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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Originally Posted By: Nyogtha Yes - the facts. Neither Pennzoil nor Quaker State (nor Pennzoil - Quaker State)invested in hydroprocessing to be able to produce Group II base stocks. Former Pennzoil engineers I've worked with said Pennzoil was adamant about only continuing what the had...
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Pennzoil is an American oil company founded in Los Angeles, California in 1913. In 1955, it was acquired by Oil City, Pennsylvania company South Penn Oil, a former branch of Standard Oil. In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Petroleum; the merged company took the Pennzoil name. In 1968...
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Does anyone know why Pennzoil doesn't put TAMPER PROOF seals on their 5 quart bottle of oil ???
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Originally Posted By: Nyogtha Originally Posted By: crazyoildude we use motorcraft on fords and sometimes other oem but for the most part we use a jobber filter in most. I like oem on most of mine because i like flow and generally most oem filters flow best because everyone knows dirty oil...
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Originally Posted By: Nyogtha I second the vote on the two 5 qt. jugs, there's a $0.50 / gallon Shell gasoline discount per jug on top of the MIR of $10 / jug. But you need to use the same receipt for both offers. http://www.pennzoil.com/promotions/ Upload a *.jpg digital copy of your receipt...
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    Seems that coupon is only good for a oil CHANGE @ places like Jiffy Lube, but it was a great thought..
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    Converting to Fram Synthetic Filter & Penzoil Plat

    I'm in the process of Converting to Fram Synthetic Filters & Penzoil Platinum Oil in both our '14 Mustang & '11 Ram 1500 Went to Wally-World & got a XG2 Fram Synthetic oil filter for $8.97 along with 5 quart bottle of Pennzoil Platinum for $22.66. for the Rams next oil change. I'm going to...
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    Think the dealership pulled a fast one on me.

    Sometimes the machining process leaves little hanger-ons that survive the air & solvent cleaning before assembly !! Today the process is much better than the old days !! I'd say very little gets by the assembly stage, yours is probably the 1% that had some machining chips missed on clean-up.
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    Does anyone here sniff brand new filters prior to

    Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Originally Posted By: threeputtpar Originally Posted By: dnewton3 This exemplifies the height of discussion about filters? How they smell? What have we become? This is almost as good as the sucking of the oil filters in the Walmart aisle thread a while back...
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    Does anyone here sniff brand new filters prior to

    Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Originally Posted By: threeputtpar Originally Posted By: dnewton3 This exemplifies the height of discussion about filters? How they smell? What have we become? This is almost as good as the sucking of the oil filters in the Walmart aisle thread a while back...
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    I may never buy oil filters in a store again...

    I liked K&N oil filters, . I still have 1 left for my Ram truck, but that'll be the last 1 !! As they are no longer made in this country! Thinking of going with NAPA Gold [which I think is made by Wix]
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    Acronyms used at BITOG.

    Make it a Sticky, with all the add on abr. on the 1st page.. Good job Wally By the way, we can't forget WM = Wal Mart
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    Ultra... Take THAT Pennzoil - w/pics

    That is indeed a Fantastic Score, Congrats.. Sadly if I had stumbled upon it, id have to pass! As All my vehicles use 5W-20.. Recently bought 2 jugs of Penn 5w-20 syn for $26 each jug @ WM !!
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    Since my New K&N is Korean, How about Penzoil Plat

    Thankfully the last 2 K&N AIR Filters I've received were both made in the U.S.A. The Mexican & Korea OIL Filters were really disappointing for me to receive ! If they make the filters by the same specs with the same materials they might be acceptable. However I read where filtration rates...
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    Since my New K&N is Korean, How about Penzoil Plat

    Originally Posted By: user52165 What a bunch of zenophobes! With this thinking, you better chuck your phone, camera, keyboard, monitor, TV, desktop, laptop, tablet, and a whole lot more. You won't find it so funny, when you get a little older & Big Pharma is using Chinese & Korean fish...
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