A good replacement for the beloved ST6607 Made in USA Oil filter

[LadyDraco]

I don't  have  the  time  to hunt up the thread  ,sorry..
TheBeast needs  an oil change stat ! LOL
SO Now  that Super Tech is  long gone  and  I'm through all of  my extras.

What  filter  is  as  good  or better than the  ST6607?

Has  anyone  tried  : HIFLO FILTRO HF303 I think that is  the  correct number..

Thanks in advance.

[LadyDraco]

I'm not a fan of  the  longer  filters...
I prefer the shorter filters.
And  would  like  to find  a  USA  made  one..
But I think the last one is moot.

[LadyDraco]

The ones I buy are not the long ones, but have a larger diameter. 

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pl14459&channelId=500&clpRedir=Y&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Sorry for the odd silly Q..

So will my filter wrench still fit it ?
(1) 2 27/32  aka 65-68 MM

my little paper that I keep in my wallet says Purolator.- L14612 is the oem match...

[LadyDraco]

Think small old  hands.. I need  a  wrench.

[Chrisj CMA]

I'm not a fan of  the  longer  filters...
I prefer the shorter filters.
And  would  like  to find  a  USA  made  one..
But I think the last one is moot.

Walmart still sells the SuperTech 6607. If it's not on the shelf it is at Walmart.com

[Valker]

I use  Mobil1 M110A as it works on the Valks, ST1300s, and my 2020 Ridgeline.

[mello dude]

Been using the Bosch 3300 for a lot of years..
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BZGKE4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

[LadyDraco]

Walmart still sells the SuperTech 6607. If it's not on the shelf it is at Walmart.com

Nope OUT of Stock has  been for  over 6 months

[sandy]

The oil info on the "oil guy" loves the Purolater "BOSS" filters. I've been using them for a long time. The part #s are PBL14610 for the longer unit and PBL14612 for the standard length. When Pep Boys closed their retail stores, I had to order them on Amazon. The oil filter wrench works on these units.

[lakehunter]

I don't  have  the  time  to hunt up the thread  ,sorry..
TheBeast needs  an oil change stat ! LOL
SO Now  that Super Tech is  long gone  and  I'm through all of  my extras.

What  filter  is  as  good  or better than the  ST6607?

Has  anyone  tried  : HIFLO FILTRO HF303 I think that is  the  correct number..

Thanks in advance.

Been using the K&N KN303 black or KN303C chrome since 2009. They have a "nut" on top so you can use a 3/4 socket or box end wrench to remove or install. Amazon 19.95 black. No issues with full synthetic oil and it looks like new when drawing out after 3 - 5 K miles. Local auto parts stores like auto one carry them also. Happy oil changes !

[LadyDraco]

 

[Sixgunluvr]

"Been using the K&N KN303 black or KN303C chrome since 2009. They have a "nut" on top so you can use a 3/4 socket or box end wrench to remove or install."

Ditto

[LadyDraco]

update I went with the HIFLO FILTRO HF303 ...
Made with German and USA components

[98valk]

update I went with the HIFLO FILTRO HF303 ...
Made with German and USA components

HiFlo has been highly rated for many decades. 

[F6Dave]

Walmart did something similar before. Several years ago they dropped Super Tech oil filters and replaced them with Purolator Basic filters. That only lasted a year or so, and the Super Techs returned. It may have had something to do with the purchase of Purolator and Wix by German company Mann+Hummel.

Hopefully Super Techs return at some point. They're high quality filters that cost less than half of any other filter on the market.

[rug_burn]

Fram 6017 (I think, not sure)  from Walmart, about $7... it's even black, and fits my other bike, too.

[LadyDraco]

I was always told to avoid Fram oil filters

[F6Dave]

Those Fram complaints started decades ago and I'm not sure they still apply. I used a Tough Guard on my '99 recently and had the used oil analyzed. The results were just fine.

One filter that had a serious defect was a favorite of some of us: the Purolator Pure One in 7317 size. Sloppy manufacturing cause a rash of tears in the media. BobIsTheOilGuy had lots of pictures. But that was over a decade ago,  Mann+Hummel now owns Purolator and Wix, and the product lines have changed.

[98valk]

Those Fram complaints started decades ago and I'm not sure they still apply. I used a Tough Guard on my '99 recently and had the used oil analyzed. The results were just fine.

One filter that had a serious defect was a favorite of some of us: the Purolator Pure One in 7317 size. Sloppy manufacturing cause a rash of tears in the media. BobIsTheOilGuy had lots of pictures. But that was over a decade ago,  Mann+Hummel now owns Purolator and Wix, and the product lines have changed.

Fram yes with a cardboard end glued to the filter media, was freaking everyone out cause you know a major parts corporation all of a sudden had terrible engineers.
The problem started when nobody knew Fram changed the design which wasn't designed for high pressure oil pumps used in race track engines. Fram didn't warn anyone. Those engines had been sucking the cardboard and media right out of the filter can wiping out the engine. So then everybody thought it would happen to everyday street engines. 
Fram has always had motorcycle specific filters more $$ than the auto ones. never heard of anyone cutting one of them open.

I saw the purolator pics, with the assembly string cutting into the filter media, turns out that filter was cut open after an oil change, the media didn't fail, then other cut-opens showed the string but zero damage to the filter media.

I use Pureone PL14459 which is the largest oversized per diameter filter that will fit, it allows an extra 4 ozs of oil to be installed. it is same length as the OEM filter.

[F6Dave]

I remember those complaints about Fram's cardboard end caps. But how long ago was that? I think it was back when there was only one 'Fram' oil filter line. I just checked their website and they now sell 10 different versions! Do any they sell today still use that flawed design? Because what matters is the filters you can buy now, not years ago.

It hardly matters to me, because I don't worry about oil and filters nearly as much as I used to. Industry standards like Dexos, SAE, and JASO are so specific that there isn't much variability between brands anymore. Blackstone Labs compared used oil analysis data from over 10,000 tests and concluded that the oil brand had an insignificant effect on wear metal levels. They also found that viscosity (within reason) and type (conventional/synthetic) made little difference.

I've confirmed this with my own vehicles. Over the last decade I've used 6 brands of oil in viscosities ranging from 0W-20 to 15W-50. I've used 7 brands of oil filters. I had my used oil analyzed 25 times. The only changes I ever saw were consistent drops in wear metals as an engine breaks in. Surprisingly this continues for tens of thousands of miles. Switching oil or filter brands never changed the results. So these days price is more of a factor than brand loyalty.

[98valk]

I remember those complaints about Fram's cardboard end caps. But how long ago was that? I think it was back when there was only one 'Fram' oil filter line. I just checked their website and they now sell 10 different versions! Do any they sell today still use that flawed design? Because what matters is the filters you can buy now, not years ago.

It hardly matters to me, because I don't worry about oil and filters nearly as much as I used to. Industry standards like Dexos, SAE, and JASO are so specific that there isn't much variability between brands anymore. Blackstone Labs compared used oil analysis data from over 10,000 tests and concluded that the oil brand had an insignificant effect on wear metal levels. They also found that viscosity (within reason) and type (conventional/synthetic) made little difference.

I've confirmed this with my own vehicles. Over the last decade I've used 6 brands of oil in viscosities ranging from 0W-20 to 15W-50. I've used 7 brands of oil filters. I had my used oil analyzed 25 times. The only changes I ever saw were consistent drops in wear metals as an engine breaks in. Surprisingly this continues for tens of thousands of miles. Switching oil or filter brands never changed the results. So these days price is more of a factor than brand loyalty.

only a dual filter by-pass system will remove metals down to 5-10 microns. one standard filter cannot ever do that. many have written that one oil filter is more about a catastrophic failure to protect the rest of the engine from even more damage.

[LadyDraco]

Well I was  told last month ,Do not use their oil filters, but air filters were ok..

[F6Dave]

Well I was  told last month ,Do not use their oil filters, but air filters were ok..

Fram AIR filters? I have experience with one of those!

I used to own a 1997 F150 with the 4.2 V6. It used a large cone shaped filter that attached to the intake on one end. On the other end a plastic cap was glued in place. When I changed it the glue had failed and most of the cap was loose, letting unfiltered air into the engine. A flawed design or sloppy manufacturing could have damaged my engine.

But that was 20 years ago and Fram's filter line seems very different now. I haven't seen a complaint about their oil filters on BobIsTheOilGuy for a while, and the Fram Endurance that Walmart used to sell gets rave reviews. Products change over time.

[LadyDraco]

The last time we used a Fram air filter it was for a 77 J10 jeep PU..