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« on: March 03, 2008, 07:17:41 PM »

Is there a better quality filter than Fram with an anti-drainback feature?
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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2008, 07:27:37 PM »

Yep, in fact there are many.  Fram is absolutely the worst oil filter you could put on an engine.  I use Wix brand that can be gotten from just about anywhere.  Read through this and pay special attention to the Wix description.
http://www.knizefamily.net/minimopar/oilfilters/index.html
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 07:58:47 PM »

Soaring is right.  I used Fram filters for years.  I went up to o'reilly, and I have a mechanic friend.  I asked for a fram filter and he started laughing.  He took me over to the counter.  They had a o'reilly filter and fram filter cut open.  I was like the fram filter is CRAP!  :-[ You mainly pay for the easy removal grip that comes on them.

I use the stp or mobile filter, but no FRAM!
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 08:25:37 PM »

If you actually read the link I gave you, you would realize that Fram is the worst filter you can buy, but it is popular because it is cheap and readily available.   You can pick up a Fram at Wally world or Autozone easily, whereas getting the better filters causes you to shop around.  Fortunately, the local parts place here in my small Texas town has the WiX filters, but you can also get the Motorcraft filters at most Wal-Mart stores along with Mobil1 synthetic oil, both of which are good products.  If you are using Fram filters and Quaker State or some other dino oil, you are committing your engine to a slow death.   
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2008, 06:59:56 AM »

Thank you very much for the link and the excellent advice.(actually, I've been using the one model of Fram that was almost acceptable) I also use Castrol syntec blend. (Pushed a few family cars to 200k on regular Castrol,so I think it's good stuff)
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2008, 07:46:14 AM »

Regular dino oil has been used for about a hundred years now, but engines have died a slow death using it.  Don't get me wrong, it has been the mainstay of engine lubricants for a long time now, but now is the time to move on to a much better quality lubricant, and that is the full synthetic oils.  I use Royal Purple.  Others have used Mobil1 and other full synthetics with good results. 
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2008, 10:38:16 AM »

i use puralator or motorcraft
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2008, 03:24:56 AM »

As you can tell by the study, they are both OK filters.  You can get Motorcraft filters at most Wal-Mart stores at a discount over auto parts stores. 
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