Looking for oil filters for my Audi Allroad (A4 B9) I came across these on one of the parts supplier's site.
They filter down to 35 microns (no idea how that compares to a paper filter) and the idea is you wash it out and reuse it. My concern would be - how do you know you got any and all debris out of it? Would you clean it as often as you change a paper filter? More? Less?
Here's the one I saw - at this price I could buy 13-15 paper filters, but of course I'm sending that much more to the landfill.
Features:
- Consistent filtering across entire filter surface
- Superior ASTMF316 filtration performance
- Magnetic Prefiltering
- True lifetime filter - clean and reinstall at each oil change
- Progressive rate bypass combined with high flow characteristics of the filter media avoids unfiltered oil bypassing the filter during cold startup and high rpm
- Easy inspection of engine contamination
- Proven in Motorsports, Military and Aerospace applications for years