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Old 12-19-2018, 10:56 PM   #41
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this or similar filter videos have been around for years. All have had the same conclusion, based on taking apart the filters before use.
I'm just not all that concerned.
Bad looking in the box has little or nothing to do with bad on the engine.
I've never had anything bad happen with a fram filter.
But having said that, filters aren't that expensive, so I use one of the others just because.

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I always cut my filters in half to examine their entrails, and tape them back together, before fitting them.
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I have done regular oil testing on my personal cars and my boats for at least 15 years. I used to use Fram filters. I understand that Fram filters are made of garbage, but never did I have an oil report that showed excessive or even elevated oil contaminants - whether using Fram or other much more highly thought of filters. So, while I no longer use Fram, I don't think they *work* as poorly as they seem to be constructed.

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Sounds right to me.
Like many things I would have thought if it meets spec its all good.
I'd think people not doing change of filter and oil as recommended would be more likely to cause problems.
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Old 12-20-2018, 07:51 AM   #44
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I always cut my filters in half to examine their entrails, and tape them back together, before fitting them.
What tape do you use? LOL
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What tape do you use? LOL
Gorilla tape....
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