I know that generally Fram oil filters are not to be trusted, but I think I recall one of their flavors that people think is decent. Was it Extra Guard?

[image] melott: I know that generally Fram oil filters are not to be trusted, I cannot agree with this statement. I’ve used Fram filters for decades without incident. I believe this myth was started by those for whom cost equals quality, for whom only expensive filters are good enough. Yup, …

[image] melott: I know that generally Fram oil filters are not to be trusted Then don’t use a Fram filter of any kind and you will not need to lose sleep. Problem solved.

Yep, the best selling filter is actually destroying thousands of engines every week. You never hear about it because of “big filter”…

There’s nothing wrong with any Fram filter. With the advent of the internet, backyard picnic tables, and pseudo filter scientists all kinds of old wives tales will surface. Ask yourself this. How many Fram filters are sold every year in the U.S.? How many actual verifiable cases of engine damage …

[image] ok4450: tightening wheel lugs with an air wrench will warp the brake rotors. Not LOL! Not if you use the impact wrench correctly and tighten (not over-tighten) in a star pattern. There is always some ham-fisted twit that turns the setting to 11 and nearly welds the nuts to the stud …

I’ve occasionally used Fram filters over the years, with NO ill effects I think those guys on the internet . . . the guys who cut open the filters and analyze the construction . . . have too much time on their hands. They are not the last word, so to speak A colleague caused damage to his engine …

My 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass with the 260 cubic inch V8 engine used an AC 45 filter. There was no way to use a conventional filter wrench and work the handle to remove the filter. I had to use a filter wrench that went over the end of the filter and attach the filter wrench to the handle of my socke…

[image] Triedaq: From then on, I used Fram, AC and Purolator filters interchangeably depending on the brand that was on sale. From then on, I used Fram, AC and Purolator filters interchangeably depending on whether I was wearing a belt or suspenders that day. There, I fixed it for you.

[image] db4690: with ill effects umm … db … that doesn’t match the rest of your post. Perhaps you mean “no ill effects” ?

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kurtwm1 July 2, 2017, 4:31pm 4

What makes you say that? I have been using Fram for years and years and never had a problem. It’s not so much the brand of filter but the frequency of changing oil and filter.

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