I dont have a fetish for metal endcaps,I do like them better,I think that a filter is made much better when metal is used.
I am not real concerned about cardboard endcaps as long as they are glued and not thermally bonded.I do like metal better.
The argument that the cardbaord falls apart may be true but the filter material in most filters is paper.
They are both soaked with oil.
As I have said more than once,I dont use Frams.
The question is;
Are they as bad as many on the board say that they are?
As I asked before,what real evidenve does anyone have that says that Frams are bad?
I am not talking about start-up noise,I am talking about their filtering capability.
Are they hurting an engine?
Also,the 'cost' of a filter in regards to their construction is subjective from one person to another.
I used to use Frams and they seemed to have done fine for me.
We have read where others have used them for 150-200K miles with no problems.
What is of interest is,if the same construction was used in filters made by Champ,WIX or some other company,would they get bashed like Fram?
I am not real concerned about cardboard endcaps as long as they are glued and not thermally bonded.I do like metal better.
The argument that the cardbaord falls apart may be true but the filter material in most filters is paper.
They are both soaked with oil.
As I have said more than once,I dont use Frams.
The question is;
Are they as bad as many on the board say that they are?
As I asked before,what real evidenve does anyone have that says that Frams are bad?
I am not talking about start-up noise,I am talking about their filtering capability.
Are they hurting an engine?
Also,the 'cost' of a filter in regards to their construction is subjective from one person to another.
I used to use Frams and they seemed to have done fine for me.
We have read where others have used them for 150-200K miles with no problems.
What is of interest is,if the same construction was used in filters made by Champ,WIX or some other company,would they get bashed like Fram?