Butters944

Went to o'reily to get oil filters, saw this 968 in the discount tire parking lot. HAD to get a picture

Anybody on the forums drive a washington plated 968 and was in fountain hills this morning?

Jrboulder

You buy your oil filters at O'reilys?

Butters944

Ya why?

Jrboulder

For the 944? I think you are supposed to only use the OEM Mahle filters with the internal check valve.

ernie9468

[QUOTE=Butters944;9163956]Went to o'reily to get oil filters, saw this 968 in the discount tire parking lot. HAD to get a picture

Anybody on the forums drive a washington plated 968 and was in fountain hills this morning?

Lol that was me ,drove all the from Canada to AZ just to make sure you knew what a 968 look like in person.Seriously never seen this car around RL before look like an "Adventurine Green or Amazone Pearl Green 968"___first pic is off an AG___second one is mine APG.Which color was the closest to the one you seen.

ernie9468

Well let say that 90% of the 944s owner use the "Mahle OC -142" on their cars ,there're also decently prize at $7.00 from Pelican.

Butters944

The Wix ones I got were about the same price... Why would the filter really affect things?

Glad to see you came to visit me ernie

Butters944

Hey Jr, you in Phoenix today? I'll be at the pavillions car show

Jrboulder

Yeah, but I'm in Mesa oiling my Lionel trains with my grandfather all day.

sydneyman

Ernie, while you're out and about, swing on over to south GA! Im cooking shrimp and grits tonight!

Olli Snellman

The same filter is made under several different brands at the same factory, brands like Porsche,Mahle,Knecht,Tecalemit etc.



This picture is borrowed from Rennlist. On left is an Austrian made Mahle OC75, which can be bought as original Porsche item as well for 924S/944/968. On right is a US made LS154. As you can see there is a differnece.



If even more cleaning capacity is needed you can use 993 primary filter. It can be found under several numbers:

Mann/Knecht W7303
Mahle OC213

Even though they are under several manufacturing brands, they come from a same factory in Austria, which also fabricates all filters Porsche installs at the factory.

I suppose Porsche branded LS154 is made by a company called Champ. http://www.champlabs.com/



Here's cross reference list :


AC DELCO FX20014
BOSCH 0 451 103 213
BOSCH 0 451 103 214
BOSCH 9 457 284 480
CHAMP LS 154
CROSLAND 2098
DELPHI FX20014
FIAAM FT 5239
FRAD 27.44.14/110
FRAM PH-6941
GUD Z 400
HENGST H 14 W 25
KNECHT AW 131
LUBER - FINER PH 2855
MAHLE OC 142
MFI W 724
MOTORCRAFT EFL 358
PBR BC-1230
PORSCHE 944.107.201.02
PORSCHE 944.107.201.05
PORSCHE 944.107.201.06
PORSCHE 944.107.201.08
PORSCHE 944.107.201.90
PUROLATOR L 27642
PUROLATOR L 30165
PUROLATOR PER 165
SCHUPP - SF FILTER SP 4349
TECALEMIT FB 5343
TECNECO OL 128
TECNOCAR R 128
TECNOCAR R 129
TJ FILTERS FB 5343
TUTELA WEBER 04
UNICO LI 7123/22
UNICO LI 7143

Medski

There is an internal valve on the OEM (or those Olli specified) that prevent the oil from draining out of the oil filter when the engine is stopped. It's supposed to make sure there is oil going on the first few turns when starting the engine instead of just refilling the filter in those few starting turns. At least that what I understood.

User 52121

Forgive me for asking what might seem really stupid... but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at there. I get they're oil filters that were cut open... but what necessarily makes the one on the left better than the one on the right? From what I can tell it seems like it's larger - but then it also looks like the size of the filter element itself (the paper part) is the same size.

To the OP - hard part about Mahle filters is that hardly anybody stocks 'em. There is a foreign car parts place about 45 minutes away from me that does... but I'll never find 'em at the local Autozone. I wound up ordering half a dozen from Pelican and just keep 'em "in stock" on my shelf at home And for the record... I use them because the Rennlist collective say they're better, and it's convenient for me to just order a bunch at one time.

ernie9468

Well let say you can debate the rigth kind of filters for our cars all you want,but having use (Mahle OC-142) for the past 29 years first on my ex 944 & now on my 968 without any drawbacks or problems is the proof that it does the job properly.So I'm not gone to reinvent the wheels & will use the same for years to come.

Butters944

I got a few wix ones to keep on my shelf so I'm set for a while. I suppose next time I'll order one from pelican because it's just as cheap and people CLAIM it's better. But in my eyes a filter is a filter, and if it does its job then I don't care.