We were all talking about this a few years ago and it was brought up that if any water gets to the filter it dissolves the media and it goes on into the engine. Wasn't it Cummins that said no Fram filters?

 

I don’t think so. The filters in the breakroom are guaranteed to separate fluids down to three inch earthworms. Anything bigger than that gets chewy.

 

I have been using Fram filters for decades and hundreds of thousands of miles and see no reason to change. I cut open my filters to check for metal. I have yet to see a defective Fram. I have seen defective Champion filters used on aircraft though. Gives you a warm fuzzy feeling every time you fly.

 

jets dont use filters.
Actually, they dont change the oil either. they do an oil analysis ever so many hours and use that to decide when to rebuild the engine. (according to an air guard mechanic I know)

I used fram for a long time to. I also added a quart of oil to that truck everytime I filled up.

 

I think he was referring to piston engine aircraft.

I no longer use Frams either. They were a source of valve rattle on startups on my old Ford, that went away after I switched to something else.

Currently, I use Fleetguard in the truck, and Purolators in our van.

 

wow.. that vid is crazy.. what kind of filters should we be running then?

 

I wonder how many "Chinese Knock-Off" Frams are in the stores on the shelves?
This is a picture showing a REAL AC next to a counterfeit.



For the record.... I wouldn't put a Fram on my neighbor's lawnmower, much less my Cummins.

 

I dont use em. I use the Mopar filter, had at O'Reillys.

Dad still wont change though. He said he sees no reason to. He put almost 400k on the '90 and is knocking on 200k with his '02 and all he ever used was Fram. Guess he got lucky.

 

bobistheoilguy is a good source for information.
Actually, the Wal-mart brand is a pretty decent filter in most cases. Otherwise go with Wix or OEM brand (Mopar, Motorcraft, etc)

 

I use the Donaldson Endurance Synteq (Part# ELF 7349). This is a synthetic media filter which is 98.7 percent (absolute) efficient when faced with 15 micron contaminants,and 50 percent efficient when faced with seven micron contaminants. It and the Amsoil EA0-80 are equivalent in efficiency as they contain the same synthetic media;however,there are two differences. The Donaldson filter is painted black with gold script while the EA0-80 is white. Second,the Donaldson costs significantly less than the Amsiol offering. They have the best filtering capabilities as far as full flow filters are concerned.

The Fleetguard Stratapore comes in second ... rated at 25um absolute and would use them with confidence as well.

 

been using napa /wix for years 700k and still good