Oil filter K&N or Castrol

K&N Oil filter

Personally I like K&N filters, they come with a nut welded to them so you can use a normal wrench instead of a filter wrench. Gotta be careful not to over tighten them though

Pros: nut welded to them
Cons: careful not over tighten
Vehicle: Subaru
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K&N Oil filter

I have a kn 1 on my truck and winter is about every 1k miles I empty it. Its the 6oz canister and usually about half full. From may till like October I dont even have to look in it because it doesnt get more than an oz of oil build up in it. But man winter time with the condensation sucks.

Pros: little oil build up
Cons: condensation sucks
Mileage: 1000 km
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Castrol Oil filter
apex_lokai
  • Warning light:
Rating 4.0

I use Pennzoil 0W-30 Euro Platinum, and a Castrol CAS3593 filter every time, and change my oil every 6000kms which is about 3728 miles. I have heard good things about the efficiency of the Castrol filters.

Pros: good efficiency
Mileage: 6000 km
Part number: CAS3593
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K&N Oil filter

That won’t happen if you were using a K&N oil filter. All these cheap brand filters are not sturdy and will collapse when you’re trying to take them off when stuck… either The Black K&N select filter or the white Premium filter will avoid this problem from happening…

Pros: sturdy, avoids collapsing
Cons: cheap filters collapse
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K&N Oil filter
ElMurkel
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

Not sure about mobil1 filters, but stay away from K&N oil filters. I've just used one for an oil flush after extensive maintenance work, and after just 100 km it had collapsed.

Cons: collapsed after 100km
Mileage: 100 km
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Which oil filter to choose — K&N or Castrol?

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Comparison of oil filter K&N and Castrol
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which oil filter are better — Castrol or K&N?

In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter K&N were overall better than Castrol.

  1. K&N received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and Castrol scored 100 points.
  2. K&N ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and Castrol ranked 13.
  3. The average rating is higher for Castrol (4.8) than for K&N (3.6).
  4. Oil filter Castrol have better feature ratings than K&N:
    • Warning light - owners believe, that this property for Castrol is better than K&N.
    • Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for K&N is outperforms Castrol.
    • Smell/smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for K&N is preferred to Castrol.

Which oil filter are more popular — K&N or Castrol?

In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter K&N were overall more popular than Castrol.

By vote balance, oil filter K&N surpassed Castrol:

  • For K&N, the ratio of positive (214) to negative (91) votes is 123 votes.
  • For Castrol, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (0) votes is 42 votes.

By number of reviews, oil filter K&N surpassed Castrol:

  • For oil filter K&N there are 99 reviews: 66 positive, 8 neutral, 25 negative.
  • For oil filter Castrol there are 14 reviews: 14 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative.

Which oil filter do car owners prefer — K&N or Castrol?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, oil filter K&N and Castrol have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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You can also see who is better among other oil filter manufacturers: Fram or Mann, Fram or Wix, Fram or Mobil, Fram or K&N, Mann or Wix.

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