Thread: What oil filter should I use

I've run the Wix filter (51040) on my 00 GPGT since I dropped in the used motor that had 150K~ish miles on it and have had 0 issues. Now sitting at 334K miles and counting. I change it every 3K miles and run regular dino oil. Run the same filter on my 95 Bonneville SE as well with no issues. I run Wix on all my cars except my 03 Vic.

I've run Fram filter before on my SBF motors and had issues with them. I watched my oil pressure gauge drop to 0 multiple times and heard the valvetrain clatter and as soon as I changed the filter to a Wix I never had an issue again. Not sure what happened but I wasn't willing to bet my engine on it. I just don't run Fram oil filters anymore. Just my personal opinion though before this turns into a sh*tstorm lol...

Originally Posted by FordMan77

I've run the Wix filter (51040) on my 00 GPGT since I dropped in the used motor that had 150K~ish miles on it and have had 0 issues. Now sitting at 334K miles and counting. I change it every 3K miles and run regular dino oil. Run the same filter on my 95 Bonneville SE as well with no issues. I run Wix on all my cars except my 03 Vic.

I've run Fram filter before on my SBF motors and had issues with them. I watched my oil pressure gauge drop to 0 multiple times and heard the valvetrain clatter and as soon as I changed the filter to a Wix I never had an issue again. Not sure what happened but I wasn't willing to bet my engine on it. I just don't run Fram oil filters anymore. Just my personal opinion though before this turns into a sh*tstorm lol...

So your oil pressure suddenly drops to zero with a FRAM filter and just as quickly returns? Do you know what is inside an oil filter? Because if you do, I would like for you to give the forum members here a mechanical expplanation of how an oil filter can shut off oil flow and suddenly restore it. I run FRAM Ultra or racing filters on a 430ci SBF windsor, it has 25k on it, has gone through two Power Tours, runs 12 flat qtrs on street tires and still somehow running like a champ. Please tell me how that happened. What is the explanation? Was it magic or voodoo?