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I use K&N oil filters sometimes, a little cheaper than oem but they are quality.
Pros: quality, a little cheaper
I used the bigger passat 1.8t filters on my DD 2000 jetta with mobil 1 0w40 for over 100k in 4.5 years (135k total on vehicle) and when that car was totalled in a flood, the motor was tight and flawless...
Pros: motor tight and flawless
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 100000 km
I ran K&N oil cone filter on a LT1 motor for 3 years in FL and now for 5 years on my 1.8t. Never any problems whatsoever.
Pros: no problems whatsoever
Oil filter/housing and the Crank Position Sensor are pretty common leak points. The CPS leak on my own car was like this phantom leak I just couldn't find until a shop fixed it for me.
Pros: common leak points
Cons: phantom leak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
K&N oil filter / high mileage mobil 1 10/40 fully synthetic oil on my 1.8 16v.
I use mobil 1 0w-40 and k&n filters - when you buy a filter, get the oversized one that VW approved a while back - with k&n part number HP-3001 vs the stock HP-2005 - big ol' hoss filter but screws right on, takes an extra half quart of oil to fill it up :laugh:
Pros: oversized filter, better cleaning
Cons: extra half quart needed
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: HP-3001
Been using K&N filters on my 1.8t's with Royal Purple Oil. The two combined seems to leave very little to almost no build up of metal particles on my magnetic drain plug.
Pros: no metal particle buildup
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I also noticed it seems like it made more noise with a K&N oil filter vs Mobil 1 filter.
Pros: quieter with Mobil 1
Cons: more noise with K&N
I just changed the oil on my TDI at 15,000 miles and when I pulled the engine cover it looked factory fresh under the cover. Meaning there was no evidence that the dealer even made an attempt to change the cartridge filter. I was very, very careful not to spill oil on the engine components but still managed to get oil on the white mesh heat shield next to the filter housing. When I removed the cartridge filter it looked extremely dirty and gunky.
Cons: filter extremely dirty
Mileage: 15000 km
Overpriced garbage. There is no proof that these synthetic type filters do any better job filtering than a high quality OEM or equivalent. I use OEM, for $13, at 10K miles pretty inexpensive and oil analysis is always good. OEM is best IMO.
Cons: Overpriced garbage, no proof of better filtering
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