Oil filter Fram or OEM Subaru

fresh clean fill of Ravenol 10W-40 TSI (semi synthetic) with a Fram oil filter

Ran whatever fram filter they had. Regular, tough guard and the synthetic. Over 500,000 km doing synthetic oil and a fram filter every 15,000km. It’s still going. That’s over 40 fram filters, never had a problem

I use a FRAM filter for my civic.

Wait until you change the filter on a Subaru where the filter is upside down.

I have used Fram, AC Delco, K&N, and Napa Gold. I had issue with the body breaking down on Fram and K&N. I stick to AC Delco so it keeps as close to OEM as possible.

I used a Fram filter on my VW and it developed a knocking ticking sound lol. Switched it out for a Mann and it was fine.

I’ve worked on Subarus for over 20 years now and almost every blowed engine has a fram oil filter on it. Easily 75%

Using a cheap (fram) oil filter is a recipe for disaster, because those filters fail internally, and either go into bypass mode, or the internals of the filter grenade, and go directly into the crankshaft bearings.

Stay away from fram as the name is just ruined in many peoples eyes. I wouldn't buy something for good money with fram on it.

Fram Air filters: Their OEM filters are the absolutely best while the exact same filters with a "Fram" label are manufacturing rejects. Kinked pleats, misaligned bracing screen, holes in the gasket, missing glue, etc.

Fram Oil filters: Nope. Few pleats and not very strong. You can find lots of test and teardown videos. I've had past problems with the gasket swelling so badly that the filter has to be torched off.