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Woodie wrote:Wix is one of the top rated brands, they make a lot of the expensive name brand filters. I'm not familiar enough with their line of products to tell you if they make different levels of filters under their own name.
X2 - a buddy of mine used to be a salesman for them, he's with Mahle now, but I'll ask him for the specs.
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Wix oil filters are highly regarded so you'll be fine.

While there have been discussions here about what oil filter is better than another, in reality, most are pretty good. Just stay away from the orange FRAM filters. Those have poor reputations due to cheap build quality.
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TimoJens1 wrote:I purchased the Purolator Synthetic Oil filter #PSL14477 for my 2010 Kizashi but I could not get it to screw onto my engine. I brought the filter to the local Napa and they did a cross check to see if any of the other filters that size would fit my car. They told me that the filter I had was incorrect. I looked online at Advance Auto website and it claims that the PSL14477 is an exact match for my car. I was forced to use a WIX Filter. I have never used one prior to this and I am wondering if it is a filter I can trust? How long will it last with the mobile one synthetic oil? Will this filters media tear, rip off, and/or become a hazard to my motor?
Strange, the 14477 should've fit. Maybe the wrong filter was in the box?

Wix is decent. Filtration efficiency probably isn't as high as the Pure One but at least the media won't tear :P

Do you know which model you bought? The 57145 is a standard filter while the 57145XP has a synthetic filter media.

http://www.wixfilters.com/Lookup/PartDe ... Part=57145
http://www.wixfilters.com/Lookup/PartDe ... rt=57145XP


Here's a breakdown of Wix's different filters
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That's an interesting advert. What exactly are they claiming is different between the filters - flow rate, particle filtering size, something else? Which filter is OEM equivalent???
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murcod wrote:That's an interesting advert. What exactly are they claiming is different between the filters - flow rate, particle filtering size, something else? Which filter is OEM equivalent???
Not a whole lot of information but based on the links I posted, the normal Wix filter would be closest to OEM. The XP filters have a synthetic filter media similar to other premium aftermarket brands.

Here are the filtration efficiencies:

Wix standard: 2/20=6/20
- 50% efficient @ 6 microns
- 95% efficient @ 20 microns

Wix XP: B2=20
- I don't know how to read this

Edit: For comparison, the Purolator Classic is 97.5% efficient @ 20 microns and the PureOne is 99.9% efficient @ 20 microns.
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TimoJens1 wrote:I purchased the Purolator Synthetic Oil filter #PSL14477 for my 2010 Kizashi but I could not get it to screw onto my engine. I brought the filter to the local Napa and they did a cross check to see if any of the other filters that size would fit my car. They told me that the filter I had was incorrect. I looked online at Advance Auto website and it claims that the PSL14477 is an exact match for my car.
I've used 6 of the PL14477 so far and they are a little hard to get on. It goes in a little and gets stuck. I have to unscrew it and tilt it up at an angle and it will go smoothly in.
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