Oil Change

Ok, so my car is going in for it's first oil change and I'm putting in Mobil1 full synthetic 10w30, now my question is what filter should I use? Does Mobil1 make a filter? Cause I've never seen it anywhere, this guy I work with said I should use the Valvoline Max Life cause it's 10$ (CDN), I would have used the Fram Synthetic, but they don't make it for 240s. So help me out guys!! lol

its just a filter...as long as you change it every...3000miles or so...(pending on the way you drive) 1500 if you drive hard like me...but again like i said...its just a filter...and if you want the good shit (oil wise) get some royal purple...thats what i run.

Well, I rather buy the oil where I work since I get a discount, so my choice is Mobil1, Castrol Syntec or Redline.

yea actually mobil 1 is what i used to use

I think I'm just ganna use the normal Fram filter.

as long as u change it often.. u cool.

I'd do either a Mobil 1 or a purolator...

Autozone carries Mobil 1 filters. I have to drive 30min to get one... Gay....

I live in Quebec, there are no Autozones up here.

man, drive to ontario, its 20 minutes from you. if you can't find the parts in qc then its worth the drive

Well I already bought a Fram, but for the nxt change, if u no where i can get a Mobil1 filter up there, that'd be cool.

there is always ordering the shit u need online in bulk so u have it ahead of time

I can't order anything online cause of border taxes and all that bullshit, it's like twice the price for anything.

look for a canadian company. if not, i'll ship you some stuff from any shop here

Well it's already in the shop, they r ganna put in Mobil1 10w30 with a Fram filter, next time maybe I'll put in another filter.

yeah, at this point the filter won't make a difference but when you want stuff from ontario that you can't get in quebec then let me know

weird canadians. speaking of canadians why are books and magazines more expensive for u guys. that sux

cause they're made in the US and shipped over the border. its retarded yeah but what are you gonna do.. if i ever wanna read a magazine i'll go to starbucks, they have all the new shit. either that or i'll throw the $6CDN out for one

You could always do what like a lot of people here do. Go to a boarders or a book store, grab a magazine something to eat and a soda, and just chill at a table and read it all take your time, put it back when your done, and be on your way.

none of the starbucks close to me have cool magazines

haha our starbucks are huge..

geez how on earth did we get from talking about an oil change to reading magazines in a bookstore/coffee shop??

haha this thread was post whored up like crazy.. sorry

If you see on the cover it says 3$US or 5$ CDN, that also take sinto account the exange rate.

k&n

Lol ya totally just randomly went to everything that it could.

Down in so cal, people will sit in a book store and finish like a 300 page book, its odd, but whatever, book store doesnt seem to mind, their still making $2.59 off that ice tea.

Someone did some research into oil filters a while back. I can't find the link right now, but basically it came down to...

OEM filters are the BEST!

If you look at the filter (where all the little holes are): most aftermarket filters have different sizes. This messes up oil flow to/from engine. Then he took apart the filters and found that OEM had a couple inches MORE actual filter element inside. Then there's a purge valve incase the filter is clogged, (or for starting).. The after market ones had this flimsy/crappy rubber thing for the cap. Basically the quality on the OEM was better. FRAM was the worst out of the ones he checked!

So next change, just go down to the dealer parts dept and grab a filter. They're priced inbetween a FRAM(cheap) and a Mobil1(expensive). Oil filters are prob the only reasonably priced part from the dealership...

Try Gastrol syntec next time if your are displeased with what you have now. BTW why arent you changing your own oil

oil filter study (http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/corvette/articles/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html)
Oil study (http://www.micapeak.com/info/oiled.html)
Motor oil 101 (http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motoroil.html)

fram filter sucks. I just use the oem oil filter from the nissan dealership. They usually have deals so it's not too expensive, around $6 a filter or so

I don't do it on my own because I have no money for a jack and jack stands.

And fine, for the next change I'll get an OEM one.

Oh and it's Castrol, not Gastrol.