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01-12-2009, 08:27 PM | #1 |
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Oil Filter?
just read this thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3078236 and i guess you guys say FRAMS are junk, and i have a fram on my truck now. so what do you guys perfer, i was thinking of a K&N. and im using using Q horsepower synthedic oil.
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01-12-2009, 08:42 PM | #2 |
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Re: Oil Filter?
I run mobile1 filters. Wix are good filters as well (from everything I've read), and I seem to remember that Napa Gold filters are a wix.
My $.02, if its worth that much. Thanks for opening this can of worms again, and thanks for giving me the chance to be the first to reply. lol
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I don't know about the KN filters but Napa gold or wix is my choice.
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I always try to use Puralator pure1 filter but I like Wix filters too.
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i had a dodge neon that i did a 2.4 conversion to i installed the new k&n filter on it 3 months later spun a rod bearing, i pulled that motor out installed another junk yard motor drove it for six months changed oil twice then i was at advance looked up and sd hey ill put the k&n one on drove it for 3 months and spun another bearing, dont know if its the fillter or if its just coincidental but i will never use them again.I will and always have used mobil one i like there filter as well ive heard good things about the prulator micronic as well but i really like mobil1
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01-12-2009, 09:33 PM | #6 |
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I'm a WIX man myself.
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I have used Fram for the last 20 years on every car or truck I have had and I have never had anything go wrong. I have built motors (4cyl and 8's), raced a few of them, and still, never had a problem with the filtration of a Fram.
Speaking of oil and filters, I think it's funny when people go Mobil1 synthetic, then realize 3k miles down the road that they don't want to keep making a 'car payment' to change the oil, and when they go back to normal oil, it reacts with the synthetic and foams up in the case, leaving them confused when they check the dipstick. |
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But, after reading the problems people have removing them, I'm thinking of testing a different brand on my 68 six cylinder. I always have a hell of a time removing the filter. I had to chisel them off the last couple of times. I adhere to the lubing the seal principle but it hasn't helped on this one. |
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01-13-2009, 11:19 AM | #9 |
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I have used FRAM filter my whole life and have never had any issues. If you over tie them when you put it on you are going to have an issue with any filter....
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Ok, I sidetracked after I said I wouldn't. sorry.
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I switched from Fram to K&N because of all the bad stuff I've been reading about Fram lately. I also like that K&N's got a nut on the front of their filters that makes them easy to get off; no messing with a filter wrench or anything.
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_you_use...nventional_oil. i work in a shop and have people do it all the time but i normally recomend they step back down sync then a sync blend then regular
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Very good info guys.
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Napa Gold
If you do a google search FRAM had a very large recall last year on their filters - not good news - Fram used to make a good product - no longer - the use cardboard when others use metal
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Anyway... Mobil1, K&N, and Bosch are all made by the same company, and are wayayayayay better than wix (aka napa), fram, etc... Synthetic oil, and a good filter are a small investment for something so close to your heart
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I did a Google search and found no large recall on Fram filters.
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True, but I never said there was recall. In fact, I work for Honeywell and never heard of a filter recall. But someone said it, and I checked it out for myself. That was the first thing that popped up.
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I used Fram at one time. I use Wix or AC Delco now.
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01-13-2009, 09:12 AM | #21 |
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WHat about Royal Purple has anyone used this Brand of Oil Filter it being new and all.."Designed to provide 12000 miles of service" I wouldn't go that long but hey maybe on my honda Ok maybe I wouldn't.. But here check it out
Heres a write up I found on another Site I though it was interesting.. http://dodgetruckworld.tenmagazines.....asp?id=304882 Heres some more info http://www.champlabs.com/royalpurple.aspx
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I've used most all of them and have stuck with Wix or K&N.
Fram - Cheap Delco - Meh Pennzoil - Never!!!!! Never coughed up the money for a mobil but I've heard good things from them. And the nut on the bottom or the K&N is a joke, it's so flimsy it'll round out real easily. |
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I have always used fram and valvoline, and never had any problems. I've torn down motors that have always had purolator and mobil, and another that uses k&n and Qstate. both of those engines had a large amount of sludge in them. Whether the oil and filter did it or the drivers habits, I don't know. I think this is like the old Ford vs Chevy argument. You can always find people on both sides of any argument. Bottom line is all oils lubricate, and all filters well...filter. Do some research and use what you feel is best, or use what your dad always used like I do. sorry so wordy, just my.02. happy hunting!
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[QUOTE=BluTrukker;3085673] I think this is like the old Ford vs Chevy argument.QUOTE]
Is it though? I mean, you can look and find articles written and pictures of all these filter's guts. Chevy v. Ford... consumer reports will actually tell you which models are holding up or costing more... just like people have openned up these filters and found cheap materials and poor craftsmanship... the information is out there. actually... some of the information is in this thread...
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