Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
The OEM filter for my Silverado was packed tight with deep pleats.
The Fram version was so skimpy, that they had put 3 beads of glue across the pleats to try to keep the spacing of the pleats even and in place. They were still wavy, and unevenly spaced... and weren't anywhere as deep as the OE filter.
No thanks, Fram.
The beads of glue is not to make the filter look pretty with even pleat spacing. It's there because the same filter is also used on the Durmax up to 05. The glue keeps the turbo form sucking the pleats together and choking off the turbo/engine.
The OEM filter for my Silverado was packed tight with deep pleats.
The Fram version was so skimpy, that they had put 3 beads of glue across the pleats to try to keep the spacing of the pleats even and in place. They were still wavy, and unevenly spaced... and weren't anywhere as deep as the OE filter.
No thanks, Fram.
The beads of glue is not to make the filter look pretty with even pleat spacing. It's there because the same filter is also used on the Durmax up to 05. The glue keeps the turbo form sucking the pleats together and choking off the turbo/engine.