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Perhaps, the manual says 7500 miles for that small filter. There are larger filtered that will fit but there has been discussion about overheating because the exhaust goes around the filter and the longer one exposes more to the the two pipes. Also, they may not be configured for the right psi...

Hello, I have no time to do the research on this anymore and would love some help. I've got a 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i non-turbo and will be changing the oil/filter. Oil is fully synth Moble1. The current filter is a royal purple, but the psi spec is wrong. All the synthetic medium filters have...

Originally Posted By: FutureDoc I run the WIX/Napa 7055 or 57055 filter with the higher bypass spec on both my older EJ engine as well as the FB. The older EJ are fairly easy on oil so that 7,500 interval is realistic. The FB engines are in the same boat but sipping oil and sending people into a...

Originally Posted By: geeman789 On my Subaru I have run the tiny oem blue filter, Fram Ultra 6607, the taller Honda blue oem filter, a Fram Ultra 7317 and currently a Napa Gold 7055... No noticeable difference ... And the taller filters, like the Napa 7055, still have a good inch of...

A few of you may have caught some of my oil/filter research and I ended up going with Mobile 1 extended with a royal purple filter. When I changed it, I caught something that had me doing more research...the filter is tiny but the space has plenty of room for a longer filter. The problem is I...

Thanks for the feedback. I understand that no one will pay for a test with two similar engines in two of the same conditions over 10k miles to see what actually happens and reality may actually say Fram and RP may perform equally for the usable life of the engine. That may or may not be...

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix RP = King of expensive. Price spread of $2 between all the filters I've found for one of the vehicles...I won't save much on that. Oil itself is a different story.

Originally Posted By: jk_636 I use Purolator synthetic filters (good for the 10k~ish range) and Royal Purple (good for 15k~ish and beyond) for extended OCI. I would not use the pureone for that long, but that is just my opinion. I use them for the 5k~ish range. I would seriously recommend...

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Are these cartridge style or spin-on style filters for these vehicles? I'd stay away from Purolators due to the tearing issues going on. If the Fram Ultra is available for them, really can't beat the performance and OCI duration (up to 15K miles) for their price...

I target my OCI at 10-15k (10k for simple reminder). Veh 1: 2010 Ford Escape 3.0L 80% highway, Veh 2: 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5, 50% highway; both NorCal, light to mod dust. I've been using mobile 1 filters for the ford and napa gold & wix for the Subaru at 7k, but I've figured I'm just wasting my...

Thanks, I suspected that the test wouldn't help anything but add confusion to the comparison. So I'm basically up to finding the oils that can withstand 10-15k over 1 year without compromising protection. Mobile 1 extended isn't the cheapest, but most others don't put a mileage on their product...

I've been running Mobil 1 Extended Performance in my vehicles and am coming up to my 10k OCI. I've always defaulted to Mobil 1 but honestly don't have any bias to any. I was doing some research and saw this that painted Mobil 1 in a bad light: http://www.amsoil.com/lit/g3115.pdf (four ball wear...