Fram PH2 cut open

[2003f7]

Fram PH2 about 3400 miles and 4 months last summer.
Was removed from a 03 Ford Escape with about 85000 miles.
Please ignore the dirt, grass and grinder marks on the filter. I cut it open with a grinder and it sat in the garage till now.
The end cap is bent from me tying to see if it would come off easily.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Looks pretty good.

 

[Xrs2zz]

Thanks for the C&P. Looks good.

 

[901Memphis]

Looks fine

 

[MrQuackers]

Thanks for the pics, looks good as usual!

 

[dlundblad]

Looks very very good.

My PH16 is almost ready to come off.

 

[toneydoc]

Beautiful filter

 

[Noey]

"Cardboard end caps"...yum...

To save a buck, why would anyone use this?

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: Noey
"Cardboard end caps"...yum...

To save a buck, why would anyone use this?


Careful, you don't want to be suspected of being another a previous poster here, do you?

 

[crazyoildude]

Thanks for the post... I guess any filter may work but for me its anything Wix Or the fram ultra.. Never an ocod thats just silly!

 

[chainblu]

I've used orange Frams many times over the last 35 years, never had one (knowingly) fail or otherwise cause the demise of any engine.

If someone doesn't want to use a certain brand filter, that's fine. I have no desire or inclination to try and make them do otherwise.

On the other hand, if someone decides they like a particular filter, even if it isn't "my" filter, it isn't my place to try and shame them into using something else.

 

[Branson304]

Looks excellent! I would run one for 5K-6K for sure. Better looking filter after use than any recent Puro I've seen. The fibre end caps weren't easy to pull apart from the media were they? I cut open an Extra Guard in my garage a couple months ago & I couldn't separate the end caps & media by hand. Very strong bond.

 

[2003f7]

The end caps are bonded very well. You can see that I bent them trying to pull them off. With all the bad talk about Fram I figured they would pull off easily. They don't!

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: 2003f7
The end caps are bonded very well. You can see that I bent them trying to pull them off. With all the bad talk about Fram I figured they would pull off easily. They don't!


The media will tear way before the bond line between the end cap and media lets go.

 

[WellOiled]

2003f7 - Thanks for the cut & post. It looks better than some of the MC FL820S filters I have cut open. No tears, no rust and even pleat spacing. Pretty good filter for a little more than $4 at the local Walmart stores.

 

[KCJeep]

It does look good. I have never run this size but I could, I think it falls right between the PH16 and PH8a IIRC.