Beware of Fram Oil Filters

[VileZambonie]

If your filter is clogged and fails you can only blame yourself or an unforseen event that sent a lot of garbage through the engine. A filter is to help prevent it's not intended to save your engine when parts fail.

We can physically bash every manufacturer out there but the truth is they all have failures. I have a WIX filter on the shelf in one of my classrooms that we cut open that had been assembled incorrectly.

I had a student put on a purolator filter about year ago that was leaking and upon closer inspection it was the seam at the base that was leaking.

There have also been many documented cases of counterfeit oil filters especially AC-delco

http://www.aftermarketsuppliers.org/images/counterfeit/slides/oil%20filters.html

[SUX2BU99]

Napa Gold, aka Wix, for me. Been using those for at least 10 years now since reading about the Frams.

[topp]

Just because you haven't had a problem doesn't mean there is no risk.
 

Couldn't have said it better myself. For the record I have avoided Fram filters ever since learning about some of the things you described a couple years back. Just glad it was someone elses motor that is toast and not mine because a filter failed.

Chevys have had recalls in the past, yet you still drive one....

Driving has risks, yet you still drive....

I use Fram filters and twice I used Napa Golds.
It all comes down to the individual, and looking at the new part, and not assuming it came from the factory without a possible defect.

I inspect every new part on every vehicle I work on.  If it doesn't look right, I go back to the store.
That is the only way to minimize failure.

[jackjeckel757]

Just because you haven't had a problem doesn't mean there is no risk.
 

Couldn't have said it better myself. For the record I have avoided Fram filters ever since learning about some of the things you described a couple years back. Just glad it was someone elses motor that is toast and not mine because a filter failed.

Chevys have had recalls in the past, yet you still drive one....

Driving has risks, yet you still drive....

I use Fram filters and twice I used Napa Golds.
It all comes down to the individual, and looking at the new part, and not assuming it came from the factory without a possible defect.

I inspect every new part on every vehicle I work on.  If it doesn't look right, I go back to the store.
That is the only way to minimize failure.

Yep, well said

[Russ130]

Wow, So I make a post to warn people about a potential hazard to their vehicles and I'm the bad guy.
Go ahead and buy Fram filters I could care less I have nothing to gain either way. I know I won't because I saw with my own 2 eyes a fram filter that failed not because it was installed wrong or because they have sludge in their motor or any other human factor. It failed and thats all there is to it like it or not simple as that.  SO WHATEVER!!

[topp]

Wow, So I make a post to warn people about a potential hazard to their vehicles and I'm the bad guy.
Go ahead and buy Fram filters I could care less I have nothing to gain either way. I know I won't because I saw with my own 2 eyes a fram filter that failed not because it was installed wrong or because they have sludge in their motor or any other human factor. It failed and thats all there is to it like it or not simple as that.  SO WHATEVER!!

No one said that.

What was said is that every product has had a recall at one time or another.
There are RISKS in purchasing ANY mass produced product.


The best we can all do is to be OBSERVANT when we install them.

[eventhorizon66]

Wow, So I make a post to warn people about a potential hazard to their vehicles and I'm the bad guy.
Go ahead and buy Fram filters I could care less I have nothing to gain either way. I know I won't because I saw with my own 2 eyes a fram filter that failed not because it was installed wrong or because they have sludge in their motor or any other human factor. It failed and thats all there is to it like it or not simple as that.  SO WHATEVER!!

I personally don't use Fram because they seem to be very poorly made by design.  But even the very best brands send out a dud from time to time.

[1979C20]

I haven't used a fram filter since I first put oil in my freshly rebuilt engine and I couldn't get any oil pressure. The fram filter used a teflon substance inside it and after a few seconds of spinning my oil pump with a drill, it clogged and gave me no pressure. Threw an AC Delco and new oil in it and it worked fine.

[Irish_Alley]

Look Russ just like you posted your opinion about the filters we all did the same some agree with you and some don’t. its just like someone coming on here and saying fords are better than chevys do you really think a chevy lover would care about a ford just because of fuel tanks. I know with me even if you tell me something like a fram is a bad filter it will fall apart or blow off the truck I wont listen unless it happens to me then I would be like I should of listen to you lol. All in all its good to see this information but I need to see it for my self. I know when I worked at AutoZone we would see something’s that would be bad right off the shelf. It never stopped me from buying from autozone. It’s all about quality control when it comes to mass produced items.

[royo]

I would,nt put a fram filter on a lawn mower engine lol 

[78 Chevyrado]

I've been using purolator filters.  No problems yet.  I cut most of them open when I'm done with them and found no problems so far.

[royo]

What do you guys think of royal purple oil filters?  also what is the best oil filter?

[Layne]

I like K&N's mostly because of the 1" nut they have on them. Real easy to change my oil in the citation

[royo]

OK I have used k-n filters but I couldn.t find the longer one that holds a little more oil. You have seen them on larger trucks with a big block in them, ac has them. along with wix,

[howlinwolf]

you can run into problems with any product. Bottom line, noone is 100 percent.