Michael,
The best oil filter is Wix, made by the Dana co. Carquest oil filters
are wix. DO NOT use FRAM.....
At 04:23 PM 1/8/01 -0800, Michael R. Clements wrote:
>I'm about to do the 4k oil change on my Roadster, which has the
>4.6L Ford Cobra V8. This is the earliest point at which they
>recommend to use synthetic oil, so the Mobil 1 synthetic 5-30 is
>going in. My question is what kind of filter to use. I was going
>to buy a Mobil 1 filter but nobody seems to stock them so I'd
>have to special order a few. So before I do that I was wondering
>if anyone had any recommendations for a low-restriction, good
>quality oil filter. I've heard of other brands that are supposed
>to be good, like Ammzoil. Incidentally, I looked inside of a K&N
>oil filter and the inside center gasket was install incorrectly,
>which left me less excited about that brand. At some point in the
>not too distant past I had the URL of a web site where a guy
>ripped apart some oil filters, took photos and reported on the
>internal construction, but I seem to have lost that link.
>
>Also, what's the latest story on Kumho comp tires in 18" sizes? I
>heard a rumor they would come out this month. . .
>
>Regards,
>
>--
>Michael R. Clements
>mrc01@flash.net
>It doesn't matter who votes, it only matters who counts the
>votes.
>-- Joesph Stalin
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