Should I use this Fram Ultra?

[J_R]

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Nothing wrong with those pleats. They may look "tight", but as far as oil flow, it won't matter at all. Lots of oil filters look to have "tighter" pleat spacing on one side vs. the other.


To that extreme though? It just looks like shoddy workmanship to me, especially for their top of the line offering. Every other pic of an Ultra I've seen (spin on or cartridge) has evenly spaced pleats.

Anyways, thanks everyone for the replies.

 

[Nate1979]

Originally Posted By: J_R
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Nothing wrong with those pleats. They may look "tight", but as far as oil flow, it won't matter at all. Lots of oil filters look to have "tighter" pleat spacing on one side vs. the other.


To that extreme though? It just looks like shoddy workmanship to me, especially for their top of the line offering. Every other pic of an Ultra I've seen (spin on or cartridge) has evenly spaced pleats.

Anyways, thanks everyone for the replies.

I don't understand why you call it shoddy workmanship. Tight pleats is no problem and much better than wide pleats. You get more surface area of media and it's not going to cause any issues on flow (it's not that tight).

 

[J_R]

Originally Posted By: Nate1979
I don't understand why you call it shoddy workmanship.


Because every pic of an Ultra I've seen (cartridge, or cut open spin on) has had evenly spaced pleats. Here's one example of the exact same filter:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3443464/Fram_ULTRA_XG_9018

 

[dlundblad]

x2. Of all the Ultras I have seen, this is probably the nastiest in terms of quality.. excluding the failed BMW cartridge of course.

I am not against tight pleats by any means, as said it means more media, but I would prefer them to not be flush like this one. If an engine has any crude, it normally ends up between the pleats in the v spacing. Not too sure where it would go in this situation.

Who knows if you car would know the difference especially if the engine is clean, but you paid for quality and should expect nothing less.. especially if you plan on running it the full 15k OCI. My .02.

 

[DriveHard]

No way I would run it. That FU appears to have the same construction technique and materials as the one that failed on me. I don't believe Fram has the bonding of the synthetic material to the endcaps perfected yet on the open filters. I would go with something else.

Here is my experience
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3496244/1