Oil filter K&N or Motorcraft

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Rank #9 in ranking

123

3.6

Leaks

3.1

Smell/smoke

3.7

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3.3

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.5

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3.6

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4.5

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4.5

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Motorcraft › Oil filter

TraneingIn 22 Jan 2026, 19:14

Rating 4.5

I’d recommend using motorcraft FL820S filters only. They have better anti drainback valves than the Fram filters and will help retain oil in your top end.

Pros: better anti drainback valves

Part number: FL-820S

K&N › Oil filter

Mizar97 9 Jan 2026, 21:10

Rating 4.0

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

K&N › Oil filter

Motor-Professor6268 7 Jan 2026, 01:41

Rating 4.0

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

Motorcraft › Oil filter

WarmPaleontologist20 2 Jan 2026, 05:27

Rating 5.0

I use Motocraft oil filter also available there.

Vehicle: Ford Mustang

Motorcraft › Oil filter

PeakSeveral5666 15 Dec 2025, 19:55

Rating 5.0

My opinion… 5W-30. I drive mine year round in a cold northern state. I was always told that if you’re hard on it at all and run it into higher rpm’s sometimes the coyote likes the heavier weight.

Pros: coyote likes heavier weight

Vehicle: Ford Mustang

Motorcraft › Oil filter

I_moon_we_moon 8 Dec 2025, 17:38

Rating 5.0

Recently changed oil and filter, installed Motorcraft filter.

Motorcraft › Oil filter

halcykhan 9 Jan 2026, 21:07

Rating 3.0

Motorcraft until they tripled the price. Got a bunch of Purolator Boss’s before their price went up

Cons: price went up

Vehicle: Ford

Motorcraft › Oil filter

lizziemonster 22 Jan 2026, 23:15

Rating 2.0

I'm not sure if the 2008 v6s still had plastic tensioners, but I know my 2004 4.0 did. I had to have it replaced at one point. Unfortunately with the 4.0 engine, removing timing covers with the engine still in the truck is kind of difficult and a shop might want to pull it to do this kind of work. I believe that's what they did on mine. Using motorcraft oil filters could help, but it didn't make mine go away, so I eventually had it replaced.

Cons: didn't solve issue

Vehicle: Ford Ranger

Motorcraft › Oil filter

No-Communication-269 12 Jan 2026, 11:31

Rating 1.0

Stay away from Motorcraft filters, they are aweful.

Cons: they are aweful

Mileage: 8046 km

K&N › Oil filter

ElMurkel 21 Dec 2025, 20:12

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 Motorcraft?

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Comparison of oil filter K&N and Motorcraft

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

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

K&N received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and Motorcraft scored 90 points.
K&N ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and Motorcraft ranked 6.
The average rating is higher for Motorcraft (4.5) than for K&N (3.6).
Oil filter Motorcraft have better feature ratings than K&N:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for Motorcraft is better than K&N.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for Motorcraft is outperforms K&N.
- Smell/smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for Motorcraft is preferred to K&N.

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

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

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

For K&N, the ratio of positive (214) to negative (91) votes is 123 votes.
For Motorcraft, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (11) votes is 99 votes.

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

For oil filter K&N there are 99 reviews: 66 positive, 8 neutral, 25 negative.
For oil filter Motorcraft there are 40 reviews: 36 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.

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

In March 2026, according to PartReview, oil filter Motorcraft led more car-specific ratings than K&N:

Motorcraft are chosen by owners of cars such as: Ford Focus, Ford Mustang, Ford Ranger, and others.

Oil filter K&N have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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