WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (Full Version)

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WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter

  

valleydavid -> WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (10/24/2007 8:17:00 AM)

I'm an Amsoil dealer and they are selling WIX 57061 Oil Filter for my 2006 LX Sonata.  I'm using Amsoil Synthetic 5W-20 with a 7500 mile change interval.  I have been using the Hyundai filter.  Any pro's/Con's to using the WIX with this type of interval?  Can I expect same type or better performance from a WIX filter?

  
Doohickie -> RE: WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (10/25/2007 6:01:30 AM)

That's the cartridge filter, right?  I don't really know much about those.

For the standard screw-on base filters, there was an issue with aftermarket filters not having the correct specs which led to oil starvation.  Most commonly it seemed that Fram was the culprit; the reputation for "good" aftermarket filters seemed to be that Wix and Purolator were okay.

In that case, though, I think it had more to do with the pressure of the bypass valve.  Honda and Hyundai used the same screw-on base, and Honda has a higher trip point for the bypass valve, which means that if a Honda-spec filter was used on a Hyundai, it wouldn't bypass until a higher pressure than required and the engine would suffer damage from oil starvation.

I'm not sure how any of that applies to cartridge filters though.

greyhead -> RE: WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (10/29/2007 7:36:37 AM)

I have been using an Amsoil oil filter on an 2000 Sonata for seven years and an 04 for four years with no problems. What I don't like is the small filters that most auto mfg's have gone to.[;)]

Doohickie -> RE: WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (10/29/2007 8:54:28 AM)

Is the Amsoil filter larger than the Hyundai OEM filter?  What are its dimensions?

greyhead -> RE: WIX 57061 Oil Filter VS. Hyundai Oil Filter (10/29/2007 10:07:51 AM)

 
Actually the filter demensions are the same. I checked them about four years ago when my daughter got  the 04. Its possible to use a bigger diameter since the was adquate space. My 02 Grand Caravan uses the EAO96 as opossed to the EAO42 which is the same size as the OEM filter.

  

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