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Oil filter Mahle or STP
I like the Mahle filter because it has a notched end on it, no need for a filter wrench anymore.
Pros: has a notched end, no filter wrench needed
I just recently purchased a mahle oil filter and it is made in austria, good to hear good quality stuff is still available after mann has let me down.
Pros: good quality stuff
Cons: mann let me down
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Scirocco
ooooohhh thanks for the tip. oh yeah, mahle oil filter, new cable bushings, new rubber type valve cover gasket seal, valve cover gasket studs, dipstick bushings, oil, and myriad other things are waiting to go in...
motor oil: Valvoline 20W50 dinosaur oil with a Mahle filter
I'd go for the Mahle or VW oil filter. Most aftermarket filters (Not sure about K&N) dont' have the check valve thingy in them...it's good for a few psi if I recall correctly...
Pros: good for a few psi
Cons: no check valve
Anyhow I would be interested in going longer drain interval, so I think that I will check out these new products Mobil is offering. Although I think the Mahle filter that has been in use is filtering well enough and the price is right at $5.
Pros: filtering well, price right
My filter looks just as I put it in after 5,000 miles, just dirty.
Pros: no warping after 5,000 miles
Mileage: 8047 km
I have been using these since I bought the car (4 years ago) and they have filtered the oil fine, and also look just as the OEM ones did when it was time for an oil change.
Pros: filtered oil fine, good for 4 years
I just bought 6 MAHLE filters for my 8v, at what I think is a damn good price. The guy I bought them from (a fellow Digifanter) says this brand is the OEM filters of the new VW/AUDI/SEAT cars in europe.
Pros: good price, OEM filters
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
When I first purchased my VW, I could drive it how ever far in whatever temperature and wouldn't get any beeps or blinks. I brought it to a friend to do an oil change and he threw 5W30 in it with a STP oil filter. After that oil change, if the car was driven too long the light would blink and the ding would chime. If you revved to about 2300~ RPM, the noises and blinking would stop. I guess that is a temporary fix, but all I did was change the oil to 10W30 and haven't gotten any noises yet. I guess 5W30 is too thin and can't build up enough oil pressure? I'm not too sure.
Pros: 10W30 oil works well
Cons: 5W30 oil caused beeps
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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