Honda B/D/F/H Series Oil Filter 15400-PT7-005

Honda OEM Oil Filter - B/D/F/H Series Motors

You're doing an oil change on your Integra, Civic, Accord, or Prelude and you grabbed a cheap Fram or Purolator filter from AutoZone because it was $4. Don't do that. Use the Honda OEM filter. Part number 15400-PT7-005. This is the filter Honda engineered for B series, D series, F series, and H series motors. It's not some universal filter that "fits most applications." The filter media's rated to catch particles down to the size that matters for your motor's bearing clearances. The anti-drainback valve actually seals so you're not running dry for three seconds every time you cold start the car. The bypass valve's calibrated to open at the right pressure instead of staying closed and starving your motor for oil when the filter gets dirty. We've torn apart motors that ran cheap filters for 100,000 miles and the cam lobes are worn, the bearing surfaces look like garbage, and there's metal in the oil pan. Use the right filter. It's $8. Your motor costs $2,000 to replace.

Here's What Happens When You Run Cheap Filters

Your oil's got metal particles floating around in it. Every time your camshaft spins against the cam towers, microscopic metal particles break off. Same thing with your crankshaft bearings. You've also got carbon deposits from blowby, dirt that snuck past your air filter, condensation, fuel dilution, all of it ends up in your oil. The oil filter's supposed to catch that stuff before it circulates back through your motor and grinds up your bearings. A good filter catches particles down to 20-30 microns. That's smaller than you can see with your eyes. A cheap filter might catch particles down to 40-50 microns but it lets the smaller stuff through. Those smaller particles are still big enough to accelerate bearing wear. After 100,000 miles on cheap filters, your bearing clearances are sloppy, you're burning oil, and you've got low oil pressure. The OEM filter catches the particles that matter.

The Anti-Drainback Valve Actually Works

Inside the filter there's a rubber flapper valve that seals the oil inlet when you shut the motor off. That's the anti-drainback valve. When the motor's running, oil pressure pushes the valve open and oil flows through the filter. When you shut the motor off, the valve closes and traps oil inside the filter. That way when you start the car the next morning, you've got oil in the filter already and your oil pump doesn't have to spend three seconds filling it before you get oil pressure to the cam and the crank. Those three seconds of dry running every cold start add up. Your cam lobes wear faster, your VTEC rocker arms wear faster, your main bearings take a beating. The Honda OEM filter's got a quality rubber anti-drainback valve that seals tight and doesn't harden or crack from heat cycles. Cheap filters use thin rubber that gets brittle after 5,000 miles. Then the valve doesn't seal and you're dumping all the oil out of the filter every time you park the car. Start it up the next day and you're running dry until the pump refills the filter.

The Bypass Valve's Calibrated Right

If your oil filter clogs completely, the bypass valve opens and lets unfiltered oil circulate through the motor. That sounds bad but it's better than the alternative. If the bypass valve doesn't open and the filter's clogged, you've got no oil flow and your motor seizes in about 30 seconds. The bypass valve's a safety feature. The Honda OEM filter's bypass valve is spring-loaded and calibrated to open at a specific pressure. If the filter gets dirty enough that oil can't flow through it, the bypass valve cracks open and unfiltered oil goes around the filter. On cheap filters, the bypass spring's either too stiff and the valve doesn't open when it should, or it's too weak and the valve opens too early. If it opens too early, you're running unfiltered oil even though the filter's not clogged yet. If it doesn't open, you starve the motor. The OEM filter's bypass valve opens when it's supposed to.

One Filter for Every B/D/F/H Motor

This filter fits every B series motor from a B16A in a Del Sol to a B18C5 in a Type R. It fits every D series motor from a D15 in a CX to a D16 in a Si. It fits F series motors like the F22 in your Accord and the F23 in your CR-V. It fits H series motors like the H22A in a Prelude and the H23A in an older Accord. Honda used the same oil pump design and the same filter mount across all these motors so one filter works for everything. If you've got a Honda or Acura from the late '80s through 2002 with one of these motors, this is your filter.

What You Get

• Honda OEM oil filter (genuine Honda part)
• Part number: 15400-PT7-005
• Replaces: 15400-PR3-003, 15400-PH1-F03, 15400-PT7-006, 15400-PR3-004, 15400-PR3-406, 15400-PR3-405
• Filter media rated for proper particle size filtration
• Quality anti-drainback valve that seals and doesn't crack
• Properly calibrated bypass valve
• Direct fit for B/D/F/H series Honda and Acura motors

Fits Your Car

• 1997-1999 Acura CL
• 1990-2001 Acura Integra
• 1996-1998 Acura RL
• 1995-1998 Acura TL
• 1992-1994 Acura Vigor
• 1988-2002 Honda Accord
• 1990-2002 Honda Civic
• 1997-2001 Honda CR-V
• 1990-1991 Honda CRX
• 1993-1997 Honda Del Sol
• 1995-1998 Honda Odyssey
• 1990-2001 Honda Prelude
• 1983-1987 Honda Prelude

Note: When you install the filter, wipe clean oil on the rubber gasket first. Hand-tighten until the gasket touches the block, then go another 3/4 turn. Don't use a filter wrench to tighten it. After you start the car, let it run for 30 seconds and check for leaks at the filter. Change your oil every 3,000-5,000 miles if you're running conventional oil, 5,000-7,500 miles on synthetic.