thegoat4
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IME, FRAM works OK for physically small filters. Like what you see on Honda motors. On the bigger ones, I've seen quite a few of them come apart internally. And I alyways cut used filters open. FRAM filters a) are all cardboard, and b) never have anything caught in the filter media. Even the small filters that do not come apart don't seem to catch anything. OTOH, Motorcraft, NAPA, baldwin, and pretty much all other brands I've tried are physically built better and always catch something. Since using Motorcraft filters I've been finding the occasional metal particles in the filter media, and the pan magnet no longer picks up much iron fuzz.
I blast my filters with undercoat-in-a-can before installing so removal is easier later.
I still need a relocator kit, though. Dumping oil on the starter motor each time isn't acceptable, IMO.
I blast my filters with undercoat-in-a-can before installing so removal is easier later.
I still need a relocator kit, though. Dumping oil on the starter motor each time isn't acceptable, IMO.