Which oil filter for 99 Accord?

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Phil Budgell, Feb 15, 2005.

  1. Phil Budgell

    Phil Budgell Guest

    Wondering which would be the best to use, I can find Wix, Valvoline Max
    Life, Honda OEM (made by Fram) and Fram toughguard. I will be using Mobil 1
    so which would be the best filter for me. Thx for any input.

    Phil
     
    Phil Budgell, Feb 15, 2005
    #1
  2. Phil Budgell

    halo2 guy Guest

    Probably the Wix or the Purolator Pure One. The Purolator is a blue color
    canister. I used Purolators for thousands of miles on my Honda and on
    occassion just buy the "buy 3 get one free" at the Honda Dealership. That is
    until they went to this microscopic thimble that they now use for most all
    of their Hondas. The filter has shrunk incredibly in size and the laws of
    sciene pretty much stipulate that a smaller filter is not going to filter
    more and/or better than a larger one.

    When I use up my Honda filters I will be switching back to the Purolator.
     
    halo2 guy, Feb 15, 2005
    #2
  3. Phil Budgell

    zonie Guest

    Filter technology has come a long way since the big filters used in the
    50's. Even though the Honda filter might be made by Fram, it is made to
    Honda specs. I would only use Honda filters
     
    zonie, Feb 16, 2005
    #3
  4. Phil Budgell

    jmattis Guest

    Fram. Not. This is reportedly a terrible filter these days, and they
    also manufacture a bunch of no-name brands. The same filter, in a
    different color, on the same shelf, for a buck cheaper. At K-Mart, for
    example. Reportedly subject to various internal failures.

    Wix. Yes. A decent filter at a slightly inflated price, at least in
    my area. My experience is that it keeps the oil visibly cleaner for a
    couple weeks longer than the standart Purolator filter. (Whether this
    signifies anything on a microscopic wear level is uncertain.)

    Honda OEM (Fram). Probably okay, but comes with a question mark due to
    size and the manufacturer. Why support Fram in selling an overpriced
    filter having the quality all their filters used to have?

    Valvoline Max. Have never seen one of these.

    Purolator pure one. Consumer reports was concerned about oil pressure
    drop because it is so hard to push oil through. Hmmm... Dirty oil,
    or not enough oil? I just use the standard Purolator with good
    results. $4 at Pep Boys.

    JM
     
    jmattis, Feb 17, 2005
    #4
  5. Phil Budgell

    WaterWatcher Guest

    The Honda filters I looked at at my local dealer are made by Filtech. I
    refuse to buy any oil filter that small, so I went to Wally World and got
    Super Techs. They're made by Champion Labs and are supposed to be pretty
    good, and at about $2 each, are certainly cheap enough.

    WW
     
    WaterWatcher, Feb 20, 2005
    #5
Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments (here). After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.