Why is OEM Oil Filter soooo tiny???
05-16-04, 07:29 PM
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Why is OEM Oil Filter soooo tiny???
Just taking my car out of storage since i bought it and figured i would change oil and filter. I picked up a new one from Mazda and this thing is freakin TINY!!!
I originally had a FRAM Filter on from the previous owner... But man, i cannot get over how small this thing is...
I originally had a FRAM Filter on from the previous owner... But man, i cannot get over how small this thing is...
05-16-04, 07:52 PM
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internally the Mazda oil filter has almost three times the filter area than Frams, as well as twice as much most other aftermarket oil filters (including the famed Purolater and AC delco filters).
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
And this really is not a 2nd gen specific thread
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
And this really is not a 2nd gen specific thread
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Originally posted by Icemark
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
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Originally posted by Icemark
internally the Mazda oil filter has almost three times the filter area than Frams, as well as twice as much most other aftermarket oil filters (including the famed Purolater and AC delco filters).
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
And this really is not a 2nd gen specific thread
internally the Mazda oil filter has almost three times the filter area than Frams, as well as twice as much most other aftermarket oil filters (including the famed Purolater and AC delco filters).
try cutting open the filter case and comparing... you would be very surprised to see how little the actual filtering element area is in a Fram when comparied to a Mazda filter.
And this really is not a 2nd gen specific thread
05-17-04, 05:34 AM
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I have no end of scorn and mocking for Fram filters :O
I know they have problems with the glue that holds the cardboard together falling apart and getting into oil gallies . . .
I know they have problems with the glue that holds the cardboard together falling apart and getting into oil gallies . . .
05-17-04, 08:34 PM
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someone had a writeup on the k&n oil filters not too long ago, try a search. they said the filter made their oil pressure go up but wasnt sure if that was due to a more restrictive filter or not. the k&n does have a bolt on the top to take it off more easily.
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The way I look at it, K&Ns are way too expensive, plus I guarentee they're not any better than the OEM filters. Plus, you can always find good deals on large cases of oil filters on Ebay and such...
05-18-04, 05:37 AM
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If you use that filter, and you've used the OEM filter, next time you do an oil change, take the old filter and chop it open and pop out the filtering material, then unravel it to its full lenth and put the material from both filters next to eachother, and take a picture for us 
Thats the only real easy way to tell :-p
Thats the only real easy way to tell :-p
05-18-04, 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by Icemark
Tennex is making the current filter for North America Mazda.
Tennex is making the current filter for North America Mazda.
i have a source for the jdm oil filters if anyone is interested, same price as the usdm filters
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Originally posted by ZoomZoomH
my local dealer are using Mahle-made (some austrian company that makes Mazda Europe parts) Mazda OE filters.
my local dealer are using Mahle-made (some austrian company that makes Mazda Europe parts) Mazda OE filters.