Another FRAM story

[TURNA]

I use Mobil 1 oil filters now since switching from Wix/NAPA Gold. Made in USA (at least the box says so) and less than $10 around here at Walmart...…………….or $15 elsewhere.

Yes the box itself is Made in USA 🤪

 

[1evilregal]

I've never had problems with Fram filters in the past, but somehow never fully trusted them... I try to run the manufacturer's filter, AC in the Generals stuff, and Motorcraft in the Furd stuff. anything else, its purolator...

 

[GuysMonteSS]

K&N here.

X 2 !!!
Guy

 

[bracketchev1221]

I'm not understanding how the oil filter is the issue. The engine is supposed to have an oil filter bypass valve so that when the average person doesn't change the oil and the filter clogs the engine can still flow oil. Not sure how an oil filter can make an engine go to zero pressure. I don't disagree that when the bypass is open you may not have the PROPER oil pressure but it will have oil pressure. I would be checking the oil pump relief valve as getting stuck from getting hot having no oil pressure.

 

[olds307 and 403]

The orange can of doom, big surprise. The Fram Ultra is very well made. I just bought a Wix for my Daughter's 96 Tercel, the same price as the Canadian Tire OE spec on sale. Which is not a repainted orange can of doom, supposedly has metal end caps and a decent anti drain back valve. Well the Napa Gold was wrapped in plastic, no box and clearly says made in Mexico. I may stick to the Hastings filters, only slightly more and made in the USA. I thought Wix were made in Canada by the Dana Corporation? I have 0 problem with Japanese manufacturing, they have an honour code in their society and it shows, world class products. The Chinese can make good products but obviously they cut every cost to a wire. This is why they need to be watched for quality. That is one thing Trump has right is bring manufacturing back. Of course he probably doesn't mention the money he has probably made off of offshore products. Hopefully old Brown and Blackface will lose the election up here. How did the retarded take over Noth America? I guess 13 hours of work yesterday made me intolerant of BS and political too😁.

 

[500/600]

Yes the box itself is Made in USA 🤪

Of global materials no doubt

 

[Bitterman]

Ac delco, K&N and Wix are what I run in everything. Just depends on what's on the shelf when jm grabbing one. I ran a Wix during my sbc 383 engine break in. I cut that filter open to examine it afterwards. Filter looked quality to me. I'd run it again with no hesitation.

 

[DRIVEN]

ACDelcos for my SBCs. Densos for my Toyota products. No problems, ever.
I buy several at a time from RA. Lately I've been buying my Valvoline and Delo400 from Amazon.
My Dad was primarily a Valvoline guy but just bought whatever filter was on sale. He rarely kept any cars long enough to show results one way or another. I tend to keep cars long term and maintain them accordingly.

 

[Bonnewagon]

"The engine is supposed to have an oil filter bypass valve"
Yes, you are right. But what that does is let unfiltered oil through the system, probably at a reduced pressure. I am unsure how the Jeep 4.0 engine is designed in regards to the bypass. Is the dash gauge reading oil pressure right off the filter? Or line pressure after the bypass? If it is filter pressure then that would explain why the lifters did not tap at 0 psi, they were getting bypass oil. That is why I prefer to tap into an oil line somewhere besides the filter mounting boss. On our V-8's we can use the tapped hole up behind the distributor which is right off the lifter gallery. The Jeep has no other tapping as far as I can tell.

 

[bracketchev1221]

It is possible that it is reading somewhere like that. Because like you said, "TRUE" zero pressure that thing would be clacking and knocking. So you were probably getting dirty oil flowing, but still oil