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Porscheaddiction
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Location: Cornwall, Ont, Canada
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 Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:56 am Post subject: Question on oil and oil filters |
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#1 Ok I know that most everyone on here uses 15W50 oil in there cars. How ever at this time I would like to stay with non-synthetic oil and around here 15w50 is only synthetic. I can easily find 20W50, is this type suffienct enough to use in our cars safely?
#2 where in Canada besides the porsche dealers can our filter be purchased no auto parts store in my area has even heard of Mahle. Mahle is best for our cars but is there another brand that is just as good?
thanks Chris.
Never mind used the search just wish the search allowed limit search ie: subject lines only.
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Porscheaddiction
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:26 am Post subject: |
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ok thanks for the link however I am looking for a place in canada to find the mahle filters or a good subtitute
Thanks
Chris.
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Chrenan
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:21 am Post subject: |
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You can go to NAPA and get a filter for something like 7.95, I always use them and have no complaints.
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augidog
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| Chrenan wrote: | | You can go to NAPA and get a filter for something like 7.95, I always use them and have no complaints. |
I'm with him-The Napa filter is better than most.I found better pressure running it than any other auto part store brand.
I've always run castrol 20-50 semi or synth but I am switching back to full dino. I'm going to try to run Mobil dino only.
I've read castrol is not the quality of Mobil so I'll try it. My engine seems louder with the synth (I had the same type of noise effect with my tranny until I drained the synth out).
I don't believe the synth cost is worth it since I kick out a quart a week from all my highway driving. IMO
I'll going to save the dollars and put an oil-cooler in instead.
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Joes924Racer
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:40 am Post subject: |
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hmmm i dint use syn though its 20w50 penzoil
im still usen fram filters these buggers you gotta
watch out there so thin skinned ive made the
mistake of usen a filter wrench installen a new
filter & puntcured the skin only it didnt leak till
a monthe or so down the road i had a a hell
of a time trying to find out where the smoke
from the rearend was comin from.
took a week to find the leaky filter drippen
on the filter was the source.
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numbbers
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Consumer Reports still rates Fram as number one. You can pay a lot more, but you don't get any better filtering.
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Llamaguy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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NA people are lucky, I can only get STP locally, or I can order a Mobil 1 or Mahle, either way $$
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Porscheaddiction
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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ok thanks for all the replies much appreciated.
Does anyone have the Napa oil filter part #
Chris
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Khal
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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 I just use a dodgy old Ryco filter (sold through Repco).
But I'd swear by Mobil 1 for oil. It's brilliant stuff, no doubt.
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| Quote: | | But I'd swear by Mobil 1 for oil. It's brilliant stuff, no doubt. |
I am with you on that Khal... Just look at your motor 5 years without takeing the lid off and it looks like it was built last week
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macBdog
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Where do you guys get your Mobil1 from? Autobarn, Repco and Supertramp don't have it when ive looked for it.
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Khal
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Mate, I bought mine from Supercrap last time. It was the Taringa store.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Porscheaddiction wrote: | Does anyone have the Napa oil filter part #
Chris |
NAPA Gold #1342
or AC PF56, Fram PH2870A, Motorcraft FL401, Purolator L20064, L20123 or Purolator PremiumPlus L20252, WIX 51342
The NAPA Gold 1342 I have here was manufactured by WIX/DANA.
For more options, look at this chart - http://www.trasko-usa.com/crossref.htm
You need thread size 3/4-16
That means AC Delco PF-56 and its' equivalents in other brands listed under 4.25" length
or
AC Delco PF-53 and other brand equivalents for the shorter versions listed under 3.5" length.
The actual OE filter size is length=approx. 4.75" to 5", OD=approx. 2.875" to 3.0".
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Joes924Racer
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: |
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The taringa store what a name hmm KHAL Id love
to go there and not just to watch the water go
down the porcelain thing though thatwould be
a high point.  Smoothie thats the thing Fram
filters may filter good plus they dont cost
alot though very thin skinned Ive done that twice.
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