Paul, I thought you had been at this car thing for
awhile. Everybody knows that FRAM oil filters are
responsible for more engine failures in the history of
filters..... most are packed so tight that oil pump
that has a few thousand on it can't pump oil thru it.
One junkyard here had a whole pile of 350 motors
ruined by Fram...
Donald & Henry Stike
--- ptegler@cablespeed.com wrote:
> Well in essence, J.K. had it right. My oil press
> problem
> turned out to be a crap ass spin on filter!
> It's not a stock can and element GT6 filter, but a
> spin-on.
>
> It took me a bit today. searching for a
> cross-reference
> last night (on the net) and in a store today, to
> find a cross-
> reference to a few of the more decent filters avail
> today.
> I was finally able to cross-reference numbers to a
> Mobil 1 filter that is now installed. I cranked
> her over,
> and the pressure was right back to normal. 60+ at a
> cold
> idle, 90 at 2krpm, where the relief valve opens up,
> and 60 warm, 25 warm idle.
>
> Late last night I spent re-reading (for perhaps the
> 3rd/4th
> time) the oil filter study the guy did, and I'll now
> fully
> agree...regardless of variation of what they call
> it
> ALL FRAM FILTERS ARE CRAP!
> The 'Fram Extra Guard' that was on there, had less
> than
> 500 miles on it and it crapped out. Apparently the
> valve
> inside is a metal to metal seat, and simply did not
> re-seat.
> The spring is distorted and was letting oil bypass
> the filter
> element and simply dumping the oil past the element
> and right
> back into the sump. So this was basically acting
> like a
> major leak in the system.
>
> So...my pump is fine, the engine is fine, and no
> FRAM product
> will ever be purchased by me ever again.
>
> Paul Tegler
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
>
>
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