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Ok So I Pulled My Fram Air Filter

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After reading all the negative posts about Fram, I pulled my Fram air filter I installed a few months ago. I had no idea Fram was that bad, I learn a lot here reading the post and I appreciate all the help I get when I ask a question. Picked up a Puralator Pure Air Microninic air filter, supposedly has some oil coating. Any thoughts on this filter? Thanks in advance, Jake.

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I kinda figured that Mikey, but I thought just change it anyway. The real killer is my mechanic uses Fram oil filters and that is what's on my truck now. I don't want to ask for a different kind I have been going to him for over 20 years and one of the nicest people I know, kept my wife’s shtboxes running while we saved for our first house.

MikeInCtown Enthusiast

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So spend $4 at the parts store and hand him the filter you want him to install. Why would he care, he gets to charge the same price for an oil change and he uses less product.

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I kinda figured that Mikey, but I thought just change it anyway. The real killer is my mechanic uses Fram oil filters and that is what's on my truck now. I don't want to ask for a different kind I have been going to him for over 20 years and one of the nicest people I know, kept my wife's shtboxes running while we saved for our first house.

 

You could always bring in your own filter when you get your oil changed. What kind of oil does your mechanic use? Just like Fram oil filters there are certain oils I would stay away from as well, Quaker State being one to avoid. Changing the oil and filter on my 2006 GMC extended cab 4x4 w/ the 5.3L V8 is the easiest of all the vehicles I've owned. I don't have to jack up the truck, so I just slide in from the drivers side and I can reach the drain plug and filter easily. In fact the drain plug and filter are located so close to each other I can take them both off pretty much at the same time and the oil catch pan can catches everything w/o having to move it. You may trust your mechanic, but I'm leery of many shops actually doing the service you asked for or using the oil that you requested/paid for. For convenience sake I tend to use a Firestone shop that is close to where I work, so I would usually drop off the vehicle in the morning and walk to work and then return after work to pick it up. I've asked for Full-synthetic oil and when I picked it up the window sticker had the Synthetic-Blend checked, so I called them on it and he said they used the full synthetic, but accidentally checked the wrong box on the sticker. I've been even more leery since I saw this TV documentary where they used camera's to spy on automotive repair shops and you could see the shop never did the service they said they did. It's easy to see when you have tires changed that they did what you asked for, but if you get a fuel system or tranny flush you really never know for sure. Many of these shops take no pride in their work as well and when you look over the job they did I've found broken brackets, scratched wheel covers, grease on things that should not have grease on them, so I've lost confidence in the so-called "Professional-Job". Most shops just want to get the vehicles in and out as fast as they can and they tend to cut corners and other shops want to fix things that are not broken and then over charge you for the inferior parts they used. Sorry about my rant, apparently I have some bad experiences in the past and I just needed to vent. :)

crepitus Enthusiast

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i just ordered a case of Napa gold filter off ebay for $39 shipped. Just bring one with you every time you head to the shop.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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I've personally never heard or seen anything bad about the Fram air filters. It's their OIL filters that are pure junk.

 

 

I bought a Fram air filter once about 10 years ago to replace an OEM filter (for wife's car). It had about 1/2 as many pleats as the OEM one had.

 

Fram = Crap!

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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Change the filter once a year and don't bother with that filter detector thingie attached to the air filter box, it does not work. As for type of air filter, you probably would have been ok keeping the Fram in. Its the Fram oil filters which I won't buy.

CapitalTruck Senior Enthusiast

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Okay, me being a person who always seems to fall prey to "theoreticals", I went ahead and trusted the air filter change indicator. When I hit 97,000 miles and it hadn't moved a damn bit I decided to see what the heck was going on in there. Well, a dirty air cleaner is what was going on in there, couldn't get ANY light through it. So, that restriction indicator thing is officially a P.O.S. Every 30k for me now.

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I kinda figured that Mikey, but I thought just change it anyway. The real killer is my mechanic uses Fram oil filters and that is what's on my truck now. I don't want to ask for a different kind I have been going to him for over 20 years and one of the nicest people I know, kept my wife’s shtboxes running while we saved for our first house.

 

What I find odd is that, if I'm reading correctly, your mechanic has been using Fram filters in your vehicles and you never had a problem. But because you read it on a message board, suddenly Fram filters are crap.

 

I'm not trying to bust balls. I change oil/filters a lot in all my vehicles. I usually buy whatever's cheap at the parts store, which is often Fram. Never had an issue in 25 years of changing oil. That's just me. I've got nothing for Fram in particular, but nothing against 'em either.

C & A s Dad Senior Enthusiast

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It is not that Fram filters are pure junk that cause all kinds of problems. The issue is they are marketed as premium quality filters and in reality they simply are not "premium". Again, not that anyone will experience issues when using them but a really top quality filter cost only a couple of dollars more. Considering what vehicles cost, the length of time I keep my vehicles, I do not mind spending the extra $s to get a premium filter.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I've personally never heard or seen anything bad about the Fram air filters. It's their OIL filters that are pure junk.

 

 

I bought a Fram air filter once about 10 years ago to replace an OEM filter (for wife's car). It had about 1/2 as many pleats as the OEM one had.

 

Fram = Crap!

 

Damn near as bad as a K&N in Jeff's world! :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kiddin ya Jeff. I've never heard anything good about Fram except that they are cheap. never used them myself.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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I've personally never heard or seen anything bad about the Fram air filters. It's their OIL filters that are pure junk.

 

 

I bought a Fram air filter once about 10 years ago to replace an OEM filter (for wife's car). It had about 1/2 as many pleats as the OEM one had.

 

Fram = Crap!

 

Damn near as bad as a K&N in Jeff's world! :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kiddin ya Jeff. I've never heard anything good about Fram except that they are cheap. never used them myself.

 

 

Where/when have I ever knocked K&N Jim??? :lol:

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I've personally never heard or seen anything bad about the Fram air filters. It's their OIL filters that are pure junk.

 

 

I bought a Fram air filter once about 10 years ago to replace an OEM filter (for wife's car). It had about 1/2 as many pleats as the OEM one had.

 

Fram = Crap!

 

Damn near as bad as a K&N in Jeff's world! :D

 

Just kiddin ya Jeff. I've never heard anything good about Fram except that they are cheap. never used them myself.

 

 

Where/when have I ever knocked K&N Jim??? :lol:

 

I don't think you have.

 

It was just a joke.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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I've personally never heard or seen anything bad about the Fram air filters. It's their OIL filters that are pure junk.

 

 

I bought a Fram air filter once about 10 years ago to replace an OEM filter (for wife's car). It had about 1/2 as many pleats as the OEM one had.

 

Fram = Crap!

 

Damn near as bad as a K&N in Jeff's world! :D

 

Just kiddin ya Jeff. I've never heard anything good about Fram except that they are cheap. never used them myself.

 

 

Where/when have I ever knocked K&N Jim??? :lol:

 

I don't think you have.

 

It was just a joke.

 

 

 

Just clearing that up.

 

I had a K&N air filter in my 2000 nearly the entire time I owned it and I never had any issues. Though I didn't see any gains (power or efficiency) either, but then again, do any of the others? I doubt it.

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