Fram PH3614 made in March 2025

[Fair enough]

FWIW, and as wondered, possibly expected, the latest PH3614 is no longer the same. It has the Champ plastic cage center tube and Champ date code. A base plate like I have never seen before, different, big flat area around center with a 3 stamped. So not cutting it open yet. I like it a lot for $4. Looking in with flashlight I see what looks like whitish felt material, very thin band around bypass valve. So it’s probably not metal end caps, perfect for not leaking. It’s also about 3/8” or so shorter than before, and the can flutes are deeper and different. Product of USA on dome. Doesn’t say made in. Put finger inside, no burs on threads, no dirt seenby eye inside.
Maybe TG will be changed or already is.

Update, on last pic I noticed adbv is looking off to one side. Sure enough it is, and I can see a gap, not sealing. Big fail. Huge fail. Adbv must not be centering on that big flat are. OMG this is amateur. From flowers to mud in one minute.

 

[Gravity_Wolves]

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Looks like you have a misaligned adbv in the 3rd picture. Half of the ones I bought from Walmart appear to be misaligned leakers to

 

[Fair enough]

I can take the bypass leak a little over the adbv leak a lot. it will be returned. So this revised filter was already shown? I saw only old ones.

 

[Zee09]

I must say most here know this but your pictures and filter paint job sure are purty

 

[Gravity_Wolves]

I can take the bypass leak a little over the adbv leak a lot. it will be returned.

Yeah I will be returning all 6 back to wallyword. I emailed fram but never a reply

 

[Deadlight]

I've had a Champ EG sitting around for a while now waiting to be spun on. ADBV on mine looks very slightly misaligned but not to that degree.

 

[haggler]

I think I prefer this design overall but not the adbv issue. No QC.

 

[Fair enough]

Opened, they said money back no return. End cap over to one side, sparklies on adbv where touches base plate look metallic. Thumbnail option for pics not seen.

 

[Fair enough]

I must say most here know this but your pictures and filter paint job sure are purty

Thanks it’s just an ipad. I don’t know I was looking at a thread about the old 3614 and it seemed comments weren’t saying it is old news. Why post pics of discontinued filters to complain about things wrong with it?

 

[Fair enough]

I must say most here know this but your pictures and filter paint job sure are purty

Btw please point to the other thread pics of this new version posted here that most knew about already. I guess I don’t spend enough time reading every post every day.

 

[Zee09]

Btw please point to the other thread pics of this new version posted here that most knew about already. I guess I don’t spend enough time reading every post every day.

It's not that. The jist of my comment is most don't expect anything stellar from Fram these days... no search required

 

[jimmyjamesndt]

Btw please point to the other thread pics of this new version posted here that most knew about already. I guess I don’t spend enough time reading every post every day.

Your ph3614 is the first I have seen on this forum that looks like this, I think the other poster is refering to the ph7317 .

 

[Gravity_Wolves]

Opened, they said money back no return. End cap over to one side, sparklies on adbv where touches base plate look metallic. Thumbnail option for pics not seen.
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The felt cap in the last picture is definitely not centered correctly. Leading to misaligned anti drain back valve

 

[factorytuned2012]

thanks for the cut & post. typical e-core felt ended fram jobber orange can. looks good has quite the gasket - sticks out a good amount.

 

[ZeeOSix]

The felt cap in the last picture is definitely not centered correctly. Leading to misaligned anti drain back valve

The whole cartridge looks like a sloppy fit inside the can too. There needs to be larger numbs on the edge of the end cap to center it better inside the can.

 

[ZeeOSix]

It has the Champ plastic cage center tube and Champ date code.

It's actually still a Fram date code format, this one being the 90th day of 2025.