Subject	Using a Fram filter is like playing with fire.
Posted by	aLL_youR_Z_aRe_beLOnG_tO_uS on June 07, 2014 at 5:43 PM
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In Reply To	New oem oil filter part # posted by aquariuscsm on June 07, 2014 at 02:09 PM
Message	Google search Fram and you will discover this immediately. If you want to see it for your own eyes, go in the parts store ask to see a Wix filter and a Fram filter (unless you really want to buy and cut open an oil filter) and lay them side by side. Count the number of pleats in them and feel the material....HUGE difference in flow and filtering capacity. Fram=JUNK. On a side note, and a true personal story, about 10 years ago when I had my first '90 Z, the parts store was out of Wix oil filters for several weeks. I have never liked Fram filters, but I finally said "oh just give me the Fram filter this time (the only one they had in stock that fit my car), I HAVE change my oil NOW." Next day, on the way home from work a rod started knocking loudly. My instant thought was the crappy Fram filter was to blame, and when I removed it, the Fram filter had burst inside, the perforated metal casing that keeps the filter media in place had collapsed, restricting the flow. I hate that company with a passion.
Follow Ups	New oem oil filter part # - aquariuscsm 14:09:40 06/07/14 Probably no difference just a VA/VE with the - ZXRider 15:00:37 06/07/14 things have changed, fram has improved - vulcanrush 15:39:16 06/07/14 I use the purolator pureone filters, or the wix - ZXRider 17:02:48 06/07/14 Correct. Purolators are now becoming problematic. - GatorJ 20:01:06 06/08/14 For a dollar or two more than your bargain filter... - 90TT Zfan (E.Tenn) 16:08:53 06/07/14 FYI the 55Y is not the original filter for the Z32. (n/m) - ZXRider 17:04:01 06/07/14 True Dat. And they use the same filter on multiple cars - ZXoltan 18:42:10 06/07/14 Using a Fram filter is like playing with fire. - aLL_youR_Z_aRe_beLOnG_tO_uS 17:43:35 06/07/14 No longer correct. - GatorJ 20:10:18 06/08/14 plenty of youtube 'dirt' on Fram. Even the 'new' stuff.... (n/m) - quikz 01:20:44 06/08/14 I used to use the Bosch 3400. - xpwarrior 02:34:51 06/08/14 I use NAPA Gold, or if i'm in another auto parts store, K&N (n/m) - fuzzymonkey 07:43:17 06/08/14 K&N is exactly the same as Mobil 1, with a nut on the end - ZXoltan 10:34:49 06/08/14 The latest KN filter that I ordered came in quite a bit - Piranha 08:31:59 06/09/14 Interesting...Same part number as before? - ZXoltan 10:53:29 06/09/14 Re: New oem oil filter part # - 1991_300zx 15:03:20 06/08/14 A smaller filter is really not a good idea even if it says - Bernie (NoVA) 21:06:24 06/08/14 I use amsoil "Ea" filters - Spectrum (WI) 21:54:10 06/08/14 Don't use OEM filters with sandwich adapters - SuparexTT 14:44:02 06/09/14
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