evil fram

[Fred Munro]

Hi Javad;

There was a website up a couple of years ago in which a chap had
disassembled most available oil filters and looked at construction, length
of filter media, number of pleats, etc. It was most illuminating, given that
he noted there were only a few manufacturers despite the many brand names
out there. His site informed the reader how to ID the filters from the
different manufactures in spite of the brand name.
Which filter was the worst? Our orange buddy - they use glued cardboard
headers on the end of the media, no wonder they fall apart.
Guess who threatened to sue and made him take his site down?
As I recall, he identified AC Delco and Bosch as superior filters.

His site may be back up - I ran across something similar a few months ago.
If you can find it, it's well worth the read.

Fred Munro
'94 S4 (only dealer filters on the Audi & AC Delco on everything else)

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Sent: May 19, 2003 11:44 PM
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Subject: Re: evil fram


Wow, so the filter media just came apart?  Unbelievable, I've never seen
anything like that.  Does Fram make a post oil-filter filter??  ;)

Javad

> I noticed when changing the filter that the filter media had collapsed and
was torn and protruding from the housing. Over the next two weeks I noticed
increased lifter noise. Then one fatefull day I got the low oil pressure
warning light accompanied by a sharp increase in lifter noise. BTW no oil
pressure gage on the '87 CGT (a design flaw soon to be remadied).
> I dismantled the engine and found filter media packed in behind the
anti-drain check valve in the oil galley to the head. All other passages
were clear. Final damage assesment; Minimal. But I did source a recently
worked NG head at a reasonable price. So; in it goes.
> Steve
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> Can you guys who've had failures explain exactly what
> happend to the filter=
> , what appeared to fail, how so, etc.
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> Thanks,
> Javad