Fram Endurance FE4967 and HPL Premium Plus 0w-16

[Gravity_Wolves]

5000 miles _______--------------<>

 

[Fair enough]

You would have to inspect it without cutting the filter open, like @Glenda W. did on the Endurance by cutting inspection windows in the assembled filter. On the Toyota filter, the base end of the center tube goes against the flexible rubber ADBV, so when the filter guts are all held tight by the leaf spring, then the leaf spring should be seated down on the end cap "resin ring".


Yeah, even if the leaf spring is seated well, we all know by now that there may not be a perfect seal for various reasons as seen many times now. The only filter with a leaf spring that seemed to be designed right was the OG Ultra with the fiber seal on the end cap, and the leaf spring was stamped smooth and also fit tight on the ID of the fiber gasket to add another layer of sealing.

Could be one factor on why the Toyota filters are so inefficient is that they are internal leakers.

First and last time I used Fram Endurance. Not very impressive, I'm going back to Toyota permanently.
Toyota is less than half the price. Pennzoil Ultra 0w20 and Toyota filter going forward

You can safely use the F1, can’t see a reason why not unless it sticks out too far. Your parts dealer may have other opinions.

 

[chuck wood]

The Fram in the video is different than the latest e-core 7317. Is that the newest version, or an older one?

 

[Coolant Kid]

The E-core is done, this one with louvers is the latest version. I went looking for the E-core version of the 7317 Extra Guard and every Fram model has converted to louvers. I really wonder if we'll see the nylon cage again or if it's gone for good. I checked 3 different Walmarts and couldn't find any E-cores, everything is louvers.

I thought about trying to find one online, like the Champ branded one on Rockauto. But theres no way to tell for sure what will show up, it could just be an Extra Guard clone with louvers. I ended up just buying an Extra Guard with the best looking louvers (most open and cleanly punched). I'm not looking to spend more than the $4 range for an oil filter. I've used nothing but the Extra Guard for over 30 years and not once ever had a problem, including a Honda CRX that had 214k miles when I sold it to a coworker and it ran like brand new.