Originally Posted by JohnnyJohnson
Originally Posted by GMLSGUY
Hey folks, I'm glad to be a part of the board! I have a 2005 GMC Yukon XL SLE with the 5.3 engine. It has 275,000 miles on it and drives like a champ. I drive it 7 days a week. It's time for an oil change and I've thought about switching oil filters. I always use the standard ACDelco filter and 6qts of Mobil 1 5w30 full syn. I've read lots of good things about the NAPA Gold 1042 (believe it's a rebranded WIX?). I know WIX makes awesome filters. I've also read up on Fram Ultra Guard being another great filter. THEN I started reading up on the longer filters. Are there any benefits to running a longer oil filter? Some people swear by it, others don't. I believe the part number for the longer filter is 1522. Thanks for all the help! I'll be changing the oil this evening.
Why would you go away from the filter that got you 275,000 miles on your 5.3? Don't fix something that isn't broken.
A good friend of mine was having some startup noise and lower oil pressure readings with the ACDelco filter and switched to a WIX and now has neither. I do not believe it's coincidence either. I used to run Fram extra gard filters on my Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 Inline 6 and had lots of startup valvetrain noise and lower than I'm happy with oil pressure readings. I switched to Wix and never looked back. Oil Pressure was tested before and after with a mechanical oil pressure gauge and it showed 10psi difference with a Wix than the Fram. I'm not trying to steer away, but if there's better for the same price or maybe just a hair more then why not make the switch!?