Originally Posted By: GMBoy
Originally Posted By: chainblu
I've only been a member of BITOG a couple of years, but I have noticed there is a lot of "He can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me..."
I don't see this thread as anybody making Fram (or any other brand) the "love of the month".
I'm using a Purolator on my wife's car and a Purolator on my daughter's car. I have an orange Fram ph8316 on my Saturn (just because I can). I am sure they are all performing quite capably.
However, it's possible that the Purolators have media tears and are gushing dirty, unfiltered oil through the engine. I don't intend to cut them open and find out, so we'll never know.... will we?
When I stated the love of the month I was referring to not just this post...you can see that, lately, there are several threads and posts all in favor of FRAM filters throughout the oil filter section.
The "love" I've seen recently has been mostly towards the Ultra filter which has received near universal praise. For the price and quality, it's a good buy.
I don't see anyone gushing over the orange cans there is just a lot less hate for them than what historically has gone on here. What's ironic is what's been going on recently: a BITOG darling, Purolator (with metal endcaps!), has shown the tears while Frams haven't.
Over the years, I've mostly used Classics and P1s with smatterings of M1s. They've worked well and I never considered a Fram but with their Ultras (and the Purolator issues), I think I've found a good candidate to go at least two OCIs which translates to greater value to me.
Reminds me of one of my favorite movie quotes:"You're it until you're dead or I find someone better."
