I think it's because pretty much all the spin-ons can all be made on the same production line it just takes some adjustments of the tooling to crank out different size filters, the cartridges are generally newer and are made of plastic and not the same metal media cartidge designs they've used for years inside the spin-ons, so they had to invest in new tools and they had to design and test the new cartridges and I'm gonna assume that the cartridges sell at a much lower volume than the spin-ons so the costs of engineering and tooling had to be rolled into the final cost of the cartridges.
can i change oil without changing my fram ultra?
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I did not like changing oil on a Cruze. The cartridge seemed... Like an afterthought.
"Oh, we'll just put it here."
It's almost an upside-down filter.
At least Remote Locate it. Dang...
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We put 145k on a Cruze and I will take that any day over what my new Jeep has …
… easy to reach and easy to break …FCA/ Mopar does not seem to care …
Just confirmed our Cruze has no compression on one cylinder.
Might be as simple as a new Head Gasket, might need a new engine. Don't know.
My Uncle just told me there is a LOT of stuff has to be disassembled to check it out. Including removal of a Fender.. ???
I am willing to get that car what it needs but you're right, it was a great car, and I'm being serious. A touch small but that's it.
You guys do realize I'm referring to the dirty underwear analogy thread from earlier this week don't you? I will likely always change my filter every time I change the oil. That's me. How someone maintains their vehicle is up to them and none of my business. I'm just playing along.
I wear my underwear for very, very long times.
If you wear black or brown, you could get by for a really long time. I think I just thought of a multi-million dollar idea. I'll be negotiating with Haynes and Fram to market my new Haynes Ultra underwear with a 20 day UCI.
20k miles underwear by Fram? I bet half of bitog would buy it if existed
Only Mobil 1 EP will do.
or turning UW inside out
I run XG's on my burban and do (3) 4000 mile OCI's before changing them. Have some that say "good for 15K miles" and some say 20K
No problems so far in the last year of ownership
Dave
No problems so far in the last year of ownership
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Can you post pics of it cut open after 3 OCIs?I run XG's on my burban and do (3) 4000 mile OCI's before changing them. Have some that say "good for 15K miles" and some say 20K
No problems so far in the last year of ownership
Dave
Dont have time or tools for all that. I'm working 10-15 hour days and just received a letter from TexDot that I have to relocate one of my storage unit's using eminent domain
. Best I can do is mail it to Adam "Stude53" and he can do the rest ??I'm kinda curious myself its my "go to filter" for most of my fleet lol
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216 posts and 11 pages later and no data to support that multiple OC's on a single filter is detrimental? Color me so surprised...
Ive been running my Fram Ultras on my F150 Ecoboost for 2 oil changes, which is 10000 miles.
I am also running an Ultra in my Lexus GX460 and that is supposed to be 10000 mile oci’s but i may keep it to 7500 and run the filter for 2. I have only done the change once right after I bought it at 73000 miles. The filter on that car is the worst part of the change.
I am also running an Ultra in my Lexus GX460 and that is supposed to be 10000 mile oci’s but i may keep it to 7500 and run the filter for 2. I have only done the change once right after I bought it at 73000 miles. The filter on that car is the worst part of the change.
All filter manufactures use the weasle word "upto" or something similar ... it's not just a Fram thing.
How about one with 3x OCIs and 25K miles.
Fram Ultra XG8A - 3 OCI & 25,000 miiles - Cut Open
This is from a 2010 Mazda 6 2.5L (Non-Skyactive) 25k miles on the filter, 3 oil changes. The oil filter was drained and re-filled with clean oil during each OCI. Oil used - M1 HM 10w-30. The recommended filter size is 3614. However, 3600 and XG8A fit just fine - same gasket OD and bypass...
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