Oil filter K&N or OEM FORD

OEM ford filter will be better then you will get at most oil changes spots and the same if you pay the dealership

I’ve found them to be good

Filter Used : K&N HP-1008 (has a nut built into the filter for a 1" socket; recommended)

I have used K&N oil filters my entire life and never once had one leak from the nut portion of the filter housing

I run K&N filters and mobil-1 5W-30 at 350k km

I was having the same noise on cold startup with an aftermarket filter and switched back to the fomoco filter and it went away. Something to do with a drain valve in the filter. The ford one is silicone and some of the aftermarket ones arent and it can cause problems.

K&N is good but sacrifices filtration for flow for better performance.

Previously used the k&n one and it always leaked. After 3 filters, i switched

K&N is probably the most annoying with the rounded off nut they expect you to use to get the filter off. I'll never buy one of those again.

K&N oil filters on the other hand, are like the thread count myth for bedsheets. You are paying a shitton more for 480 Egyptian cotton you'll throw out in 3000 mi.