I know fram sucks, but I forgot to say xtended guard. I normally would go with pureolator or delco filters that are usually associated with the 5qt deals at Advanced.

I do notice the oil gets dirtier quicker with the regular fram filters, but I've not seen reason to worry with the xtended guard. wish more companies used that grip though.

i bought a filtger cup to a 3/8 ratchet. have not had a problem getting one on or off ever. the K&N can suck it though. that nut bullshit sucks! well its RIGHT next to my LT's so it gets hot.

who needs a grip or a nut, get a damn filter wrench!

Is the Extended Guard the one with teflon in it? Throw that shit away and get a Purolator Pureone, it's got the sandpaper-like grip texture. I get them off by hand every time.

I use mobil 1 10w30, and I put in the lucas oil oil stabilizer, its unbelievable how much the stabilizer quiets down the valvetrain, And I use the K+N filter, and I LOVE THE NUT on the bottom, I barely have to jack my car up to change the oil, just reach under with the wrench, break the filter free, and take it off by hand, that simple.

I don't even jack my car up anymore, i just lay down by drivers side tire and can reach both filter and oil drain plug.

I usually use a wix filter and cheap 10-30. I use an oil filter wrench to get it loose. every 3k

for how often i change my oil. 1000 miles. i should just buy the cheap shit too haha.

Why so often?

it sits for a LONG time. So time is the same as miles. and every 2-3 months or so it gets dumped.

^same here. as much as I love driving it, just going back and forth to work doesn't do it justice when it's only a 12mile trip.