oil filter

[simba]

is there a dif in the type of oil filter that you use ? my last two were blue stuff but this time i put on a genuine scoob one its a bit smaller in diameter but has more holes going into the filter but fits just fine.

any comments welcome

[Steve_PPP]

The newer Subaru filters were smaller than the old ones but do fit fine (they're blue instead of black).

A lot of people don't like them though, seem to have been made to a budget. I've had them before without problem, but have a couple of the older black ones in the garage now for future servicing.

[Anger]

I've had a prob with blue and seen others leak to

[andy-m]

i have a blue, fitted a few weeks ago. everything xseems fine, no leaks, but my warmed idle oil pressure seemed to drop from 2.2 bar to 2 bar. I am guessign it is less restrictive than the old black one I had before, even though it is smaller

Just got a Blue today. It is rather small. I will go back o K&N when it's run in.

[Red Baron]

Not even looked under mine to see what it has on it.

[Scott.T]

I use ADL Blueprint which is quite a small filter, Never had an issue

[asperformance]

the OE blue filter is not made to a budget its simply been re-designed to suit "end of life" disposal regs better..............
there are limited supplies of the older BLACK OE filter

the Blue has been around for a number of years now and have lost count of the number we have used and supplied with NO issues at all and from a straw poll of other tuners they find the same - we do also stock/supply Black and the K&N versions also

[impreza27]

i've used both ADL blueprint and the small blue oem with no issue.

[MIDLIFE]

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

I use ADL Blueprint which is quite a small filter, Never had an issue

+ 1

[Anger]

The ones I've seen fail have been on 550+ cars... Guess that would count you all out any way

Mine and stews both spat there gaskets out at Surrey rolling road.. Stews resulting in a fire, lucky for me Charlie noticed some oil when I pulled off, went to the ring 4 days later and could have been expensive if it had totally failed out there

[SpecB]

I've got a black one on at the moment but will have whatever Alyn has put in the box with my oil next time - as far as I'm concerned if AS supply them they are good enough for me!