OneTuffTime

ready for my 1st oil change and wanted to know what the benefit of running a larger filter on my Rubi vs the stock one? Any filters to avoid? I have head some can cause engine ticking. Is this true? What are you running and are there any issue which your choice?

CARGUYS

Keep With The Stock Filter Fe0213, The Larger Filter Causes Oil Starvation At Start Up Causing Ticking.

BLKRUBI

Where do you get that info from? Please explain to me how a larger filter would cause any more oil starvation that the normal size.

Remember, the filter, no matter what size , will be full of oil on start up. I could be way off base, but I don't see how that's going to happen, if the oil filter was dry ever time at start up, then yes, but it's not.

BaltChief

A larger filter requires more oil to maintain the proper engine level. If you use a larger filter and do not compensate with more oil then there is less oil available for the engine on start up.

I don't have a clue if thats true.......but it sure does seem to make sense...

IndianaJK

I have been using an oversized filter and I don't have any ticking.

Larger filter gives better and longer filtration (more filter) .

BLKRUBI

That makes sense, but what idiot out there is going to know enough to want to install a larger filter but NOT add extra oil for the larger filter? If they can't think that far in advance, then they shouldn't be doing it anyway.

IndianaJK

To avoid a dry start I always fill the filter before I put it on.

I wonder if they do that at Jiffy Lube

BLKRUBI

Yeah, I'm sure that they do.

Renegade

I agree. Besides that, the specified 6 quarts seems to put the oil level over the full mark anyway. I don't see how having a little larger filter with more oil in it could cause harm as long as the filtering specs are the same. I am using the larger Purolator Pure One filter.

101gargoyles

That said but why a larger filter at a larger cost if you're doing oil changes within the periods specified under the terms of the factory warrantee?
Am I missing something or are there people out there willing to throw away money. If so ...aim this way!