Does it benefit your vehicle any if you put on a large (longer) oil filter than the recommended smaller one?
Jun 13, 2009 by majordasty | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I was told by some of the auto store helpers that if your car can fit a longer oil filter you should use it. It filters the oil more with the larger one just as long as you keep the oil level full according to the dipstick. You'll notice in the store
Nope, I wouldn't think it would make any appreciable difference since the oil flows at the same rate no matter what filter size you have and it only lasts 5000 miles. In theory it might sound good to have more filtration area but in this particular application
make.it.stick | Jun 13, 2009
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