C&P Fram Titanium FS4967

[Bighorn2500]

Fram Titanium FS4967 off my 1996 John Deere LX188.
In service almost 18 months with T6 5w40.
Filter probably could have gone five years more by the looks of it.

Wix 57145 went back on with Total Quartz 9000 Energy 5w40

 

[Zee09]

Thanks for the c&p

 

[fantastic]

Long live the LX's.
Good pics

 

[mitsuman47]

Any idea how many hours you ran it during that time?

 

[Bighorn2500]

Any idea how many hours you ran it during that time?

No hour meter, if I had to guess around 50-60.

I’m just happy it runs well for a 1996.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Looks like the old wire-backed version. See a date code on the side of the can?

 

[mitsuman47]

Looks like the old wire-backed version. See a date code on the side of the can?

Do we know if the wire backed titanium’s have ruffled leaf springs? Or, were they pre-FB?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Do we know if the wire backed titanium’s have ruffled leaf springs? Or, were they pre-FB?

Maybe @Bighorn2500 can post a few good shots of the leaf spring in this Titanium. Need to see the other side of the element to see if it has the leaf spring gasket in the end cap, and the date code would be helpful too.

 

[Glenda W.]

Do we know if the wire backed titanium’s have ruffled leaf springs? Or, were they pre-FB?

Here’s my last OG Titanium c&p. Perfect leaf spring. This is what leaf springs should look like.

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ End cap gasket is gone on that one, which was an intermediate step in the construction change. But a smooth leaf spring is better than a ruffled one.

 

[FlyingVan]

Just the other day I cut open a Titanium 7317 and it didn't have the gasket either. However, the leaf spring was very smooth and it had a perfect fit in the end cap. Very tight. 2023 production I believe.

 

[53' Stude]

Fram Titanium FS4967 off my 1996 John Deere LX188.
In service almost 18 months with T6 5w40.
Filter probably could have gone five years more by the looks of it.

Wix 57145 went back on with Total Quartz 9000 Energy 5w40

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Looks good. No wire backing? Thank You

 

[Sayjac]

What I can see in the pics, looks good. Fwiw, I ran an OG Napa Gold/(Wix) 1348 on a Kohler (no) Courage engine for ~7 years 2/3 ocis, did c&p, looked fine. I'm think I will skip filter change with next JD B&S oil change. And it will still change 'significantly' more oil than with the JD "Easy Change" system filter.

Thanks for c&p.

 

[Bighorn2500]

Maybe @Bighorn2500 can post a few good shots of the leaf spring in this Titanium. Need to see the other side of the element to see if it has the leaf spring gasket in the end cap, and the date code would be helpful too.

Yes, looks like the gasket was on the backside and date if you can decipher it.

 

[Bighorn2500]

Looks good. No wire backing? Thank You

Looked like wire backing inside the holes when I got the correct angle view.

 

[Glenda W.]

Yes, looks like the gasket was on the backside and date if you can decipher it.

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2020 day 252

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ Yep, date code makes it pretty old, so you're seeing an OG Titanium.