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how can I correctly dispose of an used oil filter?

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andylawcc

Lifer
My local O' Reilly (a midwest's AutoZone?) doesn't take mine, so where should I dump it? will a trash can do?

also, living in a small town means there's not a whole lot of choices for Oil Filter. The O Rielly has Motorcraft, Microguard, WIX, Fram, and AC Delco. WIX is about 5 bucks, while all the others are around 3 dollars. so which one should I get, or it just doesn't matter?
 
just wrap it in a couple wal-mart bags and stick it in the garbage, the filter shouldn't have much oil left in it if you drained it
 
Walmart and any other oil change place should take your used oil free of charge.

I meant this for oil.

Filters are just usually tossed out.
 
Originally posted by: andylawcc
My local O' Reilly (a midwest's AutoZone?) doesn't take mine, so where should I dump it? will a trash can do?

also, living in a small town means there's not a whole lot of choices for Oil Filter. The O Rielly has Motorcraft, Microguard, WIX, Fram, and AC Delco. WIX is about 5 bucks, while all the others are around 3 dollars. so which one should I get, or it just doesn't matter?
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Empty all of the oil that you can out of the filter, double bag it in two plastic bags and throw it in the trash is the best solution that I have come up with. I haven't found a place that will take them.

As for the type of filter to use.

Go to the bobistheoisguy forum and search on your type of car.

bobistheoilguy

Motocraft and wix usually have pretty good reviews there. Don't even mention thinking about using a Fram filter there.
 
Buy the WIX filter. Do not even _think_ about Fram or Penzoil (Penzoil is just a re-badged Fram). Motorcraft and AC Delco are passable, but of the ones you list, WIX is the best.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: andylawcc
My local O' Reilly (a midwest's AutoZone?) doesn't take mine, so where should I dump it? will a trash can do?

also, living in a small town means there's not a whole lot of choices for Oil Filter. The O Rielly has Motorcraft, Microguard, WIX, Fram, and AC Delco. WIX is about 5 bucks, while all the others are around 3 dollars. so which one should I get, or it just doesn't matter?
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Stick with your OEM factory filter.

And I just usually drain the oil filter for a day and toss it in my recyling trash bin.
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Buy the WIX filter. Do not even _think_ about Fram or Penzoil (Penzoil is just a re-badged Fram). Motorcraft and AC Delco are passable, but of the ones you list, WIX is the best.

ZV
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if your on a budget buy the walmart supertech whatever its called. its a rebadged STP and those STP filters are decent.
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Buy the WIX filter. Do not even _think_ about Fram or Penzoil (Penzoil is just a re-badged Fram). Motorcraft and AC Delco are passable, but of the ones you list, WIX is the best.

ZV
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Wix is good.

Champion Labs is also good. It's hard to know who makes all the different branded filters unless you do some research, though.

That's why the SuperTech walmart filters are a steal for the price, they're Champion filters.

The high end Purolators are good, too.

Remember, not only are you interested in filtration ability, but you also want the most filter capacity you can get, especially if you go beyond the normal 3-5k miles.

An oil filter is worthless if it is clogged and bypassing.
 
http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/filters.shtml

While both the STP and the Bosch filters were at one point good filters, they are now manufactured off shore of sub-standard parts. The filter assemblies tended not to have even pleats and generally less media than other comparable filters. There was also a complete lack of a well functioning by-pass valve. With most filters there is an obvious and discrete by-pass valve, but with these filters the can spring and the by-pass valve are the same. The real issue is that in order for the filter to properly by-pass the entire filter assembly would have to move down during use. That is actually not possible with filter assembly properly seating into the anti-drain back valve. This means that the by-pass will effectively never work. In the center of the of picture below you see the filter assembly (top) and the can spring/by-pass valve (bottom). (The can spring / by-pass valve would flip over and into the filter assembly.)
 
Originally posted by: Howard
http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/filters.shtml

While both the STP and the Bosch filters were at one point good filters, they are now manufactured off shore of sub-standard parts. The filter assemblies tended not to have even pleats and generally less media than other comparable filters. There was also a complete lack of a well functioning by-pass valve. With most filters there is an obvious and discrete by-pass valve, but with these filters the can spring and the by-pass valve are the same. The real issue is that in order for the filter to properly by-pass the entire filter assembly would have to move down during use. That is actually not possible with filter assembly properly seating into the anti-drain back valve. This means that the by-pass will effectively never work. In the center of the of picture below you see the filter assembly (top) and the can spring/by-pass valve (bottom). (The can spring / by-pass valve would flip over and into the filter assembly.)
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Dayum. Basically, if you use one of these filters and it gets clogged, you are starving your engine of clean oil.
 
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