do you bother to inspect your oil filters, occasionally, I do, especially on my cars, but because I help lots of guys work on thier cars and most times its not my car , I don,t bother.
BTW if you want the tool, summit sells them
Proform 66490 $73.99
the interesting thing youll find many times is how cheaply made some filters are, and yeah theres big differances in some brands, in the total surface area of the filter screen and how well they are assembled, the ,materials used ETC.
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
http://www.aloha34.com/information/oilfiltertable.pdf
btw, add a few magnets to the oil pan and drain back area in your engine, the trap and hold metalic dust that comes from wear and increase engine life span by preventing that crap embedding in the bearings
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetai...d=D66SH&cat=13
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D66SH
these are even more tollerant of temp swings and retain strength at even higher engine oil temps plus they are smaller and easier to use
The SH material in the D66SH magnets, means that the magnets can be heated to 300° F without any loss of magnetic strength, unlike standard neodymium magnets that begin to lose strength at 175° F. Suitable for many high temperature applications.
BTW if you want the tool, summit sells them
Proform 66490 $73.99
the interesting thing youll find many times is how cheaply made some filters are, and yeah theres big differances in some brands, in the total surface area of the filter screen and how well they are assembled, the ,materials used ETC.
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
http://www.aloha34.com/information/oilfiltertable.pdf
btw, add a few magnets to the oil pan and drain back area in your engine, the trap and hold metalic dust that comes from wear and increase engine life span by preventing that crap embedding in the bearings
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetai...d=D66SH&cat=13
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D66SH
these are even more tollerant of temp swings and retain strength at even higher engine oil temps plus they are smaller and easier to use
The SH material in the D66SH magnets, means that the magnets can be heated to 300° F without any loss of magnetic strength, unlike standard neodymium magnets that begin to lose strength at 175° F. Suitable for many high temperature applications.