FRAM cartridge filters (need for concern)?

[2010Malibu]

I was planning on using Pennzoil conventional & FRAM filters on my new 2.4l Malibu because that's the standard oil package with my mechanic.

Do the horror stories regarding FRAM filters apply to cartridge types?

 

[GMBoy]

I've posted on this awhile back - basically the FRAM cartridge filter is a good quality filter. They even come individually wrapped in plastic in the box. I'll never use a Fram can filter but their cartridge ones looked a whole lot better than the STP sitting next to it at Autozone.

 

[sangyup81]

if it's not an orange can of death, it's not a problem

use with confidence!

 

[JustinH]

The ecotec motor oil filters are all pretty much the same now.

Delco used to make a filter that was constructed much better than the other ones, I just bought one and they changed them again and they are now pretty much all the same.

Fram doesn't make a bad product, that is a myth. Sure there may be better products out there, but think of all the people who buy FRAM oil filters every day. How many blown up motors have you heard of? How many problems?

 

[daves87rs]

No.


It will be just fine...it's a pretty well built filter...

 

[2010Malibu]

Originally Posted By: JustinH
The ecotec motor oil filters are all pretty much the same now.

Delco used to make a filter that was constructed much better than the other ones, I just bought one and they changed them again and they are now pretty much all the same.

Fram doesn't make a bad product, that is a myth. Sure there may be better products out there, but think of all the people who buy FRAM oil filters every day. How many blown up motors have you heard of? How many problems?


That's true. Even with the canister type for every catastrophic failure you hear of, there's 1000 stories of people who exceeded 200k miles using FRAMs exclusively.

 

[crazyoildude]

I dont use them

 

[Chris142]

My motorcycle uses a cartridge style filter. Frams are in every bike shop and they look well built and even come with a new O-Ring. Other brands dont have the O-Ring.

 

[sw99]

I have never any problems from a FRAM cartridge filter.

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: JustinH
Fram doesn't make a bad product, that is a myth.

Your statement is a myth,search the site you'll see some of your "myths".

to the OP the cartridge filter is ok,no much of a choice in that situation.

 

[2010Malibu]

Originally Posted By: daman

to the OP the cartridge filter is ok,no much of a choice in that situation.


What does that mean

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: 2010Malibu
Originally Posted By: daman

to the OP the cartridge filter is ok,no much of a choice in that situation.


What does that mean

IF YOUR APPLICATION calls for a cartridge type filter your stuck with a cage ecore style is what i'm saying.

 

[Finklejag]

The only problem I see with the Fram filter for the Ecotec, is the price. They are priced around $8.00-9.00 for the same Bulgaria made filter as STP or Supertech. You can get the later for under $5.00.

 

[JustinH]

You can get some really cheapo cartridge filters for this engine for under 3 dollars each if you buy in bulk from rockauto.

Even the cheap filters seem to be the same quality as a fram.

I have yet to find a filter that really stands out for this car. The only one is the Delco filter that comes with the cap for 10 dollars.

They used a better quality filter for the part with the cap than they do for their regular filter.

I'm not putting 7-10 dollar filters on a $4000 car.

I'm using up the last of my amazon.com sale purolator filters, that I scored for $1.75 each. I should have bought more.

 

[MI_Roger]

Be very careful with cheap cartridge filters!

A number of Volvo owners got suckered into buying some inexpensive cartridge filters of dubious origins on the basis of price alone. The molded core was not a high temperature plastic, but rather some super cheap polymer with a very low melting point.

Yup, you guessed it. The cores melted in the hot engine oil, traveled throughout their enignes, then solidified again in some tiny oil passages.

Their engines were toast!

I have nothing against FRAM cartridge filters, but be careful of anything that sounds too good to be true. A quick visual inspection cannot provide insight into the properties of the materials used in construction.

 

[tig1]

Originally Posted By: MI_Roger
Be very careful with cheap cartridge filters!

A number of Volvo owners got suckered into buying some inexpensive cartridge filters of dubious origins on the basis of price alone. The molded core was not a high temperature plastic, but rather some super cheap polymer with a very low melting point.

Yup, you guessed it. The cores melted in the hot engine oil, traveled throughout their enignes, then solidified again in some tiny oil passages.

Their engines were toast!

I have nothing against FRAM cartridge filters, but be careful of anything that sounds too good to be true. A quick visual inspection cannot provide insight into the properties of the materials used in construction.


We need names, Man! We need names!

 

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: MI_Roger
Be very careful with cheap cartridge filters!

A number of Volvo owners got suckered into buying some inexpensive cartridge filters of dubious origins on the basis of price alone. The molded core was not a high temperature plastic, but rather some super cheap polymer with a very low melting point.

Yup, you guessed it. The cores melted in the hot engine oil, traveled throughout their enignes, then solidified again in some tiny oil passages.

Their engines were toast!

I have nothing against FRAM cartridge filters, but be careful of anything that sounds too good to be true. A quick visual inspection cannot provide insight into the properties of the materials used in construction.


We need names, Man! We need names!


I agree, we need name(s) so that we can avoid buying those filters.