🔍 Enhance Engine Protection with K&N Premium Oil Filter: Ideal for Compatible CHEVROLET, PONTIAC, GMC, OLDSMOBILE Models (Full List in Product Description), PS-2001 Review

I ordered five of these and they were in such poor condition when they arrived that only one of the five was serviceable and was only used out of desperation.

For starters I have a '98 Chevy K1500 with a 5.7 liter Vortec engine with 214,000 miles on it. I've been using Quaker State Full Synthetic 5W-30 with this oil filter since owning a truck. Now my truck runs like fresh from the factory. I was curious as to why this happened so I sent an oil sample to Blackstone Labs. In the meantime, let me tell you what I found when I changed the oil. Currently, I religiously change the oil every 3000 miles. I know full synthetics can last a lot longer, but I…

Less expensive than K&N nut files of equal quality. Cheaper than big stores. I have had very good luck with K&N oil filters and have never had a single failure. I service 9 cars for my friends, family and myself. I use this brand of filters in all of them. Many Thanks.

It looks good on the outside, but I won't know how good it is until my next oil change. Then I cut it open to see if it's as good on the inside as it is on the outside. I have used K&N air filters and love them. Never tried their oil filter. This is my first. K&N has a good reputation for its products. I have used NAPA and FRAM oil filters in the past and the NAPA has proven better than the FRAM.

Here's another Made in USA company down the wrong path with inferior or defective products. I start tearing up my used K&N filters to see the pleats decrease and the crush increase as the factory begins to lower their standards. I've seen some K&N filters lose the filtration area of those made in Mexico compared to those that used to be made here. I hope the CEO of K&N will continue to support mechanics whose engines are failing due to faulty filters, but I doubt they will trade dollars for…