“Wix ecoLAST oil filters are the most significant development in filtration technology adaptation since Wix invented the spin-on oil filter in 1955,” says Wilson. “This new technology represents a significant breakthrough in helping our customers reduce the operating costs of fleets while also supporting a more sustainable environment.”
According to Wix, the ecoLAST filter is designed to capture dirt and soot like a traditional filter, but also features a new technology designed to sequester acids in the oil. By sequestering the acids, the ecoLAST filter allows a heavy-duty truck to go twice as far on a single change of oil. The average heavy-duty truck drives 80,000 miles and requires four oil changes per year. According the Wix, the ecoLAST is capable of cutting those four oil changes (and the corresponding costs), in half.
“Wix has conducted significant real-world testing during the past 24 months with many of the most popular original equipment diesel engines, from small engines and generators to over-the-road and off-road heavy duty engines, in North America and Europe,” says Norbert Schuermann, Wix vice president of original equipment sales and new business development.. “This new filter media was engineered to be the answer to the change from CI-4 to CJ-4 lubricants, because CJ-4 oils contain fewer additives and therefore have reduced acid neutralization capability. Filter media durability and all other components were tested and confirmed to meet these extended drain intervals.”
The new ecoLAST filter is two and a half to three times more costly than a standard oil filter. Wix said the new filters are the same size as standard filters and have the same functionality. In testing by the Southwest Research Institute, Wix claims the ecoLAST filters increased oil life in standard Class 8 trucks from 22,000 to 53,000 miles.
