Oil filter Fram or Mann

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115

142

286

2.7

Leaks

2.0

Smell/smoke

4.1

Warning light

2.1

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Rank #1 in ranking

543

196

219

4.5

Leaks

4.0

Smell/smoke

3.6

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3.8

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Fram

Mann

Mann › Oil filter

Schluempflein 30 Jun 2025, 08:37

Rating 5.0

Mann 925/4x is the right one for a M52 & M54, ive been using exactly that for all my E36/E46 for years.

Pros: correct fitment, long use

Vehicle: BMW

Part number: 925/4X

Mann › Oil filter

girolandomg 27 Jun 2025, 15:44

Rating 5.0

Eu uso tudo mann e ja tive que fazer um motor fire, vale a pena economizar nao.

Pros: bom funcionamento, confiável

Mann › Oil filter

sopadesururu 27 Jun 2025, 14:10

Rating 4.5

Mann Filter, Fram e Metal Leve são as principais marcas top no mercado de reposição. Se quiser economizar sem ficar encucado, não abra mão das marcas top para o filtro de óleo

Pros: marcas top, bom funcionamento

Fram › Oil filter

Dizzy_Worker_3779 8 Jun 2025, 22:29

Rating 5.0

Have used FRAM oil filters for 45 years, GMC trucks, VW, Honda, multiple Nissan trucks and never an issue all engines lasted till crashed or sold.

Pros: never an issue, long engine life

Fram › Oil filter

Fearless-Dog942 3 Jun 2025, 17:14

Rating 4.0

Also, I would just use Fram ultra synthetic for 5k mile oil changes. It has 99% efficiency at 20 micron, so it’s fine, and its 20k mile rating is obviously more than enough for 5k mile oil changes.

Pros: 99% efficiency at 20 micron

Mileage: 5000 km

Mann › Oil filter

skeaton250 31 May 2025, 14:22

Rating 5.0

I personally use the Penzoil Euro 0w-30 that matches the VW spec. I buy Mann filters on Amazon, 2 for $20.

Pros: good price, meets VW spec

Fram › Oil filter

prufflesthegreat 1 Oct 2025, 15:50

Smell/smoke:

Rating 3.0

I use fram filters, full synthetic 5w-20, for the last 150k miles. Total cost is like $25 at walmart. I am right at 210k miles now with oil changes EVERY 5k miles.

Runs good, but burns a quart by 5k miles.

Pros: runs good

Cons: burns a quart

Mileage: 241401 km

Fram › Oil filter

sasabomish 6 Oct 2025, 20:46

Leaks:

Rating 1.0

Fram filters are awful.

Cons: awful quality

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

Mann › Oil filter

spicygrow 24 Sep 2025, 01:19

Rating 1.0

I\u2019ve seen the same thing with MANN filters on my M54.

Cons: deformed, collapse

Vehicle: BMW

Fram › Oil filter

Adm_Ozzel 19 Sep 2025, 03:46

Warning light:

Rating 1.0

I was getting low oil pressure readings, not level, but it was caused by a cold snap and a cheap Fram filter collapsing under my frozen, sludgy 10w40.

Cons: collapsed, low oil pressure