Oil is covered, NOW what is the best oil filter?

[tbcota25]

Anyone ever use the Napa Platinum oil filter?

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[LatinKraze]

Did my oil change today. Ran a PureOne filter (after reading this thread) last change that I chopped open today. I never knew about theses differences discussed here and have been running all types of filters in the past (without issues) and all seemed to have the rubber gasket that stuck to the plate like a mofo. Sure enough, my dremel went through the PureOne like butter and it was noticeably easier to remove due to the treated gasket.

I picked up a Bosch Distance Plus D3330. From looking inside I can see that the valve is silicone, the gasket is treated, and it comes with a coil spring instead of a leaf spring. I'll open this one up next time and post pics.

Thanks for the informative thread.

[ihasmazda]

One thing I wonder about is the bypass psi value on these "equals" vs the oem filter which I havent found anywhere. In the subaru world this is critical as they have much higher than normal rates and a lot of the cross referenced filters published don't have the correct bypass psi value. I just ordered up a spin on conversion but without knowing what the correct bypass psi is, I'm a bit nervous about going with anything other than an OEM filter. Is it the normal 8-11 psi or is it higher for the turbo motor?

[Bucker]

Originally Posted by ihasmazda One thing I wonder about is the bypass psi value on these "equals" vs the oem filter which I havent found anywhere. In the subaru world this is critical as they have much higher than normal rates and a lot of the cross referenced filters published don't have the correct bypass psi value. I just ordered up a spin on conversion but without knowing what the correct bypass psi is, I'm a bit nervous about going with anything other than an OEM filter. Is it the normal 8-11 psi or is it higher for the turbo motor?

6 years of using these products has proven that they work. No need to reinvent the wheel here.

[ihasmazda]

I dont doubt that they work but my concern is that using a filter with a lower than spec bypass psi will open the valve prematurely, say during a cold start or WOT for example, which causes a no-filtering situation. You'd never know it was happening. Not once that I've seen from all of the threads I've read lists what the OEM filter bypass valve psi value is... I may be nitpicking here a little but I find it interesting that no one seems to be concerned with this especially considering how prone these motors are to getting dirty oil fast.

[[R]usty]

I tried the Napa Gold Filter per OP's recommendation. It does look as high quality as you say. It's a bit smaller than my last filter (K&N) but I change my oil every 3000 miles so that's no biggie. I've religiously used K&N since I respect the hell out of that company and can get them pretty cheaply. I don't mind changing it up to another quality product.

Also, after reading the OP I decided to inspect my K&N, I was expecting to see a rubber valve and leaf spring but when I looked inside I was surprised to see a coil spring and a silicone valve. Guess they've changed that since you wrote this. Might be worth noting.

[rocky1979]

guys what about Mann oil filters? they are good enough to my mazda 3 2006 2,3 engine?because they are for 3$ in rockauto in europe market they are very good but i 'm not sure their quality in usa market...i use amsoil signature series 5w30 and change after 10000 miles

[btstarcher]

I'd use Google; nobody here would know what to use on a regular 3.

[tbcota25]

Originally Posted by rocky1979 guys what about Mann oil filters? they are good enough to my mazda 3 2006 2,3 engine?because they are for 3$ in rockauto in europe market they are very good but i 'm not sure their quality in usa market...i use amsoil signature series 5w30 and change after 10000 miles

Well then I would just use the amsoil oil filter...


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[Yatta]

Mann filters are good, been using them on my Audi/VW's for a long time, for those motors it is preferred.

[Strom1]

Anyone know where to pick up the oil filter wrench for the stock Mazda LF05-14-302B oil filter?

[someguy]

Originally Posted by Strom1 Anyone know where to pick up the oil filter wrench for the stock Mazda LF05-14-302B oil filter?

Amazon

[3wheeln]

WIX is pretty good from what I've gathered.

[jack_hammer]

Buy one and cut that bitch open

[Putin 2.3T]

What I've been using for the past 4-5 oil changes.

[BACKYARDKUSTOMZ]

I'm gonna go ahead and give the Denso oil filter a shot.

[dbrier]

In case anyone wants to see how much bigger the WIX 51516 filter is compared to the OEM size, here you go.

[KooshaS]

Anyone know the part number for the NAPA gold oil filter for my MS3 gen 1? I got one numbered 7203 from the NAPA store itself but i read somewhere that its the wrong one.

[MoMS3]

Originally Posted by KooshaS Anyone know the part number for the NAPA gold oil filter for my MS3 gen 1? I got one numbered 7203 from the NAPA store itself but i read somewhere that its the wrong one.

Do the spin on conversion if it doesn't have it already, and just use the wix/napa gold filters for a Mazda 3.0 V6 and never worry about it again. More oil and filtration capacity.

[BACKYARDKUSTOMZ]

Originally Posted by BACKYARDKUSTOMZ I'm gonna go ahead and give the Denso oil filter a shot.

I've been using a MAHLE filter (OC338) , I like it, changed every 5,500K with ACDelco 5W30 Dexos1 GEN2.