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Fram Oil filter

Fram makes GM oil filters. At least they used to. Compare the black (factory) filter or the AC blue filter next to a Fram. Same dimples beneath the grip on the Fram. IIRC there are two companies that make most of the normal oil filters. Even the expensive Mobile 1 filters, though those just use higher micron elements is all. Wix is the other company. Not sure who makes Subaru's but I'm sure it's the same story. Been personally using them for decades, never had an issue. Wife rolled her Honda over 500K using them every 5,000 miles.

Pros: reliable, decades of use
Mileage: 500000 km
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Fram Oil filter
dogdog
  • Warning light:
Rating 4.0

There is that possibility, I have had a Fram filter that self disintegrate inside due to age of the filter ( I had them for a while before use).... when I finally took out the filter and shakes it, it was definitely loose. It was causing that same oil filter light intermittently.

Pros: filter caused light issue
Cons: filter disintegrated inside
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lairdwd
  • Smell/smoke:
Rating 3.0

I pulled off the suspect filter and put a new one on. Unfortunately, I had several variables at play, and could not isolate root cause. Initially, the new filter didn't seem to make much of a difference. It quieted down a little.

Pros: quieted down a little
Cons: no improvement at highway
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theman53
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

fram or almost as junk as fram filter they have been known to cause all sorts of oil pressure issues.

Cons: junk, cause pressure issues
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TylerO28
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

i know that look! i actually bought a fram filter when i turbo'd my car, it was a new design from their original design. they used to be exact copies of the vw/hengst and mann. design. it had Plastic "caps" and was essentially fused to the filter media. the new ones however are a strange material that is sewn onto the media with a gauze like inner circle. so i used it and after running the turbo for a few weeks i did a maintence change and noticed the filter was totally collapsed upon itself.

Pros: new design
Cons: filter totally collapsed
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Fram Oil filter
MustangIIcarGuy
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

OEM when easily available and Purolator pure one when there not. I'll add to the fram discussion, that at the shop I work at we just got done installing a $3500 engine in a vehicle because the fram filter literally collapsed and blocked the oiling system entirely (that isn't the only engine with a fram I've seen that happen to either).

Cons: filter collapsed
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