See the description of the video for more detailed info. I hope you get something out of this quick review and it gives you incentive to check out these Fram filters. They are very economical and the quality can't be beat.
Unfortunately the way it is with my Durango, there's just not much room to get any leverage on it, so its just easier to grab my wrench when taking it off. I cuss less that way :)
I just wish you'd done a cut open look at the old 1 at the end, I'm literally only a year into owning my first car. Just replaced my rear coils last week, & boy, I just found out the transmission fluid has probably never been changed, certainly not in the 8 years my dad's had it. Engine oil's changed regulalry along with Fuel & Oil filters though, but my god, 107,000 miles & the Transmission fluid might never have been changed. SO that might be the next thing I do, depends on the state of the front coils & shocks
Nothing wrong with Fram filters, the actual filter medium inside of Fram filters is made from blended layers of cellulose, synthetic glass and Polyester fibers, not paper or cardboard. But you need to pick the correct grade of filter for your application, ie. don't buy Fram's economy grade 5,000 mile filter if you're changing oil at 10,000 miles, you need the Extended Guard filter which contains more filter medium for that application.
The inside of them is made of cardboard though, and they are definitely susceptible to failure if you drive them for too many miles. But overall, if you do regular changes, there should be no problems.
People have been using them for years. Until someone thought about cutting one open everyone just used them. Hel, l I remember seeing them on engines at the dragstrip for years on race engines.
With all due respect, any non-synthetic filter features a cellulose media. The difference is most extra guards feature fiber end discs versus metal end caps. The end cap/disc is rarely ever the part that fails on a filter. We unfortunately have many examples of filtering media fail on metal end cap filters made by a variety of manufacturers including purolator, wix, and champion. Spending a lot of time reading and reviewing filters that have been cut open via Bob is the oil guy has shown that at least in recent history, frams design is more flexible with both the end disc flexing along with the media making it less likely to fail than the media connected to it an inflexible metal end cap. It's also important to remember that denso doesn't even use end caps or end disc on the filters they supply to Toyota. Also remember Honda has used fram for some of their factory filters.
@@scrambler69-xk3kvNo, I'm sorry, the old-school Fram filters used to be made of different materials. These new ones are typically not made in the USA, and the material that they use is way worse than how it was 10 years ago. There is a reason that they developed a poor reputation after being very highly regarded for several decades. It's because the company sold out and started making garbage.
@@colinschmitz8297Well, I agree that there have been several failures from different manufacturers. The problem with the paper and caps on the frames is that they have completely disintegrated on certain engines when you allow the oil change interval to go up too high. Essentially, some cars are calling for 10,000 mile oil changes and data has shown that these filters can't handle that.
but...but cardboard endcaps! Orange can of death! Seriously, nothing wrong with Fram. They make OEM oil filters for some major car manufacturers. People like to hate on them, but they can't give an example of one causing a problem.
The thing is, if you're replacing your oil regularly, *no* oil or filter should be "causing a problem," but there are simply _better_ / _more_ _valuable_ products on the market. Es todo finto.
@@pedlpowerJust remember that because they are the OEM supplier does not mean that the filter they ship to an OEM is the same filter you are purchasing in the store.
See the description of the video for more detailed info. I hope you get something out of this quick review and it gives you incentive to check out these Fram filters. They are very economical and the quality can't be beat.
If you need a wrench to remove it, it's too tight. Mine are a little hard by hand, but not too hard. Mechanic since the 80s.
Unfortunately the way it is with my Durango, there's just not much room to get any leverage on it, so its just easier to grab my wrench when taking it off. I cuss less that way :)
I just wish you'd done a cut open look at the old 1 at the end, I'm literally only a year into owning my first car.
Just replaced my rear coils last week, & boy, I just found out the transmission fluid has probably never been changed, certainly not in the 8 years my dad's had it.
Engine oil's changed regulalry along with Fuel & Oil filters though, but my god, 107,000 miles & the Transmission fluid might never have been changed.
SO that might be the next thing I do, depends on the state of the front coils & shocks
He's being paid by FRAM for this promotion of their shoddy product😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅
107,000 is nothing on non changed trans fluid buddy
Bro why did you dad never change it man💀
Nothing wrong with Fram filters, the actual filter medium inside of Fram filters is made from blended layers of cellulose, synthetic glass and Polyester fibers, not paper or cardboard. But you need to pick the correct grade of filter for your application, ie. don't buy Fram's economy grade 5,000 mile filter if you're changing oil at 10,000 miles, you need the Extended Guard filter which contains more filter medium for that application.
The inside of them is made of cardboard though, and they are definitely susceptible to failure if you drive them for too many miles. But overall, if you do regular changes, there should be no problems.
People have been using them for years. Until someone thought about cutting one open everyone just used them. Hel, l I remember seeing them on engines at the dragstrip for years on race engines.
With all due respect, any non-synthetic filter features a cellulose media. The difference is most extra guards feature fiber end discs versus metal end caps. The end cap/disc is rarely ever the part that fails on a filter. We unfortunately have many examples of filtering media fail on metal end cap filters made by a variety of manufacturers including purolator, wix, and champion. Spending a lot of time reading and reviewing filters that have been cut open via Bob is the oil guy has shown that at least in recent history, frams design is more flexible with both the end disc flexing along with the media making it less likely to fail than the media connected to it an inflexible metal end cap. It's also important to remember that denso doesn't even use end caps or end disc on the filters they supply to Toyota. Also remember Honda has used fram for some of their factory filters.
@@scrambler69-xk3kvNo, I'm sorry, the old-school Fram filters used to be made of different materials. These new ones are typically not made in the USA, and the material that they use is way worse than how it was 10 years ago. There is a reason that they developed a poor reputation after being very highly regarded for several decades. It's because the company sold out and started making garbage.
@@colinschmitz8297Well, I agree that there have been several failures from different manufacturers. The problem with the paper and caps on the frames is that they have completely disintegrated on certain engines when you allow the oil change interval to go up too high. Essentially, some cars are calling for 10,000 mile oil changes and data has shown that these filters can't handle that.
@@Jimster481 provide evidence or it doesn't happen
but...but cardboard endcaps! Orange can of death!
Seriously, nothing wrong with Fram. They make OEM oil filters for some major car manufacturers. People like to hate on them, but they can't give an example of one causing a problem.
The thing is, if you're replacing your oil regularly, *no* oil or filter should be "causing a problem," but there are simply _better_ / _more_ _valuable_ products on the market.
Es todo finto.
For which manufacturers are they the OEM supplier? Please provide sources.
They can't be any worse than what is installed on millions of cars at those ten-minute oil change shops.
@@m0ondoggy
Honda and up until recently, Subaru. And I'll get right on pulling together sources for you! 😆
@@pedlpowerJust remember that because they are the OEM supplier does not mean that the filter they ship to an OEM is the same filter you are purchasing in the store.