Slant 6 oil filter suggestion thoughts ????

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chryslercruiser said:
Interesting exploration into a variety of slant six optional oil filters with a standpipe:
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I don't make any recommendations about oil filters because I don't actually know anything about oil filters, and I have never had a bad experience that I could specifically attribute to an oil filter.

I will make this observation about the linked oil filter discussion, though, which also applies to almost all other discussions about oil filters, as well as about oil, and a number of other things:
Aside from illustrating a few observable physical characteristics (which is interesting), nobody is revealing any objective information.

The posters are speculating about whether, logically, a larger filter might cool the oil better, whether an internal standpipe might direct the oil through only a portion of the filter media, whether a relief valve of a given size is large enough, without having any data whatsoever regarding flow rates, flow characteristics, etc.
It's all speculation.

Really, it's all just like a classical philosophy class, Socrates debating Plato debating Descartes about whether when you see the color green, you are seeing the same color green that I'm seeing. Much of what used to be the subject of deep philosophy can now be proven objectively through chemical studies and functional imaging.
What is the nature of desire? Well, this chemical here is released by these cells here, which activate those cells there, and it's the same in mice, dogs, and people.

I never like classical philosophy. Thought it was all bullshit. Probably why I never became a lawyer (big mistake). I feel the same way about these debates. I enjoy seeing the oil filters cut away, but almost all of the discussion is elaborate self-gratification.

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– Eric
 
i head a rumour that the Baldwin B2 and the ford FL-1A
all come out of, or used to come out of, the same factory to very similar spec

easy to find B2 spec not so easy to find motorcraft spec for the ford-ish branded version

I used to use OEM toyota landcruiser filters 1976 -198? early land cruiser....
why..... cheap ....very cheap
no land cruisers of that age in the UK anymore and the filters weighed a tonne
years ago,i equated solid and heavy with good, that's not necessarily wise.... but nothing obviously bad happened whilst i was on my cheap filter adventure.

the threaded section wasn't just pressed into the base it was a properly cut thread in a separate metal component that was fitted into the base... seemed kinda cool.... extra effort made...

route to my happiness- Australian Ryco Z9 (standard) to Aussie ford AFL-1 (equivalent), to US ford/motorcraft FL-1A (eqiv), to Fram PH8A (eqiv) - OEM Toyota (eqiv) just up the road from me, walk in, baffle the guy on the desk, answer a million questions, promise not to come back if it was wrong, walk out with filter. bled them dry, so now use Baldwin B2 as we have a baldwin supplier in the UK

yes i am a tedious boring "Old Git"

Dave
 
Here's my 2 cents worth, for what it's worth. Mobil 1, M1-301A. $10, Walmart.

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RustyRatRod said:
Yeah and Nixon said he wasn't a crook.
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It's been a loooong time, but I had one on the ShelbyZ Turbo II, I remembered it as an induction-welded hex-shaped cap w/safety-wire holes thru' it.
 
Johnny Dart said:
Can't go wrong with a good old Wix Filter.
Can't go wrong with a Napa Gold filter.
I'm running a K&N on my slant car. Supposed to be a quality filter, and looks kind of trick. :)
There is some good choices out there, do your homework, and
steer clear of Fram.
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K&N is da bomb.....
 
Rug_Trucker said:
Not with a 10ft pole, especially on my Cummins. Turbo Diesel Registry did some testing. Just like Mobil1-junk!
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The curtain has been pulled back on K&N now for a long time. I thought everybody knew they were crap by now.
 
Rug_Trucker said:
Not with a 10ft pole, especially on my Cummins. Turbo Diesel Registry did some testing. Just like Mobil1-junk!
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Seems like the Mighty have fallen, huh?
The 1 I just replaced last oil change had Nuts :lol: HP-3001, supposedly the Gold standard. Thanks for the heads up though

This is a pretty good discussion

I have two in front of me, part numbers SO-1003 and SO-1004. Branded "K&N Select." They're both E-Core filters and Made in USA.
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Black = Silver
White = Gold with the nut
K&N Select = Crap
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Ahhhhhh, Bob Is The Oil Guy. For when you want to stay up til 3:45AM with sixty browser tabs open, reading all the 39-page-long threads about how this or that or the other filter rules and sucks, where it was built and in what month, the construction and apparent materials of each part, something about Scamsoil, buncha fairytales, one or two good posts backed up by sturdy scientific scrutiny, something else about Spamsoil, reminiscence about this one filter you used to be able to get at this one store in Ohio back in '82-'83…

My point: there comes a time when you just have to do your best to see the line that separates reading stuff on the internet from doing research, pick out a reasonably available filter that will meet your needs, and remember that most engines do not fail on account of the oil filter.
 
slantsixdan said:
My point: there comes a time when you just have to do your best to see the line that separates reading stuff on the internet from doing research, pick out a reasonably available filter that will meet your needs, and remember that most engines do not fail on account of the oil filter.
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exactly... buy a decent filter and run it. this isn't rocket science for god sakes..
 
slantsixdan said:
Ahhhhhh, Bob Is The Oil Guy. For when you want to stay up til 3:45AM with sixty browser tabs open, reading all the 39-page-long threads about how this or that or the other filter rules and sucks, where it was built and in what month, the construction and apparent materials of each part, something about Scamsoil, buncha fairytales, one or two good posts backed up by sturdy scientific scrutiny, something else about Spamsoil, reminiscence about this one filter you used to be able to get at this one store in Ohio back in '82-'83…

My point: there comes a time when you just have to do your best to see the line that separates reading stuff on the internet from doing research, pick out a reasonably available filter that will meet your needs, and remember that most engines do not fail on account of the oil filter.
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Yep, pretty much.... Had MANY a discussion on the ZX Forums motorcycle board about oils.... Bottom line...pick your flavor, whatever you can afford, & just change it regularly. My oil brand was what made the gear box work the smoothest, which was Royal Purple. Spamsoil & Bob were the least referenced, & Im glad that others feel the same way.. For my Dart, its typically Castrol or Valvoline :)
 
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abodyjoe said:
when i hear guys push that stuff it sounds liek they are in a cult or something..
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And they go, "iT IsN't A cuLt!!!1!1!!!11!!!", just like every member of every cult in the history of ever.

("…it is not a pyramid scheme! Is not! Is not! Is not times infinity, so there!"…)
 
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