Before everyone hauls out their OCOD flame throwers & suits, I'll comment that I'm not blaming this on Fram, or the quality of their products. I'd rather not start an OCOD flame war, this is just something that happened to me today, probably a coincidence.
Until yesterday I've never used a Fram oil filter on my own or my customer's vehicles. Fram's cardboard end caps don't bother me one bit; what I don't care for is their association with Autolite and Autolite's worthless excuses for spark plugs. In November I picked up a Fram Ultra for my Fit at an Autozone near Cholula for $9, and yesterday I installed it along with 3.6 L of QSUD.
Also yesterday, I went to Walmart and seen they had U.S. made Fram Extra Guard (OCOD) for $3. They only keep the 6 fastest moving numbers in stock; I bought 1 of each except for the PH8A which I already had in stock in another brand.
Today we got a 2007 VW Saveiro 1.8 in for an oil change and alignment, we put the PH2870A on it. I walked into the shop hearing a terrible noise while the tech was leak checking it, but I thought little of it since many of our customers abuse their vehicles. I personally checked the oil afterwards, it read higher on the dipstick than it should have, another warning sign duly ignored. When I started it to pull it onto the alignment rack, the oil light stayed on, further investigation revealed the filter had not heated up, it was just lukewarm. We ended up loosening it and bumping the engine over until oil sprayed all over.
Re-training time tomorrow. My techs follow a detailed oil & filter change routine, but since we have never had one fail to prime on its own, they don't understand the importance of observing the oil light or gauge's behavior.
Until yesterday I've never used a Fram oil filter on my own or my customer's vehicles. Fram's cardboard end caps don't bother me one bit; what I don't care for is their association with Autolite and Autolite's worthless excuses for spark plugs. In November I picked up a Fram Ultra for my Fit at an Autozone near Cholula for $9, and yesterday I installed it along with 3.6 L of QSUD.
Also yesterday, I went to Walmart and seen they had U.S. made Fram Extra Guard (OCOD) for $3. They only keep the 6 fastest moving numbers in stock; I bought 1 of each except for the PH8A which I already had in stock in another brand.
Today we got a 2007 VW Saveiro 1.8 in for an oil change and alignment, we put the PH2870A on it. I walked into the shop hearing a terrible noise while the tech was leak checking it, but I thought little of it since many of our customers abuse their vehicles. I personally checked the oil afterwards, it read higher on the dipstick than it should have, another warning sign duly ignored. When I started it to pull it onto the alignment rack, the oil light stayed on, further investigation revealed the filter had not heated up, it was just lukewarm. We ended up loosening it and bumping the engine over until oil sprayed all over.
Re-training time tomorrow. My techs follow a detailed oil & filter change routine, but since we have never had one fail to prime on its own, they don't understand the importance of observing the oil light or gauge's behavior.