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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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Noticable change

in the past i have read some posts about fram oil filters and i believe they are right. My last oil change i swiched to the motor craft filter, and today i changed my oil and i thoght the filter actually felt a little heavier than the fram after the oil change like it worked a little better. Also the oil preasure seamed to pick up faster. any way thats my 2 sense. I have to say fram oil filters are junk.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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I agree with you 100%.

A friend of mine uses them all the time, he has had an oil related engine failure on both his Talon and his Chevy truck (350)... Yet he still uses them....

My brother in law redid his mustang from the ground up. Stroked his 302 to a 347. The engine knocked heavily with a fram filter. I made him change it to a motorcraft and there was no knock.

I am a firm believer in not using fram products. They are not allowed in my garage.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I don't think you can go wrong sticking with motorcraft.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Good chance the oil pressure was better with the OE they have an antidrainback valve that Fram still might not have.
 
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The top one has a cooler. People hated those. Took them off the sti/wrx. Lol. Said it heated more than cooled.

You can take off the adapter and unscrew the pipe with a 12mm Allen and put the filter directly on the block.

The top mount drain hole will clog. I blow through them before unscrewing. We mean it drips all over the bumper/ headlights.

The ones n the manifold suck if you run a shop. It's all hot and your playing operation with the oil filter.



What could go wrong...... lol. Not like those exhaust pipes are warm or anything. And then they leave a sharp corner just for fun.

For changing your own oil in your driveway is not a big deal.
 
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