http://www.amazon.com/Purolator-PL14...5595370&sr=8-1

Good deal if you need to buy something from Amazon so you get free shipping. Note on the rebate form it's $2/filter limit 2, so the 2 pack from Amazon is the max.

 

How does that stuff compare to Mobile 1, Amsoil, Redline, or Royal purple? Those are the only oils that ever get near my car but I've heard about pureONE a couple times now so I'm curious to see how it fares to the other high end oils that I mentioned above.

 

the purolator pureone is a filter though.

 

Purolator is a filter company, not oil company. As for oil, I wouldn't touch Mobil 1 ever again.

 

Ah crap, I got it mixed up with a different oil... I knew puralator was a filter co, I thought they made oil too.

Why not touch mobil 1? It's been nothing but a GREAT oil in all my cars for the past 10 years. I use redline, amsoil, and royal purple sometimes, but mainly mobil 1 and if I had an option I'd get amsoil cuz they own. Amsoil is def the best of all of them

 

lately i've been using Motul. before that Eneos. before that, Mobil 1. I dunno what was up with my car but, my motor was eating a quart of mobil 1 per 1000 miles for maybe 5000-6000 miles. After that, the motor blew in the middle of a u-turn. at the time, all i had was an uppipe/downpipe. santa cruz gave me a new motor cuz of that. they couldn't figure out what caused it. after reading around and hearing some bad stories with Mobil 1, I stopped using it. So far, engine issues since that.

 

Hmmmm... Maybe I should stick with amsoil.

 

Edited because everyone thinks my replies are a type of trolling!

 

I don't want to start a huge debate over oil, but Mobil 1 tends to run very thin for the rating it is. This leads to oil blow by, oil consumption, and forcing you to check it every gas fill up. A lot of people have had problems with Mobil 1 in their subies, so I'd stay away from it.

Amsoil, I've heard good things other than it tends to thicken as it gets old, which is not normal for synthetic.

 

Is this the right size? I put in my car info and it says no go.

 

So I assume yoyour car does not burn any oil in 5k miles now? What weight of M1 did you use, and what weight of Amsoil are you using now?

I am interested in any oil that does not burnt in 5k intervals in a WRX.

 

Edited because everyone thinks my replies are a type of trolling!

 

puralator is suppose to be a subsidiary of fram from what ive been told by employees at pep boys. basically the same thing without the fram oil filter name.

 

This size is for '04 + WRX/STi. It'll fit on the '02, but I believe the '02/'03 is a little bit bigger. I currently have an '02, but with a EJ25 shortblock, and this is what I use.

http://www.purolatorautofilters.net/...tionGuide.aspx

It says PL14460, which is also on sale, however Amazon still says it doesn't fit. I'd listen to Purolator's website over Amazon's.

Since I bought my car used, I don't know how the original block was broken in, but it definitely went through mobil 1 like water. My car, has not burned any oil since my short block swap 26k miles ago. I use Rotella-T which is designed for turbo diesel but has passed all tests for gasoline usage. A lot of people on NASIOC use it as well with 0 burn off.

If it is, that'd be news to me. I remember reading that Purolator used to be Subaru OEM company, which has since changed, but that's why I've stuck with them. Do you have any other sources other than a Pep Boys employee, since that's not a great source.

I just did a quick search, and I only found this: http://www.mindspring.com/~latvia/Ot...omparison.html

 

^Just an FYI - PL14460 doesn't have the anti-drain back valve. But it's taller and wider.

PL14460 Specifications:
Anti-Drain Back Valve No Height 2.95
O.D. 3.15 Relief Valve P.S.I. 20-25
Threads M20x1.5 Type of Filter Spin-on

PL14612 Specifications:
Anti-Drain Back Valve Yes Height 2.93
O.D. 2.69 Relief Valve P.S.I. 14-18
Threads M20-1.5 Type of Filter Spin-on