My 35th has an aftermarket oil cooler piggybacked to the stock oil cooler, so you cant really use a stock-sized oil filter in that location bc the subframe and steering lines get in the way. The car has a smaller oil filter in place right now.
I just did my first oil change on this thing and I got a replacement Mobil 1 oil filter (and mobil 1 synthetic oil outch $$$! ). But this got me wondering...does the actual size of the filter matter? The stubby filter used now now is about half the height of the stock one, and maybe slightly thinner in diameter. In theory, as long as the filter is of good quality it should do the job right regardless of size correct? Since I didnt find a motorcraft replacement, I was debating between the Mobil 1 filter or the K&N one...but i figured i couldnt go wrong with Mobil. Any thoughts?
I just did my first oil change on this thing and I got a replacement Mobil 1 oil filter (and mobil 1 synthetic oil outch $$$! ). But this got me wondering...does the actual size of the filter matter? The stubby filter used now now is about half the height of the stock one, and maybe slightly thinner in diameter. In theory, as long as the filter is of good quality it should do the job right regardless of size correct? Since I didnt find a motorcraft replacement, I was debating between the Mobil 1 filter or the K&N one...but i figured i couldnt go wrong with Mobil. Any thoughts?