The worst oil filter EVER! 

Exactly. Show me the evidence that they are no good. Based on the video there should be dead engines everywhere to prove they are no good but where are they. Cheap people that don’t do regular oil changes have destroyed far more engines. And those I’ve seen plenty of.

I used fram for years on many engines. Never had an oil related failure. I also changed religiously and flushed once a year with cheap oil and seafoam.

@@donziperk Yeah, you would think there would be particles of cardboard floating around in your oil pan, and clogging oil passages, causing engine failures. Now the little bit of rust? That won't do anything at all. Those filters were probably stored in a humid environment for a period of time.

Used FRAM HP1 many years haven't any issues . If it did , lawsuits would happen.

this is the users only comment afaik, its a FRAM astroturf account doing damage control.

In other words, I wouldn't touch a Fram filter with your car!

You mean you wouldn't touch the *cheapest* Fram oil filter. So many people get so damn confused on such a simple subject. The plain orange ones are the garbage filters which no one in their right mind would put on even their clunker car, the rest of Fram's oil filters range from decent to very good quality.

Actually they don't, fram is the worst oil filter you could possibly get, as an auto mechanic and former oriellys employee please don't ever put a fram filter on your car

Dam. Fram needs to change their name to Scam oil Filters.

Fram Ultras are alright. You just have to pay more than $4.

Good comment

Thank you for this buddy. I had a Toyota Prado diesel engine (recently rebuilt) lose its big end from oil starvation. It was running a Blueprint filter at the time, & I had a feeling that that caused the failure - lost internal structure & likely sent something down to block an oil channel. Genuine Toyota filters only for me, from then!

@Arif L Toyota filters are going to be made by either Denso or Purolator. The ones manufactured by Purolator are identical, internally, to the Motorcrafts they also make. The ones made by Denso are generally poor to average quality. If your Toyota filter is made anywhere in Asia, it's a Denso, and if it's made in North America, it's a Purolator. I stopped buying the Toyota/Denso filter for my Land Cruiser and switched to the Motorcraft (which is basically what the old Toyota filter was, before they got Denso to take over production of that style.) With the Denso I was getting a startup rattle from the valvetrain, which disappeared with the Motorcraft.

@@guyvanbrussel9772 I've used fram for fifty years, and don't expect to ever use them again. I will cut my own apart to final decide, but I do expect this video to be true, and will return if I find it questionable. The majority response to this video suggests it's accuracy.

@@guyvanbrussel9772Brussel, this guy is just "upselling" by instilling fear in his customers. I actually had an airplane mechanic cut open one of my car's Fram filters that had about 9,000 miles on it. It was just fine. No unexpected particulates, it was holding together just fine. Not leaking. The pressure relief valve was working fine.

I stopped using Fram a while ago, and the grippy stuff is the only thing I miss.

@@andrewwalsh9849 just think gritty stuff floating around in filter

you don't need that grippy stuff in any case, it's a gimmick to lure the customer

@@mmdirtyworkz It definitely makes it less slippery in your hand. Maybe I have poor technique but I drop way more filters when I unscrew them now than when I was using the frams.

@@andrewwalsh9849 Maybe you are used to have grip there. I've never used such filters and haven't dropped one in oil yet. But I unscrew it slooooowly at the end :D

not the toughguard anyway... the more expensive ones are OK.

@@rejm1161 In your dreams ...any company capable of that crap filter cuts corners in everything they make Fram is DEAD to me I used their products for years not knowing how dangerous they were

How is this possibly a surprise? I was a kid in the 90s and even before the internet the word was going around in magazines and circles of how bad the Fram filters were, not only just bad, but damaging. 25 years later, they've changed nothing and people are still surprised?

Fram has been like this for many many years ten years later and it still the same.

FRAM's were still considered garbage filters back in the 1970's...they've always been cheap and poorly constructed.

gwynn romano And that's how the rich get richer. Great job!

Isn't capitalism great?

i call that improving themselves OUT OF BUSINESS .

gwynn romano- you hit the nail on the head. Fram used to be the best. You gave an accurate explanation on how Fram filter quality has become so shitty. And it is appreciated you brought forth this info......thanks!

But that doesn't mean they don't STILL make a quality oil filter...It ain't rocket science!

Amen to that brother

fram tough guard is built better.. those extra garbage are only good to wipe ur Azz with lol

I just installed one on my car...I will start getting better filters

Fram is like bud light they both put advertising over quality

@@nyki7fykxtjxyi can't forget gimmicks like the extra grip dipped on it

DItto, I love the rough end you can grab. No more of those for me.

If you like that textured grip, try out Purolator Gold filters.

You must be easily convinced that his video is REAL proof....( what did you think was in an oil filter anyway??)

maybe the cheddar cheese orange filter can looks so stylin but i smells fishy to me.

Albertstasko, newsflash…the Subaru OEM filter is made by Fram. So is the Honda OEM filter.

I don’t think their engineers are gonna let crap get into their engines.

I had a Fram oil filter warp under the pressure of starting at subzero temps. Pumped half a quart of oil onto the ground in the parking lot. Didn't see it until the next day, lucky not to have blown the motor.

And did you ever have an enging go bad on you? I'm guessing "no", otherwise you would have said so.

@@JamesSmith-jx1sh Yes, that engine did indeed later succumb to a worn out top end. But blaming one incident for that seems like a stretch.

The only time I'll use a Fram oil filter is on my mother-in-law's car.😃

They are a reputable brand. Been using them for years with no failures. Can't go wrong with a Fram.

Timur Hafouz they have frampa, and all the low iq idiots buy into the ads😂😂😂

videos. videos. Thanks. Why would you put an apostrophe in Thanks? Why would you put one in videos to make it plural? Moron.

rubberhamburger calm your tits

@Ringo Garvin boy you have 6 subs lmaoooo. Share it to who??

@@JohnRohoboth Nothing says "I'm an adult with a legitimate point." like infantile insults...right?

I went to Autoparts and shelf was empty where Fram was, they said they were all recalled. Total crap.

I sold them from 76 -2005 no more price was top selling reason wix way better

They sell them in some of the big auto parts stores over here.

Walmart has them

They are still there. Advance auto sells them

How would you compare gold vs standard?

@Scotty Scotty I put on a Napa platinum oil filter, but I use conventional oil?

Austin, which is cheaper, Wix or NAPA Gold?

@@ljprep6250 wix

@@MicroSoftner the platinum has a synthetic media designed to go the extra miles with synthetic oil, so you're just wasting money on the filter. As far as the rest of the video goes, no surprise there. On a side note, wix was bought out by mann-hummell, a German based company.. but I've noticed no change in the quality on the Napa side of the supply.

Exactly. People really need to be careful when believing what they see on the internet. Check the persons credential and the science. Royal Purple, Mobil1 and Amsoil all dont make their own filters even, just like most of the OEM's are not making their filters either. Filtration quality a very misunderstood and there is a ton of mis-info out there.

Wix made filters for Jiffy Lube too, though I don't know if they still do or what their quality was/is.

Glad he said this in the video! I didn’t even know that! Think I’m switching to WIX now after this lol

Beat me to it. Worked for NAPA for over a Decade. WIX made both the Silver and Gold Filters. And the Silver was better than most other brand name filters. Gold was just that, the top of the heap. Still the only brand I will use.

@@adotintheshark4848 Those are commercial grade filters. Basically they meet the minimum basic requirements. Not that it matters. They are just going to forget to put in on, screw it down tight. And that doesn't matter if they don't tighten, or remember to put the drain plug back in.

You dont have to watch his video? Have you had problems with Fram filters?

Pete, this video is all BS. This guy was contracted by napa.

Of course I dont have to watch this video. But how else can one pass any comment on a deeply flawed video. You really have to compare like with like. The fram filter described here is the cheapest they make and it is ok up to 5000 miles just as it is specified to. But fram do a range of filters right up to one that is designed to last for 20,000 miles. That model would compare well with the other premium filters shown here. Have I had any problem with fram filters? No.

Another easy target...you would believe anything I bet!

Your Welcome - Mobile oil company

sweet jesus they were WORSE before?!

the orange cans are garbage, the higher end ones are ok i would never put one of those orange can frams on any car, especially in modern times with turbo engines, the glue will fail because of heat and the filter ends up getting shot through the oil pump and passages.bye bye engine.

Nope

@@juggernautxtr Cool story.

@@Calbenmike ford senoir master tech, whne you replacing engines because of those orange cans failing then you can make snide remarks. otherwise keep talking with that foot in mouth.

Because they are still using the same filters from 20 years ago considering they have rust on them.

Yeah. Harley brand oil filters from the 90's were excellent, but now, they're like this Fram example....Surprisingly, Fram filters for Harleys are much better quality than new Harley filters.

@@billcarp3523 When Harley starts making filters, oil, etc I might give them some consideration. HD dealers have been sued for threatening to void warranties if HD branded products weren't used. That's illegal in the US. If HD required their HD branded oil to be used, they would have to provide it at no cost. Not all dealers have been overly scrupulous.

@@billcarp3523 Anything with HD name on it is junk

@@skylane807 just watched a video of an HD filter vs FRAM ... the FRAM was in a different league over the crap HD one ... seems like you can't take anything as given. Maybe someone's making a fortune out of selling rebranded crap ...? I think it's time we checked for ourselves rather than just believe a youtuber; they can't all disagree with each other and also all be right!

Fram by far makes the BEST oil filter for motorcycles. Fram makes the same quality of filter they made 25 years ago before bean counters started cutting corners. They have always been made in Taiwan. Taiwan has a true motorcycle culture. 70% of all licensed drivers in Taiwan have a motorcycle, compared to approximately 5% in the US. They also take great pride in products they make.

Wow lie much !! or are you just that stupid? Thats not rust and you know it. thats Discoloration where they use heat to cure the cardboard to the filter. there is NO rust in the canister !! yes it is a cheaper filter, but its susposed to be. its only good for 5,000 miles and is dirt cheap for walmart to sell. if you want a good filter test a fram ultra filter rated for 15,000 miles. cut one open to see , makes your napa filter look like a pice of shit. i am a mechanic & i know what im talking about. you are lying to these people and should be ashamed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smart Dad

got a case of them and that's what I am gonna do with them...on my way to walmart. damn junk

So your dad is the reason I keep getting hit my Fram filters!!😄

@@ChrisRiley3D-Everything I see your point, but what about everyone else here who are also saying that Fram is crap? There seems to be a consensus among everyone here that Fram filters should be avoided.

Dont believe this bullshit, do a little research for yourself.

Travis D wtf do you mean do research? What further research needs to be done? The proof is in the pudding.

@@richieschmidt6225 research and compare equal filters NOT the cheapest fram to higher grade filters.

Travis D I mean so many people install the cheapest filters. What’s your point? If you’re going to spend extra money on a high end fram filter, why not just buy OE? Sure, the high end filters from fram are good, but they come at a price.

@@richieschmidt6225 my point is if you gonna compare filters compare equal grade filters period not some half ass bullshit like this, high grade to high or medium to medium don't push your preference or bias on brands. Hell anyone can make a video and say, hey I like brand X everything else sucks. The higher end fram filters are no more expensive than OE filters, plus the fliters used here are all around 10 to 15 bucks except the frame, it runs about 5.

Its still borderline clickbait. Hes comparing the cheapest fram available to higher end filters. Fram has 3 or 4 models better than this one...

@Sidney Mantissa go to FilterKingz channel... specifically this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y544o-mw2wc.html He cuts open the entire Fram line, measures and weighs everything. He does this for a lot of different companies. So you can check other brands too.

I use Wix XP and they’ve been very good. I also think NAPA Platinum is the same

Cool story bro, but can tell me the most important information like how well it filters and show me the evidence. Let me guess no? Marketing hype show people a cutaway and point out how pretty the non fram is. Leave out that fram is an ome manufacturer tho. After all the oil filters job is to look pretty inside

@@twatflaps Yes, the evidence is documented of the filtration rate of different filters and their ability. WIX and NAPA GOLD are the top tier. WIX XP and NAPA PLATINUM are for assholes that think they know more than everyone else. Granted, they are marginally better, but if you change your oil and filter at proper intervals you cannot do better than a premium oil and a proven filter.

@@RobertSmith-le8wp They are exactly the same filter. WIX makes both. If you change your oil and filter at proper intervals, WIX and NAPA GOLD are still at the premium end of the spectrum.

Same.. made by wix

Me too. Just sold my Forester with 147,000 miles. Runs like a top and always used Napa Gold filters. My new Subaru will get the same treatment. I am more concerned about the CVT transmission than the engine.

@@jamesmoran3266 Yeah, the best president in US history, by far. He got more done in three years, that benefited every American, than any president did in eight years. Four things killed him: Mainly the Chinese coronavirus that the Democrats fully and wrongfully politicized, the politically biased main-stream media, massive, fraudulent cheating by the Democrats likely in every state, from fake, biased poll survey, to counting the votes. I don’t think there’s any way Joe Biden honestly gets more than 70 million votes, and probably far less than that. Certainly not 80 million. There’s not that many stupid people in this country.

@@alan30189 👍 🇺🇸BIDEN IS NOT, AND NEVER WILL BE, MY PRESIDENT🇺🇸

@@imdeplorable2241 👍🏼👍🏼😃 🇺🇸

@@imdeplorable2241 Well guess what...he is your president lmao

@@Torrious Just like Trump was yours for four years........Biden should get the same respect that Dems gave Trump.

@Laquasha Green Seeing is believeing.

Easily!

if its low priced, i still could use it.

@Laquasha Green Oh come on, don't be a dufus. If you watched the video you know the truth, but if you don't believe him and the results he's shows, do it yourself and see if he is right. Be sure to record it and post it for us all to see. Plus, you think he would say something like that in public, where if it wasn't true Fram would sue the daylights out of him. It's obvious to me they won't because he's right and they don't want it made more public than it is.

@@seanturpin01 Someone's name has nothing to do with whether or not they are intelligent or not. Your comment is racist and bigoted. You need to examine your own thoughts and see what you are doing wrong. (for example) Oh by the way, YOUR name looks like one of those stupid Irish guys who're all down at the bar getting drunk every night. (end of example, for the record and this is to everyone, I'm about half Irish myself so don't bother telling me I don't know anything about being Irish.)

I learned a few years ago at a O,Reilly's demonstra ion how cheap Fram filters fall apart after installation.

Most EVERYTHING advertised on television (boob tube) is garbage. I make a special effort to avoid anything advertised there.

Best filter = FRAM Ultra. If you disagree, tell me why?

@@robertagster7164 Why? Because they are made with junk material both the element and the internal metal parts. Check out the many RU-vid videos of these filters dissected. Pure Junk personified.

Joseph M that’s simply not true. Fram Ultra filters are quality filters, and use a synthetic blend filter media. Check out Bobistheoilguy if you want further proof.

I used Fram 15yrs+ and 2 cars @ 300,000 miles with syn Mobil 1. No probs. But after seeing this - NO MORE FRAM 4 ME! Thanks!

@imposter 0shadow The best Napa filter is the one that has the neoprene check valve ,that you can see when you look at it at the bottom!!! Because it doesn't get hard and lose it sealing propertys!!! Most other filters have black check valves WHICH get hard and leak back all the oil in the filter!!! So every time you let your car set for awhile you get a dry start witch is not good!!! Sir, just read the comments and you have people that have used Fram FILTERS for year!!! Have vehicles that have 3 - 4 - 5 hundreds of thousands of miles using FRAM FILTERS!!! First of all!!! Everything I said is TRUE!!! AND ""TWO"'" as you say!!! All of those FILTERS that you cut open are BYPASS FILTER!!! AND ANY OUT THERE IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH WHEATER THE FILTERS ARE BYPASS FILTERS JUST ASK AROUND AND YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE BYPASS FILTERS!!! THE REASON THAT THEY ARE BYPASS FILTERS!!! IS BECAUSE IF THEY WEREN'T AND THE FILTER PLUGGED UP THE OIL WOULD STOP GETTING TO THE ENGINE!!! AND YOUR ENGINE WOULD COME TO AN ABROUT STOP!!! IT WOULD FREEZE UP FROM THE LACK OF OIL!!!. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE BYPASS FILTERS!!! AND I ALSO WAS MASTER MECHANIC! FOR FORTY YEARS MORE OR LESS!!! MATTER OF FACT I AM ABOUT TO UPLOAD A VIDEO THAT TELLS PEOPLE THAT FOR ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS THEY CAN BUY THE PARTS THAT I TELL THEM TO BUY!!! AND THEY CAN INSTALL THE PARTS THEMSELVES IN LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE MINUTES OR LESS!!! NO TOOLS REQUIRED!!! AND THE CARS OR TRUCKS LAST FOR MILLIONS OF MILES!!! RUN LIKE NEW!! NEVER HAVE TO CHANGE OIL OR OIL FILTER!!! LIKE SAID THE ALL OF THOSE FILTERS ARE JUNK!!! AND THAT'S WHY TENS OF MILLIONS OF CARS ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS WEAR OUT EVERY YEAR!!! LARRY

@@larryneiderhiser148 -Doing good... until you hit all caps.

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Nothing wrong with Frams quality. They are a reputable brand. My dad used them for years. Been using them for years with no failures. Can't go wrong with a Fram.

Replliesko

Any filter CAN fail....most manufactures have the game covered...make it a inexpensive as possible...without compromising the performance. FRAM does exactly that...as with some of the other brands.

Few and far failures in between. No company is 100% QC reliable just like the lucky who win the lotto.

Actually some companies are 100% qc that is the difference between made in usa or germany or italy and made in china or mexico

kismet, you name a company who has only dropped the ball less than once and I'll poop in your kitchen.

That never happens with Wix!! Very freaky!! I am a generator mechanic and Wix is all I use! I have never seen this happen. 1 in a million!!

A loose filter, spraying oil on a hot catalytic converter, would catch fire and burn off the paint leaving a rusty surface.

Yes Sir on the Valvoline. I worked at a Refinery on the Lube Oil side. We had several name brand oil contracts. Valvoline was one of them. Their specs were way off the charts as was the price of the additives to achieve those specs. Valvoline forever here.

Did anyone find out why the filter EXPLODED?..(.probably a stuck relief valve...that will explode almost any filter....)

Yeah and the oil will take care of the rust, and whats cardboard pieces going to even do to metal parts. Who even needs filters?

Sounds like you've been pretty lucky.

Lol do you guys believe in life time trans fluid too 😂I wouldn’t ever use the cheap frams the other ones are ok but still shit wix or KandN all the way

@@masonbarto4003 fram filter no, lifetime trans fluid yes. Had a couple used cars trans was never touched, never had an issue.

Yeah probably cause the put saw dust in them for ya

I think Project Farm did a video testing this but im too lazy to check.

@@ericchapman8956 Project Farm has tested air filters, but could not find any oil filter test.

This is what I thought too and was about to check out until he opened one and found rust in it, and then a couple more with the same thing. I just changed the oil in my wife's car last week and used a Fram filter like I have my whole life, and I'm pretty furious that I need to change it again now and that I was suckered. Would be interested to see a legit test though; of those other 4 rust-free filters, it's probably hard to judge their effectiveness by a visual inspection.

@@countryside_hobbies the forums on bobistheoilguy. Com used to keep a yearly updated spread sheet of lab tested filtration capability of the most common filters on the market (wix, puralator, fram, k&n, bosch, ect). Fram didn't disappoint and forget to skimp on filter media. It was pretty rough.

@@jamesbumgardner1469 Thanks, I'll check...

Seems ironic. My previa has been using fram and never had any issues.

@Temporary Account So then how come I never seen an issue? I mean my previa has over 400K miles and still running so idk.

Change your coolant every two years not 5 or even 50,000 or 100,000 miles. Every 24 months. Change your Transmission fluid every 40000 miles. Never flush drop pan replace filter. Your car will last a long time. REPLACE YOUR FUEL FILTER EVERY 30000 MILES. DO NOT NEGLECT THIS.....

Motors were run forever with no filter. Yes they are the way to go, but these differences are not that important.

WOW WOW WOW!!! And you havent done so yet have you? No, you havent. So this is why this is pure bullshit

Me too! I use Mobile One filters - maybe take one apart and find out....

I use k&n oil filters also in my 2011 ss camaro. Would like to know if they are worth the higher price.

Agreed. Vanagon's are fussy about their oil filter and mine seems to like a mobil1.

k&n is made by fram

I want to see what MOPAR oil filter has also.

Ac Delco & mopar are made by champ Napa gold & wix are the same filter , I have seen them made at Wix

Cross threading is not Frams fault, it is the DUMMY behind the filter...

@@kramnull8962 for actually tightening them on once they felt resistance yes. The bad threads to begin with, no.

@@jynxgoxoom More like a bunch of fun dummies that want to blame fram for something they have screwed up themselves. Funny thing is Fram offers the best filter removal tool of ANY filter... You don't need one. I'm sure that would throw your Wix into the $25 range for them to include that. Most engine failures are due to hot rodding 7000 RPM around town and running 15000 miles between oil changes. But no one is going to admit that... You see a guy running around bouncing off the rev limiter, then you hear his car with a rod knocking, then you talk to him. "Yeah It was that damn Fram oil filter... They found bits of cardboard throughout the engine"... Nah what they found was shrapnel from the bearings he desentagrated...

@Scott Page USMC I had a vacuum leak on my 2.5L 92 S10. Took the intake loose and replaced the metal intake gasket. I just put all my bolts in a container and really didn't look at them closely. One of the bolts is 3mm shorter. If you don't use that shorter bolt in the bottom rear hole of the intake, the bolt will touch the pushrod for the lifter/rocker arm. Well you know what this dummy did right... Point being most people doing their own work do not pay close enough attention, just like myself, then try to put the blame off on something else. Even though I do think it was an idiot move by GM to use 1 shorter bolt, so I guess me and GM will have a fingerpointing standoff...

Ive used fram for over 30 years. Never had any issues. This guy just hates fram

LOL

I've been using Fram Tough Guards and Mobile 1 in my truck for 200k miles without a problem. I'm at 300k miles now no rebuild in sight. He can talk all the crap about the cheap $3.50 Fram all he wants. The mid range $5 ones I use haven't failed me yet.

@@MasterTech396 , but the filter is obviously not able to it's job with that flimsy construction, why would you trust that?

James R - like I said I don't use the low end Extra Guard in the video. I use the mid grade Tough Guard or their top end Ultra Synthetic. They are both built different than the orange one. This dude is comparing a $3 filter to a $9 filter. Why couldn't he get an Ultra Synthetic which is Frams $8 filter? Would have been a better comparison in my opinion.

Fram is sold at Wallmart, that should tell people something... LOL!🤣

@@CanuckTruthYTisCensoringUs Yup, if its cheap that doesn't mean its any good...

@@CanuckTruthYTisCensoringUs Walmart here sells Royal purple and Mobile 1. I think it's a matter of Fram using the fact that people buy Fram based on the brand and never actually see what's inside the can. It's awesome we have videos like this

Yes Fram is sold @ Wal-Mart but they also sell Motorcraft (Ford O.E.M.) and others too!

"I spent thousands rebuilding my 340 engine in my Duster back then" - and now it won't start because your ballast resistor is fried, right? :)

Gotta hustle and get that YT money somehow! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yes. but if they compared a similarly priced Fram ultra it would be of equal quality to the wix. 5 dollar filter v 10 dollar filter

🤣👍

If you change any Fram every 4 to 6 months you will be fine. The more expensive Fram filters are top notch.

So I shouldn't use a fram ultra?

@@elihernandez330 Fram Ultra Is a great FILTER. IT'S A STHN, MEDIA

Modern Honda filters are identical to the orange Fram.

@@JohnnyUtah9173 No kidding? I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It was a long time ago when I saw the inside of the Honda filter. I was working at a Honda dealer in the parts department. Thanks for the updated information.

@@karlhungus5554 yes. I’ve always used oem filters religiously, until I saw a video on the Honda filters a few years back. I guess years ago they were good when they were made by filltech (spelling?), but once they switched to Honeywell, who makes Fram, they are now orange can Fram clones.

I have seen that video and it is complete Balderdash and frankly I feel sorry for you if you're so gullible you believe it. any yay who can do a RU-vid video that's hardly scientific or empirical proof. believe me if there was anything wrong with Fram filters there would be a plethora of lawsuits and there would be massive publicity. there have been NO lawsuits there have been NO recalls there is absolutely nothing wrong with Fram filters I have used them for more than 20 years and so have millions of other people . Matter of fact, there are advantages from an engineering standpoint to their design . they use a fiber end cap inside which is easier to glue and it is less likely to come apart in operation than a metal endcap We belong to the SAE the Society of Automotive engineers and I can assure you the Fram filters meet all applicable standards once again there is absolutely nothing wrong with any Fram filter. By the way there is only two factories in the United States that even manufacture oil filters and so they're all basically made in the same Factory just to different specifications You are not doing anybody a favor by spreading false rumors and nonsense videos you should delete your post thank you! 🙂

I was told Luberfiner is "the" premium filter for big trucks. I'd like to see him open up a Luberfiner.

Donnelly is the trucker's standard brand.

@@alanschwartz1157 In a different lifetime (near 40 years ago), I worked in a filter manufacturing plant that made filters exclusively for trucks and large equipment. Funny thing was, we'd make the filters... and then figure out who's name to stencil onto them (along with who's label to put on the box). Luberfiner and Wix were both customers... and the same exact filters. The stuff that he talked about holding the filters together, may have been a substance called Plastisol. During assembly, it would be applied to the filters where adhesion was desired, and then sent through a long oven (via conveyor chain), where I eagerly awaited the opportunity to burn myself. It was my part of my job to wipe off the excess Plastisol while it was still hot. Once it cooled down, it was there to stay. I wore 2 pairs of leather gloves to protect from the heat. I was pretty skinny working that job. lol. I don't know if they use Plastisol in auto filters. But we used it back in the day for the big ones.

@@dalemarkwell1171 Great first line there Dale. And this one "..where I eagerly awaited the opportunity to burn myself..". Funny 🤣

Luberfiner is the same quality as Fram. Like Wix to Napa.