oil filters what do u use and why

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I have bought and used probably at least 100 Fram filters over the years , and not one time have I ever lost oil pressure or had a filter failure of any kind. after reading all these threads about how bad fram sucks, these threads actually SCARED me into buying my first wix racing filter a couple months ago and using it on my 440. I see absolutely no change in oil pressure, it stills has the solid 80 psi cold and 55 hot that I started with. now , if I lose oil pressure or if this special super duper oil filter fails, im going to everyones house and letting my dog poop in yalls yards LOL
 
My '99 Durango 2WD 318 has 192,*** miles (and climbing daily) and I've ran QS Defy with a Fram filter (Walmart :D )! I change oil every 5000 miles. No problems at all, and the oil pressure gauge is as far to the right as any Durango/Dakota that I've ever been in, including my Dad's '94 Dakota that he bought brand new! Not saying it's the best care, I know there is better oil (and filters), but it will rust away before I wear it out. Rust is showing up all over now, but the motor runs great and the tranny works good too. In fact, only repairs thus far are the water pump and two front hub assemblies. But hey, it's a 318......... :)
 
My '05 Pontiac GP (3.8 series III) gets the AC Delco filter and QS Defy (Walmart :D ). Change oil every 5k. It also has 192,***, and runs great. In fact, motor has had no work at all (besides basics tune ups). Tranny is acting up now, power steering whines, front struts are bad, still drive it daily, but I think I see the writtings on the wall..... :( No rust though, and looks great....

I seldom drive gravel roads, though. I think that makes a difference. We put more miles on a year than the average. 5000 miles comes about every 3 months for us. Our winters are cold, so sometimes in the winter I'll shorten the oil change for the bitterly cold temps. The vehicles I've listed will not tick a lifter on a below zero morning.
 
Google is your friend. There are literally hundreds of hits documenting Fram filters. Some of them cut open look like they have a toilet paper roll for filter media. All of them I have cut open were like that too.
 
RustyRatRod said:
Google is your friend. There are literally hundreds of hits documenting Fram filters. Some of them cut open look like they have a toilet paper roll for filter media. All of them I have cut open were like that too.
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yea , when I saw that **** was the minute I ordered a wix. now I feel lucky nothing has happened over the years
 
Ok, now I'm curious into looking into Wix. But I must say, I have multiple cars that I have driven to high mileage with Frams, and never had a problem. I've beat on hot rods to no end. No problem ever! EVER! I kind of feel like a guy who has lived to be 95 eating eggs for breakfast, and then they come out and say eggs are unhealthy for ya! Do you stop eating eggs? But I will look into Wix.... seems a popular choice here, so I will see . Nobody will tell me you can't run a car to 200k on a fram, been there and done that too many times and still purring like a kitten.....
 
73AbodEE said:
yea , when I saw that **** was the minute I ordered a wix. now I feel lucky nothing has happened over the years
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Yup, good choice. I had a friend who was a mechanic at my local Dodge dealer and when he seen I had installed a Fram filter on my new 98 Neon he chewed my *** and said Fram is garbage! Ever since then I have never run them...
 
318willrun said:
Ok, now I'm curious into looking into Wix. But I must say, I have multiple cars that I have driven to high mileage with Frams, and never had a problem. I've beat on hot rods to no end. No problem ever! EVER! Nobody will tell me you can't run a car to 200k on a fram, been there and done that too many times and still purring like a kitten.....
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same here man, that's all I have EVER used when I replace filters. not to mention they are the ONLY orange and black filters that match my orange and black engine schemes LOL
 

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That site that Joe linked did not show the regular Fram filter. They are the ones that SUCK.......or did. It's possible they have since corrected that, but I ain't chancing it.
 
I think a lot of the napa ones are now made in Mexico. So guessing Wix has a plant there? They may still be good I don't know.
 
Wix. If I can't find Wix locally, I'll grab a RP or, lastly, K&N.

For years, I ran whatever I could find on sale at the local auto parts store. After reading a lot of back and forth on the interwebs about filters, I bought a brand new Fram and cut it open. Once I saw the cardboard end caps, I was done.

To be fair, I never had a problem with Fram filters when I used them. Then again, I change the oil and filter on my vehicles regularly, so I've probably never run a Fram with conventional oil much past the 3000 mile or 3 month mark.
 
Mobil one or Motorcraft filters oil is changed every 3k or less..
 
I run anything but Fram. Still gives me lots of choices...
I kind of feel like a guy who has lived to be 95 eating eggs for breakfast, and then they come out and say eggs are unhealthy for ya! Do you stop eating eggs?
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It's impossible to conclude anything from a sample size of 1 :D
Look at it from another angle... sample a large number of 95-year-old guys and find out how many of them got away with eggs, bacon and whiskey for breakfast every day. The percentage will be pretty small :rolleyes:
 
Only filter I have ever had fail was a WIX, outside case failed spewing oil everywhere. I still use them, figuring one failure out of hundreds is a anomaly. I use Fram also. Filter is there to catch stuff when it fails, you already have a problem.
If a filter collapses inside you are running too much volume through too small of a filter. If it's clogged from a lot of dirt, that's on you, you should have changed the oil earlier.
 
I prefer not to use fram. I had some filters given to me. Yup, i will run em, because they are free. But not for 5,000 miles. Maybe 2,000.

Wix makes the napa gold and the partsmaster filters for auto value. Used to,that is. Parts master are no longer made by wix, and have dropped some numbers as well.
If i could buy hastings, thats what i would run.
 
The following explains why I use Jomar 100% No-Bypass oil filters.

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Professional Filter Test Results

Posted by John Baranowski on Mar 11, 2017

Initial test Results on the Jomar “Professional Filter” for FORD and MOPAR Engines:

This test was performed at an independent facility using a Peterson dry-sump style pump and Mobil-1 10w-30w oil. The pump was run at 3400 RPM shaft speed (6800 RPM Engine speed). The filters were mounted on a Peterson single filter adaptor with #12 lines plumbed in and out. The oil flow rate was approximately 8.5 GPM. Twelve other National Brand oil filters (all with internal pressure relief bypass valves) were also tested. These internal bypass valves open up when the resistance to flow across the filter element exceeds the opening pressure of the relief valves.

In most cases the pressure differential necessary to open the valve(s) is about 8 PSI. The pressure drop of these 12 National Brand oil filters averaged 14.83 PSI, with a high reading of a 24 PSI drop across the filter to a low reading of an 8 PSI drop. This means that MOST of the oil pumped into these other fillers never passes through the filter element but instead “short circuits” through the bypass valve and back into the engine UNFILTERED.

The Jomar “Professional Filter" without an internal bypass valve had a pressure drop of ONLY 8 PSI while filtering 100% of the oil! The choice for an engine builder or racer of Ford or Mopar engines is simple. Filter SOME of the engine oil while MOST of it goes back into the engine unfiltered, or filter ALL of the oil with a Jomar “Professional Filter".

The Jomar “Professional Filter" has a heavy duty case with a volume of 55.6 cu. In. it has a large 450 sq. in. of 20 micron filter element and 5 full mounting threads. It weighs a hefty 1.4 lbs and has an anti drain back flapper plus an internal standpipe which helps to equalize the flow through the filter element.

To Conclude, these are no compromise, No-Bypass spin-on filters for Ford and Mopar high performance engines."


Professional Filter Test Results
 
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