I've always been a fan of the Amsoil EA filters. I was dismayed to see that they have outsourced their cartridge filters to China.
I decided to brave the "People of Walmart" at the nearest store to check out one of these Fram Ultra's people seem to be so fond of. The filter aisle looked like it was hit by an F5 tornado, but I was able to find the Ultra for my application. Which is a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee w/3.6l V6.
Pic 1: Boxes side by side, The EA came sealed in a zip lock type plastic bag, the duct tape I put on to keep the lid closed while it sat on my shelf for the last 6 mos. The Fram was in the box by itself. The seal looked tampered with as did most of the filters at the store. I made sure the filter was indeed an ultra and was in good shape.
Pic 2: Fram on the left. Fram uses a clear plastic screen backing on the media. Amsoil has a metal screen which I assume is aluminum. The Amsoil media looks to be twice as thick as the Fram. You can see in the pic that it lets more light in than the EA.
Pic 3: Fram on the right. The plastic cage on the Ultra is thicker than the EA. The Ultra has a green O ring instead of black like the EA. This pic also shows the side with the widest pleat spacing.
Pic 4: Fram on the right. The EA looks like it was heat sealed on the crimp, you can see the wire backing on the pleat on both sides. The Ultra was glued and is clearly uneven.
I took a couple of other photos but they didn't come out thanks to the shutter delay on my phone.
The Ultra went in on the latest oil change. The EA will go in on the next one.
Personally, I would have to give the quality nod to the EA. I'm not a big fan of China though.
This post was meant for entertainment purposes only.
I decided to brave the "People of Walmart" at the nearest store to check out one of these Fram Ultra's people seem to be so fond of. The filter aisle looked like it was hit by an F5 tornado, but I was able to find the Ultra for my application. Which is a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee w/3.6l V6.
Pic 1: Boxes side by side, The EA came sealed in a zip lock type plastic bag, the duct tape I put on to keep the lid closed while it sat on my shelf for the last 6 mos. The Fram was in the box by itself. The seal looked tampered with as did most of the filters at the store. I made sure the filter was indeed an ultra and was in good shape.
Pic 2: Fram on the left. Fram uses a clear plastic screen backing on the media. Amsoil has a metal screen which I assume is aluminum. The Amsoil media looks to be twice as thick as the Fram. You can see in the pic that it lets more light in than the EA.
Pic 3: Fram on the right. The plastic cage on the Ultra is thicker than the EA. The Ultra has a green O ring instead of black like the EA. This pic also shows the side with the widest pleat spacing.
Pic 4: Fram on the right. The EA looks like it was heat sealed on the crimp, you can see the wire backing on the pleat on both sides. The Ultra was glued and is clearly uneven.
I took a couple of other photos but they didn't come out thanks to the shutter delay on my phone.
The Ultra went in on the latest oil change. The EA will go in on the next one.
Personally, I would have to give the quality nod to the EA. I'm not a big fan of China though.
This post was meant for entertainment purposes only.