Stamey

An oil filter study I ran across. Doesn't do Fleetguard though. But we can use it for reference if any of us decide to disect a Fleetguard sometime. <br><br>http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/oil_filter_study/<br><br>Chris

admin

Chris, that is some cool stuff. Just furthers my opinion of Fram Filters :<br><br>The amazing thing is that some people will continue to buy those things no matter what you tell them.<br><br>I would love to either see or do an article on the Fleetguard, Wix etc.

TPilaske

I would like to thank Fram for killing my 2500 V10. If they hadn't, I would still be driving it around and I would've never found this place and met all you great guys &amp; gals!<br><br>I never knew about the Fram filters falling apart until I found these great forums. I used a Fram filter for my last two oil changes on the V10, and you could notice a severe decrease in power. Long story short. The day I was trading it in for my new beloved 3500 diesel, the check engine light came on and I could not get over 35MPH. So thank you Fram, I love my diesel and i'll stick to my Baldwin filters! ;D<br><br>Tony

Ruralmedic

Here's some company info on the Stratapore: http://www.fleetguard.com/en/product...ratapore/jhtml<br><br>If it doesn't snow here soon, I may just chuck one of the fleetguards I have in a lathe and see what's inside, and aquire the other approved filters, do the same and compare. I'll take pics and post results.

Ruralmedic

Corrected link: http://www.fleetguard.com/en/product...ratapore.jhtml

NWDave

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If it doesn't snow here soon, I may just chuck one of the fleetguards I have in a lathe and see what's inside, and aquire the other approved filters, do the same and compare. I'll take pics and post results.
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Definitely would be interested in the results of the stratapore and the Baldwin.

Scotty

I tried the Fram on my George Foreman Grill, it melted.<br><br>

cp

[quote author=Gary - KJ6Q link=board=8;threadid=9599;start=0#93195 date=1042828571]
Don't get TOO wrapped up or impressed with &quot;studies&quot; that rely entirely upon visual inspection!

It's entirely possible for 10 square inches of one filter material to be more effective and efficient than 20 square inches of another - ...
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I would have to disagree.

Assuming one's intent is to filter out particles of a certain size, that dictates the 'porosity' of the filtering material, i.e., the smallest particle that can pass thru. To have equal filtering ability, each filter must have the same porosity--otherwise, one filter is going to pass larger particles, which is not good. So, the type of filter material is driven by the max particle to be passed. The amount of filter material is driven by the length of time until clogging. If you do a good job of filtering, for a long time, you need a lot of material.

I don't see how you can come out better on both ends of this by using less material.