I cut this filter a couple weeks ago after changing out the Rotella T 15w-40 from my '09 Kawasaki Concours 14.
I know Frams get bashed a lot on this site, but I really don't see anything wrong with this one after 3900 miles. Things to note:
--this is a "motorcycle" filter made by Fram in Canada
--it has a metal cylinder (oil return) in the center of the filter media
--it has fiber end caps on the filter media that are still impossible to pull off after 3900 miles of use (rugged enough for me)
--the ADBV was still quite pliable and held a lot of oil when I took the filter apart--it did it's job.
--the filter media was almost all straight and seemed to have enough pleats to do the job.
--the exterior filter "can" was adequate; the damage you see in the pics was from me using tools to remove it from the bike.
--the bypass valve was different than others I've seen on this website, but seemed well-designed.
--I paid about $7.00 for this filter at Walmart--I think it's a good value.
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I know Frams get bashed a lot on this site, but I really don't see anything wrong with this one after 3900 miles. Things to note:
--this is a "motorcycle" filter made by Fram in Canada
--it has a metal cylinder (oil return) in the center of the filter media
--it has fiber end caps on the filter media that are still impossible to pull off after 3900 miles of use (rugged enough for me)
--the ADBV was still quite pliable and held a lot of oil when I took the filter apart--it did it's job.
--the filter media was almost all straight and seemed to have enough pleats to do the job.
--the exterior filter "can" was adequate; the damage you see in the pics was from me using tools to remove it from the bike.
--the bypass valve was different than others I've seen on this website, but seemed well-designed.
--I paid about $7.00 for this filter at Walmart--I think it's a good value.
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