Originally Posted By: andrei3333
Yes, nuff said that this filter should be used instead of after market. Thats the question by the OP and thats the final answer, use this filter and dont have problems, doesnt matter how it filters, what do you want me to do put a camera inside and show you ?
Nuff SAID if you dont want your engine knocking. have you ever seen this filter ?
bet you dont even drive a hyundai, so have you ever heard this knocking ?
I do think it matters how efficient the OEM filter is, and I don't understand how it's possible not to care about it. If it's catching, say, only 80% of particles >= 25 microns, that would really suck.
BTW I have a 2008 Sonata. I have used an OEM oil filter previously, and I have two new ones in my garage as you read this. I was looking at one of them earlier today. They seem like very high-quality filters (exemplary, in fact), but then again I cannot tell by looking at the outside how well the media works.
I've been using M1 filters and never heard any sort of knocking sound.
Here's the deal though: For my next oil change, I will install an OEM filter, and I will have Blackstone do a particle count test as part of a UOA. Then I will switch back to an M1 and do the same again. (I currently have an M1 installed, but I don't think it would be valid to do a UOA on it when the time comes, because I recently had a ~1,400-mile road trip, which I'm assuming may change the particle count as compared to my usual short tripping.)