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Oil filter Mahle or VALVOLINE
Mahle is the way. Allegedly the OEM maker and after using them for a year they look and feel exactly the same.
Pros: same as OEM, long lasting
$0 because e-Tron however, on the A5 2.0T; I’m paying $50 for oil (Valvoline full synth) and $16 for the oil filter…but I own all the tools and use my employee discount.
Pros: full synth
Vehicle:
Audi A5
No one ever talks about this but the truth is the oil itself will always way outlast the oil filter. What you should be worried about is the paper filter, not the oil! Can your paper oil filter withstand 10k miles in between changes before slowly disintegrating into the oil? If you use a high quality OEM filter then the answer is yes. I use the original Mahle brand filters for my Audi.
Pros: high quality OEM filter
Cons: cheap third party crap
Vehicle:
Audi
Mileage: 10000 km
Yeah, the first thing I did was an oil change. I put liqui moly 5w-40 in the car and the oil level is top of the dipstick (EDIT: within the max/min level on the dipstick, top of max, I should specify). I put a Mahle filter in there as well.
Pros: oil level at max
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I run Castrol Edge 5W-30 with Mahle filters and no stabilazers since I don\u2019t trust that bullshit. Changes every 10,000km and she\u2019s still running beautifully with 205,000km on the clock
Pros: running beautifully
Cons: don't trust stabilazers
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 10000 km
I recently installed this canister in my 24v VR6: Better anti-drain back valve in it.
Pros: Better anti-drain back valve
I'm currently running a Mahle OC75 filter, its easier to get from Amazon, and it is only slightly longer. I go back and forth between 15W50 in the winter and 20W50 in the warmer months. The 15W is synthetic and 20W isn't.
Pros: easy to get, slightly longer
Vehicle:
Porsche
Part number: OC75
I used to get cheap Mahle oil filters for my K100 on Amazon for $15 or so
Pros: cheap oil filters
I use Mahle filters in both my VR6 and 2.5 from first oil change. No issues.
Pros: No issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I dont think valvoline is using a quality filter with the required oil.
Cons: not quality filter
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
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