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Originally Posted by DuckRyder I was replying while you deleted it apparently... So if you're tired of arguing feel free to stop. Though I'm not really arguing, I'm just trying to facilitate understanding. I actually appreciate your explanation. If you'd like to have a moderator delete post...

Originally Posted by DuckRyder Originally Posted by goodtimes If the end cap is not covering the center tube, the area of pleating where it is glued is exposed. It is in the pictures. When the adbv or bypass is inserted into the end cap hole and the filter is pressed together, it's considerable...

Saying people are bashing Fram, or stirring things up, is off topic. Other makes are bashed all the time. My point is the off center end cap allows the center tube to directly press on either the adbv or the bypass spring. If there is wayward glue in the gap there it could be a problem, like was...

Good article. It's what someone has been saying here for some years, cellulose fibers themselves can absorb particles, very fine ones, while slick synthetics can't. That's why if the sentence is read in context, cellulose fibers can extract more dirt from the oil while the surrounding pores...

Too bad some people result to insulting instead of staying on the topic. Insulting people is not "winning." As we get older we usually get wiser. My issue isn't sealing, that was another topic. It's the possibility of glue, which the pleats better have on their ends, cut off by the center tube...

The zoom function is great on these. I see what I need to see, end cap off centering over the center tube. Why not show everything, louvers are zoomed in on, untorn nice looking filters are imagined torn when they aren't, etc. So why not Fram gets a close look all around too? What's the black in...

Good cut and paste, thanks for showing the end cap hole. For awhile now the end cap holes on Frams have not been shown, kept hidden. I see what I need to see.

It's sort of like diamond bonded saw blades or wheels, the hard particle is held by a softer matrix underneath. That's why inexperienced people chew up diamond blades by using too much pressure and tearing out the bond rather than let the diamonds cut. Aluminum oxide, sapphire, can be a much...

If it wasn't an Ultra the talk would be all about how easy the caps came off, and that's no good. Motorking himself stated once they have to use metal retainer caps on the Ultra because of bonding. Then they came out with cartridges like these. Oh well they do hold up in the engine most of the...

I've noticed the difference in filling speed also. Of course temp. and oil have lot to do with it, but a synthetic fiber should allow the oil to slide by quicker. More support for use new oil filters more often, not use them till they fill up. Higher bypass is required on some cars due to the...

Back to the topic instead of someone's smelly socks, the M1 design is great but the execution is spotty with the louver openings and sometimes wide pleats, lately. They were better before I think. It seems all USA made filters I have bought, have assembly defects at times. Wix seems to be the...

Filter looks good except the adbv and bypass valve end cap holes are not shown, because those parts are still in place..

Originally Posted by steveh https://www.computerworld.com/artic...-online-comments-full-of-paid-lies-.html Very true but the guys here suppressing Fram defects are volunteers.

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix I smell sock puppets. This only means your shoes are off. LOL

"So we can include fram in on that list of defective cartridge filters. Just because it's not the only ones that do it doesn't make it ok." They aren't including Fram as is seen. Saying others do it too is deflection. The other guy said it is hilarious, maybe that's true.