fuel filter preference

[MustangChris]

In a normal engine, all of the oil does not get filtered. It's why there are relief valves, etc in the filter. If the filter got clogged, motor death in about a mile. Dirty oil is better than no oil.

A bypass filter is an additional filter, run's off a small line, usually off the pressure port for the gauge. It filter's finer than the regular filter, and nothing is allowed to not go through it. If it clogs, no big deal, since it's not in the main circulation of oil.

People using bypass filters are having independent lab verified results showing clean oil after as much as 50k miles.

oh cool. where can i purchase one of these for my 96 4.6 stalion?

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Any Amsoil dealer, but I don't use them on my Mustang, I don't see the call for it personally, but I don't drive mine alot, so they get oil like every 800 miles or so.

I do use them on my tow trucks though, they run nearly 24/7 and are hyper expensive, lol. It's up to you though, it certainly won't hurt.

www.bobistheoilguy.com has about all you wanna know about oil and bypass filters, lol.

 

[MustangChris]

thanks bro

 

[Venom351R]

Cant go wrong w/ the Motorcraft filters, its what Ive always used for fuel filters

 

[topless95]

I like napa, fomoco, and wix

 

[MustangChris]

Thanks all

 

[stang94X]

motorcraft is great, theyre good and they only cost like $3 for oil or fuel

 

[MustangChris]

yea, im gunna change my fuel filter to motorcraft.

 

[wytstang]

+1 for bobistheoilguy.com great wealth of knowledge there. I use Motocraft oil filters, Puralator fuel filters, and Wix air filters.