Comparison of Fram Purolator Motorcraft filters via Brand Ranks . . . I have a Ford Maverick, 2 5l While researching filter quality for it I found this data fascinating and consolidated it off of a Youtube channel called Brand Ranks I tried to focus mainly on the most applicable filters measured, as the couple "high end" filters seemed to filter too well and
Any Consensus on Fram Oil Filters Here? | BobIsTheOilGuy Here’s the consensus: Fram makes (or markets) oil filters No dissenters To that fact Well, OK, some wisecracks could argue some of their products don’t qualify as filters But a device that “filters“ out 500 micron debris for the first 5 hours of its service life is still “a filter ” On the other end of the spectrum, some people think their top of the line models are the very
Brand Ranks air filter test | BobIsTheOilGuy If the Fram Ultra air filter from Walmart is better (as Fram claim it is) vs the Fram basic filter tested here, then that is clearly the best buy on efficiency and longevity and price Just need to examine it to make sure it's quality has not gone down like their oil filters They should test the German and Japanese air filters
Ram 3500 6. 4l hemi engine failure after using Fram oil filter I recently had a oil change at a local shop and I supplied a new Fram oil filter - part # Xxxx I confirmed it was the correct filter and after 20miles I was noticing very reduced oil pressure on my display usually 200kpa or above and was only showing 80 after the oil change and engine didn’t
Frams Oil filter cross reference site | BobIsTheOilGuy Here's a cross reference site I came across that is pretty handy I'm sure quite a few of you know about it It's from the Fram website, but once you figure it out, you can see how to cross-reference other filters You can do a "application look-up" to find a Fram filter, and use it to CR to
Alternative for Kohler 12-50-01 (short) oil filter thats common I need these short filters because the steering arm hits the longer Kohler 12-050-02 and the 3614 filters Fram PH8172 cross references, but I cannot find them locally, and they're $15 on Amazon Nor the SuperTech 8172, or anything in AC Delco, etc Went to O'Reilly's and they cross
Alternative to Fram PH8170 filter for a Briggs? | BobIsTheOilGuy Are there any alternatives you would recommend to a Fram PH8170 or Briggs and Stratton 492932 oil filter for a 25 hp V-twin Briggs and Stratton engine? At ~ $12-15 it looks as if these filters are relatively expensive because they are so short and have few applications It looks like I can fit a 1-1 5" longer filter
Fram FE7317 Endurance - new batch April 2025 | BobIsTheOilGuy I picked 2 of these same date as other two failed FE3600 n my other thread But quality feels and looks different Dated April 2025 Seems new design of the relief valve plate and has plastic core, no metal core with louvers anymore I am struggling to decide to keep or return based sour taste
New Fram Size 12447 an aftermarket for AC Delco PF66 Fram and Premium Guard still recommend the 4967 equivalent, Rock Auto does show signifcantly less filters available for the newer models than they do older cars that used the 4967
Filter choices; what to use? | BobIsTheOilGuy Champion Labs Fram are owned by First Brands, so they’re basically the same company Mann makes filters for a few labels-Wix Purolator are two Premium Guard makes filters with LOTS of different brand names, there’s Baldwin, Hengst, Gonher, Purflux, a host of other manufacturers out there