Originally Posted By: Mathew_Boss
Originally Posted By: meborder
Curious, though.
What about the ultra do you not like internally?
this was posted about a Fram Ultra failing. If it cant handle being dropped or a fall off the shelf or being thrown at a UPS sortiment center, I dont want it in my car since you cant be sure its never been dropped or fell off a shelf.
"Well,
One thing i can say is that you guys are certainly passionate about the subject of filters.
Let me start with the "coil vs Leaf " spring debate. As I stated in a previous post, there are advantages and disadvantages to both designs according to our engineers. We use coils in our HD filters for example. Mann is currently running advertising touting the benefits of leafs, saying they help to position the cartridge in the can, they use both.
they both work.
Now, on to the problem filter. After close inspection, the leaf spring was fatigued and was the cause of the rattling. That said, we found a dent on the bottom of the filter indicating it had been dropped at some point in time. It may have happened at the store or who knows where. Difficult to see as it is under the sure grip. The cartridge in the Ultra is heavy and dropping it could cause the spring fatigue.
Mullick-
I would like to send you a case of Ultra filters in whatever part number you want for you trouble and help in getting this resolved. Just email me at
[email protected] and I will ship them asap.
Sorry for the trouble.
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Jay M Buckley
UCI-FRAM Technical Training Director
(248) 808-4551
[email protected] "
when you sell as many filters as fram you will have a bad apple or two. Ive ran 8k miles on an OCOD and it looked great. An ultra will certainly be overkill for your application. If you are buying your oil at walmart it only makes sense to find a decent filter there in your price range. It saves a trip to another store which is $ and time.
There are plenty of good filters at Walmart. The Fram XG series as well as the ultra. Select walmarts also carry bosch. If there is a filter that will cross over you may be able to go with a Ford Motorcraft filter. Excellent filters at a great price.