Bought some oil filters from Mazda today. They sold me miata filters told me they ywould work. is this true. they said that it is a generic filter for miata, rx-7 and protege

 

That is affirmative

 

Thats not the tall filter like for the RX4 is it?

 

Yeah that filter works. Basically mazda uses that filter on EVERYTHING that has a 4 cylinder or a rotary in it with the exception of the 4 cylinder Mazda 6. That uses a cartrige oil filter.

And carl, its not the tall filter like they had the the RX4 and the REPU, its a really short one but it works quite well.

 

you can use the 626 v6 filters if you want something larger (about 1" taller)

 

I like the RX-4/REPU tall filters too. Napa brand is made by Wix. You'll have to give them a number because they'll try to sell you the short style.

1347

It may be too tall for some 1st gen applications.

 

What's the advantage of having a taller oil filter?

 

larger/taller filter = more filtering element = longer lasting filtering capability

 

also its the same thred as the MPV

 

PRE-Duratec MPV

 

Wix is made by Dana, Dana is good.

 

Well, i found a K&N filter that fits mine. number HP1004

 

Wix INVENTED the spin-on oil filter.

 

I should know I drive 2 0f them one has 342000 miles [not bad for a mini van] and the other one has a bad motor , both 89 4x4.
Dan

 

yep i get mazda filters in cases as they do rotors, miatas, b series trucks its kinda a 1 size fits all

 

Would the logical filtering and capacity benefits of a larger/taller filter be offset by a pressure drop?

Who's tried it or tested it?

I'd wager no assuming that the RX-4 and REPU use a 12a although the workload on the REPU will be different from an FB.

 

everytime i buy a filter they give me one thats diameter is to big, i duno why.

 

As it turns out, Newer Honda oil filters are the same.

I used to work at a place that only used Champ oil filters. Every Honda that came in was a PH2808 I decided to look up the RX-7 and it also was a PH2808...

 

Word of advice, DONT GET FRAM!! I work at NAPA and yes the wix/NAPA filters are great. They sell a cheaper line called siver line and its the exact same filter, just different color and they add a 2 infron of your regular number.

 

If your oil change is done properly the Oil level should be re-checked after the engin has been run long enough to fill the oil filter and toped up based on the dip stick. This will keep oil pressure where is should be.

I use the Mazda filters, and I have had the shorter one and the taller one. I like the taller one for the same reasons as RX-7 Carl

 

My oil pressure doesnt change regardless of which filter is on there. I just like the extra capacity of the larger filter, less bypassing oil. I did some reading that surprised me about how often the bypass valve is open, allowing dirty oil to bypass the filter.

Oh yea, and I agree. Fram = Teh suck.

I post this everytime we have one of these threads.
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

 

I pre-fill my filters before i install them. A bit tricky to get them on, but with a little practice...

That said, I always re-check my oil level the day after the oil change...

 

Yep that link got passed around like the villiage **** at the boards I was on for my previous car. Fram does suck, but that grippy stuff makes up for it if you have a POS beater with the filter in a hard to reach location.