S13 Redtop SR20DET Oil filter brand?

[91nissantwo40sx]

Ok i know its a 91 Nissan Sentra SE-R filter but what brand should i use? thanks

[Slideways^Jordan]

A oem filter from nissan would be the best to use.

Courtesyparts.com has them for 6$ each then add shipping

http://www.courtesyparts.com/M...SR20T

but if you need one now you could use the Fram Tough guard it works just fine.

[ser2102]

if you can find one, get purrolator pure one. its good stuff.

[adrianfromthecastle]

i use k&n

[guilty_coupe13]

just go to nissan dealership and say you work for some other dealer. they'll give you a fat discount. i do it all the time

[homeslicej2]

^lol

OEM, Mobil 1, Purolator Pureone, K&N...all good choices.

[IanS]

Fram anything FTL, stay away from Fram, I like the OEM filters

[homeslicej2]

Fram anything FTL, stay away from Fram, I like the OEM filters

Fram is no bueno.

[Camry]

Fram anything FTL, stay away from Fram

x2.

[CMG]

I've heard people dissin fram but has anybody had one actually fail on them?

[BuLLeTdrift]

I've heard people dissin fram but has anybody had one actually fail on them?

I remember a friend of mine telling me he read somewhere maybe here, about a guy cutting a filter open and finding cardboard where the filters should be. I read from a guy who used to work for Fram saying they use the cheapest materials possible to make their filters.

He said she said

No i have no actual proof. I dont risk it, OEM for life.

[IanS]

I've heard people dissin fram but has anybody had one actually fail on them?

Do some research, you will quickly realize why fram is so hated by all those that love their engines.

[ILikeMy240sx]

I've heard people dissin fram but has anybody had one actually fail on them?

Yes. It actually cost me a motor.

My motor sucked in a gunk of silicon gasket material right by the oil pump outlet and that gunk was supposed to get FILTERED through the oil filter but what happened? It made its way into the head instead resulting in oil starvation to the head and a screwed up bottom end.

FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap. FRAM is crap.

[dandahensley]

Anything with a check valve in it.

[homeslicej2]

^^and there's some supporting evidence. Look, it all goes back to getting what you pay for. you want the cheapest filter? Fram is among them. It's like putting supertech oil in your motor. It'll work (hopefully), but it's a far cry from the best, or even at being good.

[karmakaze]

i only use nissan filters

[CMG]

Yeah, of course OEM works best for vitals. I have also read the stuff about Fram and was looking for first hand experience, which was provided by Ilikemy240sx. That's all I need.

[TheKon]

I use a Fram in my impala...no problems yet...my dad uses one in the van and the buick...so they're A OK in my book...I never really saw the need on buying a more expensive oil filter other than the fram...because of the grippy crap.

[footin616]

I am sure that you can find documentation of every brand of oil filter failing. OEM, Fram, K&N, Quaker State, etc

I have used fram filters on both my KA and SR engine, my truck, my jeep, my dads truck, my fiances Jetta, maximas, etc.

I would say that I have installed close to a 100 Fram filters, with no failures yet.

That being said, I am going to switch to OEM filters. I am doing so because, I am installing a remote filter and it will be visible. I think the OEM will present better under the hood instead of a bright orange filter.

Just my 2cents

[1unar3clipse]

I've heard people dissin fram but has anybody had one actually fail on them?

Never failed on me, but I worked at a place that used only fram. I've had to reimburse people for new filters countless times, and our shop had to buy a total of 11 engines after 3 years of oil changes due to catastrophic filter failure.

We have a saying in the between me and the guys you used to work at the shop "we wouldn't even put a fram on YOUR car!"

btw I use K&N now on the KA, OEM is what I will probably use for the first year after my SR20 is finished.

[240sx_megasquirt]

Read this: http://www.corolland.com/oil-filters.html

[Emperor_Tha]

parts master filter. Its free for me so I just use it

[mattsil80wis]

oem all the way