TruFilter Stainless Oil Filter is it any Good

[Tinsmith3]

I'm looking at a Trufilter oil filter, I have never heard of it and 4 Wheel Parts sells it. It says it has a Lifetime Warranty, 90% more efficient then Paper filters. And it's made out of Stainless Steel.

So has anyone used it or know anything about it?

 

[steved]

PM triton on this board, I believe he was going to run one of them...



There is a thread in one of the sections about them... might search on it...



steved

 

[Bob4x4]

My only question would be why? The stock oil filters will keep the engine in fine shape for more miles than most of us will keep the truck.



Bob

 

[klenger]

Someone please explain the concept of a lifetime warranty on a disposable service item like an oil filter?

 

[AAston]

I don't believe the TruFilter is disposable

I had a similar type of filter on me old dodge big block Gasser truck. It consisted of a SS mesh screen between two cast alum plates with fittings in them. You un-bolted the two plates, removed the screen, cleaned it, then re-installed the screen and bolted the plates together. I used it for about 60K, and did not have any problems with it or the engine. I worked the truck hard, often grossing 18K going between Arkansas and California. The last such trip I made with it I had 135K on the truck and even though it wasn't the fastest rig on the toad, it never faltered and I managed to get about 7 mpg. Empty, I regularly got 14 to 15 mpg. These are hand calculated figures, since this was way before computers



Allen

 

[SAndreasen]

i would save up and get an fs2500 .