Oil filter Fram or OEM BMW

180k+ miles on my civic and always used fram or some cheap brand with no issue

I still prefer to use the Fram Tough Guard TH3614 bc the grip tip. Makes it easier to remove.

I don't get the enthusiasm as they also sell the Fram endurance filter which is much better than OEM in terms of filtration.

Honda filters are just relabeled FRAM Orange can filters. I step it up and use FRAM Ultra synthetic. Same particulate filtration but better quality and synthetic media.

The regular cheapo orange Fram filters are downright awful, but their Synthetic line of filters actually rate quite well in testing. I have no problem using the Synthetic Endurance filters in my cars.

They got super cheap about 15 years ago and caused some of our club cars to have issues with pressure. So that was the end of that.

I have had two issues with Fram filters . One blow apart and another that loosened after the car was parked for a month

My girl and I were out one night in my pickup. 2000 GMC Sierra Z71 5.3L nothing special. Did a few donuts in the local parking lot in some fresh fallen snow. I didn't even thrash, just a couple easy revs for fun. Oil pressure dropped down a bunch. Turns out the GD element inside the filter blew apart and pieces of it were all over inside my motor. Took 4 oil changes to flush it out. Coulda been a lot worse.

used a FRAM on my Escape and I had a weird oil pressure issue where the CEL and oil can lights came on

I lost a good 440 to a Fram that came apart. Anomaly or otherwise, that was the last Fram product I ever bought.