1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Yeah its the one with the movie theatre right nearby, sorta close to Jonestown road.

I wont run Wix/Napa Gold filters anymore after having one come loose after 3k miles. And from doing some digging on the internet, thats not an unheard of issue for those filters. Oem only for me.

 

Yikes, I've never heard of them coming loose

 

don't forget 5W30 conventional or syn for like $13-16 for 5 quarts. inb4 the boutique oil fanboiz show up with their aneurysms

 

I did an oil change on the Lex for $15 including oil and filter from wall mall

 

I haven't had one come loose but I had the oring fail on a purolator one...maybe it did come loose

 

Damn. I just used a Napa Gold on the new engine.

 

Lololol

 

Napa puts their store brand conventional on sale for $12.99/5 qts every 3 months or so. It says valvoline on the back of the bottle.

 

'There was a ghost! It was a ghost!'

 

Nein. I tightened it like I do any other filter. And theres similar stories on the interwebs about them.

 

I know you're not talking about me!

 

Do you do it by hand? I only ever hand tighten mine and haven't had one come loose. I get a pretty good death grip on it

 

As tight as I can muster by hand. I tightened one with a wrench...once. That was a somewhat expensive lesson.

 

I don't know how else an oil filter can back off, they're pretty simple. I've never had a filter come loose on me. I mean I guess it could happen but only way is for it to physically not be on tight enough. There's nothing I'm aware of that fails and gives way to allow movement is there?
It could happen to anyone but if it happened to me I don't think I could say this brand is bad because the filter loosened up. I dunno, but Wix (Wix makes Napa gold I think) and Purolator make excellent filters, high quality stuff

 

Don't sweat it man, they're high quality filters. Wix.

 

What will it be? Amsoil or Schaeffers? Neat or on the rocks?




I'm considering trying them in the 250 since the HEUI system kills oil but the price of 15 quarts of boutique oil kills me

 

do tell

I have an oil filter wrench just never had to use it.

 

I feel like you should get an award if you can get a biohazard acknowledgement alone

 

Kendall