pressure, just to name a few. I can tell you that the Purolator and Motorcraft will filter the most and smallest particle size in a single pass. The K&N and Wix are on the other end of the scale filtering the least. So it sounds like the Purolator and Motorcraft are the best-right? Maybe, maybe not. While they filter more and smaller particles, they also flow less oil. The Wix and K&N will flow more oil but filter less. All others are in between. So it's up to you, better filtration or more oil flow.

 

easy solution..when racing, use a K&N and when cruising around town, use a Motorcraft FL-820S. You won't have any long term damage from either filter, so it's splitting hairs.

 

Motorcraft for me...

 

pure one oil filter and mobil one 5-30 oil. Every 5K.
Jes

 

I've used the Amsoil filter in the F150 application. It seemed to work well for me. Before I put my by-pass on, went over a year without changing the filter(oops ) Anyhow, now I have a by-pass system on.

If you are really concerned about how clean the oil is staying, take a close look at by-pass filters. My oil stay's very clean now becuase the filter that I have on can keep the oil cleaner than when if comes out of the quart jug from new.

Also, I have a super large FF filter on my truck that hold Almost 2 quarts. So flow is not a problem. It's hard for me to understand why they put such small filters on our trucks?

 

It's a matter of opinion of course, but I use the Motorcraft 820S in both of my vehicles.

 

As of late I've been using Purolator Pur1 filters with either Mobil One or Castrol GTX 5w/30 oil. No lubrication related problems but I cant blame that on the filter.

 

after reading that i'm soing with the motorcraft from now on and to say my truck has olny 2200 on it but i did chage the oil and i did use a pureone so i'm all good but knowing that the motorcraft is the same and it is less i'm going to go with that one now

 

So anyone besides me run a bosh oil filters. I have for years with no problems.

 

HI!... I've been running the K&N HP-2010 oil filter for the last 3 oil changes and I have had no problems.