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Car oil filters - how do you know what kind to get?

Jan 05, 2007 by Charlie M | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

How do you know what kind of oil filter to buy for your car? My manual just tells me about the kind of oil to use and how to change the oil and filter, but says nothing about the filter's specifications.

The car is an 02' Acura RSX. I don't

there is a good study on them here :)

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilt erstudy.html

edselmanll | Jan 05, 2007

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