and get a Wix filter or some mid level filter. dont buy the cheapest one out there. 9-15 dollars is about how much you want to spend on a filter. But it works great.
Pros: works great
Cons: dont buy cheapest one
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USA
Website
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I use Mobil One in all my cars (15k stuff) but still change it at 5k - it’s pretty black by then - I also use WIX oil filter that is rated one of the best
Pros: rated one of the best
Cons: pretty black by then
Mileage: 5000 km
I use a charcoal Wix filter. It works really nice, even for filtering out smells a bit. And I drive a lot on dirt roads and it helps clean that up too.
Pros: filters out smells
Well I'm glad I use Wix filters after seeing this test for my engine air and cabin air filter.
Project Farm has some really good reviews - and for most people, the Wix is the best daily driver. The K&N it seems letting in more particles may not be the hearsay and this does make a case for this being a legitimate concern.
Pros: Wix is best daily driver
Cons: K&N lets in particles
As for the cabin air filter. I usually go with WIX.
Their WIX XP line is about as good as you can get. Virtually the same as the FRAM Ultras. For normal WIX filters, I consider them to be average. They are what you should get at minimum, anything below is not worth buying. A "gold standard" in fitlers, if you will.
Pros: gold standard in filters
Cons: normal WIX filters average
This time around I used a Wix filter (which oddly has no branding on the can but is exactly the same as the Mann filter for these cars). I chose to use non-VW-price-gauging oil which doesn't have their certification but I am pretty confident would meet it: Zepro Eco Medalist 0W20. It's an excellent oil intended for small displacement turbocharged vehicles.
Pros: excellent oil, small turbo engines
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 5000 km
I use WIX filters a lot - excellent reputation.
Pros: excellent reputation
Wix are a pretty high quality replacement per my experience. Wix are certainly good enough to validate that behavior is not unique to the STP filter.
Pros: high quality replacement, reliable
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
The car takes a different oil filter (wix 57170). The filter housing has a center structure coming out of it that slides in the bottom of the filter (to keep it in place?) and the new filter doesnt have that. I sat there with a dremel for 2 hours and made the new filter fit. Success, but its still leaking the same amount of oil.
Cons: did not fit correctly, required modification, still leaking oil
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Part number: 57170
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