It won't feel oiled, the media is very lightly oiled, the Tough Gaurd marketing says that their pre-oiled, the Ultra marketing doesn't but many of the Ultra air filters appear to be the same as the Tough Gaurds just the Ultra brand is used at Walmart, at very least they appear to use the same type of yellow colored media.There is no metion of the Fram Ultra air filter being "oiled", either on Fram's website or on the filter box - so don't know where that rumor got started. The box says it's "premium grade synthetic media". The one in my hand right now (XGA9683) does not feel or smell oily at all.
It won't feel oiled, the media is very lightly oiled, the Tough Gaurd marketing says that their pre-oiled, the Ultra marketing doesn't but many of the Ultra air filters appear to be the same as the Tough Gaurds just the Ultra brand is used at Walmart, at very least they appear to use the same type of yellow colored media.
Maybe I'll do an on-line chat with Fram and get some details.
Fram's own website says the Tough Gaurd are oiled
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There's the problem, we're all full of crapBrandon,