I know everyone on here loves their napa gold and wix oil filters and thats what I have been running, but how is the quality in the silver filters? they are having a special on oil and a silver filter right now but i have never taken one apart to see the insides. thanks guys

 

I think the Ford FL1a for $4 at Wal Mart is a good deal. Been buying them since they were $2. Napa Silver is fine too.

 

Filters are cheap engines are not, buy WIX or NAPA Gold then you don't have to wonder "YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THE BEST"

Amount of filtering material inside the filter isn't the only thing, its how many microns the material will filter out. Some people will never understand oil filters till they have cut open as many as I have. The only way to read a motor did it every race to check what was wearing and the amount to see if a teardown was needed soon to save a lot of other parts.

 

not to hijack this thread, but how do OEM mopar filters compar to napa gold


Ive always run napa golds and switched to a mopar filter for it


is it comparable or a step back in filtering performance




I try to keep it mopar if I can, but if the napa gold is better I will use that again

 

I have ran both in my 98 and have never really seen much of a difference in the performance. The main reason I have stood with Mopar is where I live the closest Napa is 60 miles away and Walmart carries the Mopar filter for around $4 and they are only 20 miles away. Yes I live out in the middle of no where..

 

Here ya go, according to the field rep from my local Napa:

Silver is intended for shorter oil change intervals like every 3500 miles.
Gold is intended for 7500 mile intervals.
Platinum is for extended intervals when using synthetic oil.

The differences are the amount of filtering media and the longevity of the anti-drainback valve. Platinum does use a synthetic media though.

Mopar is intended for factory oil change intervals.

 

This is good to know on what the differences between the 3.
Maybe that is why I have never had a problem with the Mopar. I usually change my oil and filter between 2500-3000 miles.

 

Yup.

 

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Last I checked (unless FIAT switched suppliers after taking over Chrysler) Mopar filters were made by either Purolator or Champion Labs and are based on the "entry-level" design for either. So you are basically getting a Purolator Classic or the Champ Labs equivelent with a diferent paint job.

There is nothing wrong with the Mopar filter for the factory oil-change interval but they are nothing special and I don't think they are worth the selling price (~$5 at Wal-mart, $8-10 at some auto-parts stores) personally. You usually can find a Purolator Classic for $3-$4, the Wix-sourced Napa Silver is also roughtly equivelent to the OE Mopar filter for less (basically free with some of their "oil-change packages"), and if you run an "oversized" filter the Purolator-sourced Ford/Motorcraft FL-1A is excelent for a "cheap" filter, it is basically Purolator "Pure-One" media in a "Classic" can with a diferent end stamping.

 

My buddy who works at Chrysler uses Napa Silver filters on his vehicles. He did a study for the company and that was his conclusion......

 

Is it true the FL-1A Motorcraft does not fit Renix engines?

 

Probably. Easily solved though. Get a 53007563AB oil filter nipple from the dealer and swap it out with the Renix metric nipple .

 

Just because someone tells you that you can 7500 mi on a oil/filter change is it a good idea to do so....YES they sell engines and parts, what else can I say. Then by all means do so look at all the money you (MIGHT) save. I guess the same would apply to everything you buy as oil and filters are the cheapest things your XJ needs (fill up with fuel) see what that costs.

Each to their own I guess and what conceptions they have or choose to apply I respect everyone's opinion's on all subjects.

BTW I saw an ad on TV that Jiffy Lube had a sale on oil changes oil and filters, won't mention the filters they use

 

Interesting you should bring this up.

Keep in mind that the factory is warrantying those same engines for 50,000 plus miles..

Also, when I had my fleet of trucks we did oil analysis every oil change from when they were new.
Found out the 7500 mile oil change interval was too short and we SAFELY ran to 10,000 miles with room to spare.

Not advocating this to the general public, but this 3000 mile oil change stuff is just to fleece the general public and get a chance to get them in the door, car up on the rack, and sell them more stuff.

 

If you live that far from civilization, you should invest in Amazon Prime. I did and it has paid for itself ten times over. Almost everything qualifies for prime and it is free two day shipping. I got my Fel-pro valve cover gasket, Fel-pro oil pan gasket, wix oil filter, and 10 gal of Rotella T6 on Amazon. It saves a trip to the parts store and it is usually a lot cheaper. I got all of my Rubicon Express lift kit parts on Amazon as well and $14 cheaper than any other retailer to boot.