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Old 05-05-2002, 03:09 AM
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Thumbs down Fram filters

STAY AWAY FROM FRAM!!! My auto shop teacher back in high school had a Fram filter, along with an AC Delco and an Amsoil filter. The Fram had very little filter paper compared to the AC filter. It was laughable. Prior to that I had been using Fram as it seemed to be the most readily available...since then I've been mainly going to the dealer for my filters (Ford Motorcraft in my case, so far). I've also heard of Fram paper elements coming apart in diesel oil and doing engine damage, although I'm not 100% sure that's completely true...still, IMHO, it's cheap insurance to go for a better version...OEM would be ideal, of course.

Just my $.02...good luck!
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