WARNING: K&N Oil Filter

[Stark77]

Did an Oil Change this morning with gumout/seafoam followed by some fresh Mobil 1. Picked up a K&N Oil Filter as well. Swapped out fluids, lubed up the seal on the new oil filter and tightened on - but not too tight. Turn on the car to drive my car down off the ramps and hear a loud SWOOOSH and watch my oil level gauge drop to zero in about half a second. Got the spill taken care of thanks to the help of a pressure washer and a few jugs of some great chemicals (trisodium phosphate and muriatic acid). Check out the underside of the car to see where the leak came from and the rubber gasket on the oil filter cracked and half had shot out and was hanging off to the side. Will NEVER purchase their oil filters again.

 

[OhOhGT]

I've used them for the past 3 oil changes and have had no problems.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

K&N and Fram a basically the bottom of the barrel. Buy a Motorcraft and live a happy life

 

[mustang50v8]

K&N and Fram a basically the bottom of the barrel. Buy a Motorcraft and live a happy life

i have never used a K&N filter nor heard of its decencies but i have heard that FRAM is pretty terrible.


i use either the motorcraft filter or napa/wix filters never had any issue with either.

 

[02nightmaregt]

Motorcraft FTW. That sucks that happened man. At least you didn't fry you engine

 

[rconaway]

I have always used Mobil 1's. Never had a problem.

 

[Stark77]

Yeah - I have a motorcraft on there now. Email to corporate on the way.

 

[Crzyhrse]

I used a K@N oil filter on my last oil change. No problems. This time I used a Motorcraft oil filter. About $8 cheaper than a K@N filter.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

Actually the K&N filter design isn't really the bottom of the barrel, Champion makes em like they do for Mobil 1. But that's BS about the gasket.

 

[AdRock]

Did an Oil Change this morning with gumout/seafoam followed by some fresh Mobil 1. Picked up a K&N Oil Filter as well. Swapped out fluids, lubed up the seal on the new oil filter and tightened on - but not too tight. Turn on the car to drive my car down off the ramps and hear a loud SWOOOSH and watch my oil level gauge drop to zero in about half a second. Got the spill taken care of thanks to the help of a pressure washer and a few jugs of some great chemicals (trisodium phosphate and muriatic acid). Check out the underside of the car to see where the leak came from and the rubber gasket on the oil filter cracked and half had shot out and was hanging off to the side. Will NEVER purchase their oil filters again.

Is there a chance that the old rubber gasket was still on there from the old filter?

Either way, stick with Motorcraft.

 

[Stark77]

AdRock - nope, when I removed the K&N Filter it was clear that the rubber gasket had sheared off the K&N filter.

 

[Ordie]

I've used FRAM on every car I've owned.... going back 10+ cars and 15 years... I've NEVER had an issue with them

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

I always buy Motorcraft, stock, modded, whatever, they all get FL820's.

 

[Venom_Nitrous]

I use a ford, but I get the FRPP one.

 

[281CI96Coupe]

Motorcraft filters all day everyday. They were design for our engines you can't beat them.

 

[Budhowlee]

I have k&N air filter on my 98gt,should I use another brand? man I THOUGHT Fram and K&N were the cream of the crop...if they are crap,what should I switch too?

 

[AdRock]

I have k&N air filter on my 98gt,should I use another brand? man I THOUGHT Fram and K&N were the cream of the crop...if they are crap,what should I switch too?

Fram used to be pretty good. I used their filters all the time. Over the past 10 years or so their quality has gone downhill fast. I wouldn't use one now unless I had no choice.

Also, he (and me) are talking about the OIL filters not the air filters. You're K&N air filter is fine, just clean your MAF once in a while with some good electrical cleaner.