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Oil filter K&N or OEM FORD
Personally I like K&N filters, they come with a nut welded to them so you can use a normal wrench instead of a filter wrench. Gotta be careful not to over tighten them though
Pros: nut welded to them
Cons: careful not over tighten
Vehicle:
Subaru
I have a kn 1 on my truck and winter is about every 1k miles I empty it. Its the 6oz canister and usually about half full. From may till like October I dont even have to look in it because it doesnt get more than an oz of oil build up in it. But man winter time with the condensation sucks.
Pros: little oil build up
Cons: condensation sucks
Mileage: 1000 km
I used 30W Ford Super Premium Motor Oil and a Ford FL-1A filter, and I changed the oil and filter, and greased every component myself, including the U-joints every 3,000 miles where necessary. I asked my Uncle who manufactured this oil, and he didn\u2019t know, UNTIL one day, he received a case of oil Labeled as Exon Uniflo, one of the highest rated brands at the time. It was obvious, at least to me, that Ford Super Premium engine oil and Exon Uniflo were one and the same. I sold the car 5 years later with almost 98,000 miles on it, and absolutely no engine problems.
Pros: no engine problems
Vehicle:
Ford Galaxy
Mileage: 98000 km
Part number: FL-1A
Last year i bought a car (Ford Focus) that had been garaged for 4 years.
Changed oil and filter as a precaution.
Pros: changed oil and filter
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
In my Hybrid, I use the OLM for recommended changes, except for the initial break-in oil/filter change. I did that one at 4k, which was about 2k of gasoline engine miles. OEM filter was tiny and I wanted to get it replaced.
Pros: OEM filter replaced
Cons: OEM filter tiny
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 4000 km
That won’t happen if you were using a K&N oil filter. All these cheap brand filters are not sturdy and will collapse when you’re trying to take them off when stuck… either The Black K&N select filter or the white Premium filter will avoid this problem from happening…
Pros: sturdy, avoids collapsing
Cons: cheap filters collapse
1995 ford crown Vic, you have to turn the wheels to remove the filter.
Pros: turn wheels to remove
Vehicle:
Ford Crown Victoria
Not sure about mobil1 filters, but stay away from K&N oil filters. I've just used one for an oil flush after extensive maintenance work, and after just 100 km it had collapsed.
Cons: collapsed after 100km
Mileage: 100 km
99-03 Ranger with a 3.0, filter above the start and the number of guys I seen set one on fire by arcing the starter with filter pliers is more than 6…
Pros: filter above starter
Cons: set on fire
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Raise you a 3.0 ford taurus, which dumped all of the dirty oil right onto the starter.
Pros: dumps oil on starter
Cons: dirty oil on starter
Vehicle:
Ford Taurus
Mileage: 60000 km
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Which oil filter to choose — K&N or OEM FORD?
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- PR Score.
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Which oil filter are better — OEM FORD or K&N?
In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter K&N were overall better than OEM FORD.
- K&N received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and OEM FORD scored 75 points.
- K&N ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM FORD ranked 19.
- The average rating is higher for OEM FORD (3.8) than for K&N (3.6).
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Oil filter OEM FORD have better feature ratings than K&N:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for OEM FORD is better than K&N.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for K&N is outperforms OEM FORD.
- Smell/smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for K&N is preferred to OEM FORD.
Which oil filter are more popular — K&N or OEM FORD?
In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter K&N were overall more popular than OEM FORD.
By vote balance, oil filter K&N surpassed OEM FORD:
- For K&N, the ratio of positive (214) to negative (91) votes is 123 votes.
- For OEM FORD, the ratio of positive (45) to negative (15) votes is 30 votes.
By number of reviews, oil filter K&N surpassed OEM FORD:
- For oil filter K&N there are 99 reviews: 66 positive, 8 neutral, 25 negative.
- For oil filter OEM FORD there are 19 reviews: 13 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
Which oil filter do car owners prefer — K&N or OEM FORD?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, oil filter K&N and OEM FORD have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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