Originally Posted By: ekpolk
Well, first, that filtration element looks horrible. The pleats may have still been attached, but if they're deforming this badly, it's only a matter of time until they're ripped free of the paper end caps.
You must have seen the pictures I posted of the failed Amsoil filter, with metal end caps. So, what do you suppose would have happened to a paper fram had it been exposed to forces sufficent to tear the pleats free of a metal end cap and a deep layer of cement?
Now, for the umpteenth bazillion time, let me repeat the question that ALL of the Fram worshipers refuse to address:
Originally Posted By: ekpolk
For the fifteenth bazillion time, will one of you Fram worshipers please explain why you would not choose the stronger, better-built filter that you can have for the same money as a Fram???????? NOBODY EVER seems to want to answer this question, no matter how many times I ask it. . ." That tells me what I need to know!
Someone, anyone, feel free to address this in a satisfactory manner, and then maybe I'll stop beating upon the trashy Fram filters. . .
I encounter people all the time that swear by FRAM, and it's mainly because grandaddy used FRAM, daddy used FRAM, etc.
"If I don't already know it, it ain't worth knowin'"
"It was good enough for ma grandaddy, it's good enough for me, too".
"I like the orange color".
"I like the sandpaper grip".
"I like the name FRAM".