Piggysniffer Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Right peeps, what oil filters are we supposed to use, I just get a pattern one when I buy the oil, I'm hearing that we should only use the Subaru blue ones, but on googling that fact there are a lot of people saying absolutely don't use the Subaru ones as they are awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggyeye Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 cant say i have had issues with the subaru one. i however use an aftermarket one as i got a deal on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobyghost Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Always stuck to the Subaru one that import car parts offer. Genuine Subaru part and doesn't cost the earth. They do a service pack including oil filter, air filter and fuel filter for £12.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_uk Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I got the hks one because it has a magnet in and said higher oilflow. Whether it's any good I have no idea won't find out till I have a problem or do my next oil change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggyeye Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Jamie_uk said: I got the hks one because it has a magnet in and said higher oilflow. Whether it's any good I have no idea won't find out till I have a problem or do my next oil change they are amazing. i had one on my closed deck build in my bug last service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I normally buy a Mahle oil filter from Opie Oils with my oil and sump plug washer .(Mahle make quality forged pistons so I assume they're capable of making a filter) I did try a k&n oil filter once but didn't see any difference in pressure or temps just cost me a extra tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandals Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 47 minutes ago, savage bulldogs said: I normally buy a Mahle oil filter from opie oils with my oil and sump plug washer .(Mahle make quality forged pistons so I assume they're capable of making a filter) I did try a k&n oil filter once but didn't see any difference in pressure or temps just cost me a extra tenner Amazon have k&n filters for less than 9 quid... do they have some sort of super duper one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I bought a oversized (and over priced by the sounds of it lol ) k& n filter with a "easy to remove" nut on the bottom . Dunno if it the same 1 that you've found ,as it was about 4 yrs ago and about £15 P.s I forgot to mention that the only reason I bought it was because there was a load of fake or faulty subaru ones on the market at the time . The Mahle one's seem to work fine on mine but I do 4 k changes anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandals Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 27 minutes ago, savage bulldogs said: I bought a oversized (and over priced by the sounds of it lol ) k& n filter with a "easy to remove" nut on the bottom . Dunno if it the same 1 that you've found ,as it was about 4 yrs ago and about £15 P.s I forgot to mention that the only reason I bought it was because there was a load of fake or faulty subaru ones on the market at the time . The Mahle one's seem to work fine on mine but I do 4 k changes anyways Ah ok... i've got a k&n one, it has the nut thing on the bottom... was gonna replace my filter when i was doing my rocker cover gasket but i didn't have anything to remove the old filter so didn't bother... it was only 500 miles old anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_JJ Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I wouldn't recommend K&N oil filters - !Removed!! Usually OEM must be the BEST ones! Some German manufacturers can make quality filters as well. But overall we need to collect some cash, buy all the different filters - cut them and see what's inside only then we can decide which one is the best to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_JJ Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Feel free to rep me for finding this thread -) http://www.spyderchat.com/forums/showthread.php?27947-Oil-Filter-Exposed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_JJ Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 If magnet REALLY is a big improvement for you, why don't you brake an old speaker, get a magnet from there and stick it to your oil filter? Every oil filter is made of metal and a massive magnet next to it will make the whole filter magnetic as well. Alternatively you can disassemble a faulty hard drive - they have mega strong magnets inside and old automatic gearboxes if you drop a pan there will be a few small magnets as well -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 I keep forgetting about Opie Oils, will have a browse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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