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gearmesh, inc. · 12-03-2011, 08:53 PM

Watch out for the Fram filters. They use cardboard end plates to support the ends of the media pleats. Wix, Motorcraft, Purolator, Mobil 1, and K&N oil filters all use metal end plates instead. When I worked for the Ford Dealers, I have cut open some Fram filters after engine failures caused from loss of oil pressure. I discovered the pleats had separated from an end plate which lets the media pack up in one end of the filter and stop all oil flow. The bypass valve in the filter won't help maintain oil flow when it is covered up with pleat media.

12-03-2011, 08:53 PM	#11
gearmesh, inc. creepy azz cracka Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Summerville Posts: 1,587	Watch out for the Fram filters. They use cardboard end plates to support the ends of the media pleats. Wix, Motorcraft, Purolator, Mobil 1, and K&N oil filters all use metal end plates instead. When I worked for the Ford Dealers, I have cut open some Fram filters after engine failures caused from loss of oil pressure. I discovered the pleats had separated from an end plate which lets the media pack up in one end of the filter and stop all oil flow. The bypass valve in the filter won't help maintain oil flow when it is covered up with pleat media. __________________ "I came into this world kicking, screaming,and covered in someone else's blood, I have no problem leaving the same way!" ÔÇ£If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. ThatÔÇÖs ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid about?ÔÇØ -Clint Smith, Thunder Ranch.