Ottawa Fiero Club Forum

I picked up an oil filter from NAPA a couple of days ago...  This morning I noticed on the invoice that there is a 50 cent "filters less than 8in" environmental fee tacked on to it.

Is this just a NAPA thing, or are all retailers doing it now?   ???

Not sure, but it may bve an ON gov't charge.  There are billet case/lifetime screen filters available that look pretty cool.

Do tell.

Apparently so, if what I heard through someone at a GM dealer is accurate.  Something about a oil filter disposal fee which shops used to pay to the gov't has been moved to the retail side of things.

I wonder if Beckwith will take old filters at their hazardous waste site?   ???  I keep old fluids around for an annual disposal run, but have always simply tossed the old filters in the regular trash.



Yes, please do.  They'd be a replacement for spin-ons I'm guessing?  I was thinking of the cartridge filter in the bug when I posted yesterday morning...  A billet filter in there would be somewhat pointless unless it replaces the entire housing.



edit: Oh and there's also an eco-fee on the purchase of oil now as well.  Looks like 20 cents on a 4L jug.

I know there is a filter system you can get that truck drivers have been running for 15 years or so.  There is an additional filter put in the system, which is the only thing you change.  The filter is so fine your oil never gets dirty or needs to be replaced.  It cost 250 dollars or so for the smallest system and about $15 for the filter you change every 5000 km.

But this isn’t what you are talking about I think.

Aaron

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Looks to be similar, Aaron.  I came across an article in a hot rod mag about Oil 101 and these guys winning a SEMA award for the filter. Hey Don, they do Harleys too! 

http://www.gopurepower.com/ (http://www.gopurepower.com/)

They recommend a diesel truck (commercial) oil for hot rod engines.  The reasoning being that the base oil is pretty much identical, the difference being the additive packs used.  Commercial oil uses the best additives and is fine for gas engines (read the specs to be sure).  They also state that the additive to make multigrade oil is a mix of polymers which allow differing properties at different temps.  As these polymers are plastics and can break down, they advise the use of oil with as little difference as possible. (ie 10w30 rather than 10w50)

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Fees and more fees, like the spray bomb fee, can't see how thats factored...don't get me started on fees releated to R134a.  Another reason to buy by the case from the good USA.  Gotta love government, turning greedy to the last penny....

I may have wandered off topic.

The cartridge system looks like a good buy.  Can't say I'll pick one up just yet unless the price drops some or oil filter fees get ridicoulus.

On topic of oil.  I've been running diesel oil in my engines for some time, can't understand why you wouldn't other than the "viscosity" and having to find something in the lower range.  If you can get over that, with the addititives and better shear stregth, win.  I've heard ramblings on higher levels of zddp (zinc) causing cats to fail but if you are burning oil in those amounts already its the least of your concern.  Because of the environmental nuts running the world, oil has changed a lot in the last few years.  Oddly even I have noticed it.

I was looking for this but found it online.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/flat_tappet_cam_tech/oil_summary.html (http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/flat_tappet_cam_tech/oil_summary.html).