Fram Ultra XG10575; F150 5.0 80k on Engine; 7500 Mile OCI

[BISCUT]

Oil change on 15 F150 Lariat 5.0 after 7500 mile run. Most of the miles on this truck are easy highway, no towing. Since 2015 this vehicle and a 17 Outback 3.6 have seen about 25 Fram Ultra filters. IIRC only 1 on the 17 Outback looked bad (wavy pleats; no tears) until this one. I'm not jumping ship quite yet but I do have concerns. Unfortunately, I cut through the date code and it is unreadable. Almost all of my filters are off Amazon or Wally since 2015.

 

[JavierH19]

I'd jump ship anyway and use the endurance for two runs instead.

 

[Glenda W.]

Thanks for the pics! I’ve noticed wavy Ultra’s for a couple years now and jumped ship right away. Yours is quite bad. Luckily I can still find OG Titanium’s for my Outback.

 

[Zee09]

As Nancy once said
"Just say no"

 

[4WD]

Oil change on 15 F150 Lariat 5.0 after 7500 mile run. Most of the miles on this truck are easy highway, no towing. Since 2015 this vehicle and a 17 Outback 3.6 have seen about 25 Fram Ultra filters. IIRC only 1 on the 17 Outback looked bad (wavy pleats; no tears) until this one. I'm not jumping ship quite yet but I do have concerns. Unfortunately, I cut through the date code and it is unreadable. Almost all of my filters are off Amazon or Wally since 2015.

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Am I having an optical contusion - or are the end caps not parallel ?

 

[BrendanC]

another reason on why i quit running the new media. endurance or premium guard XL’s for me. thanks for the C&P.

 

[BISCUT]

Am I having an optical contusion - or are the end caps not parallel ?

Must be the image as they look parallel by eye in real life; just not so much in the image.

 

[Plawan]

Oil change on 15 F150 Lariat 5.0 after 7500 mile run. Most of the miles on this truck are easy highway, no towing. Since 2015 this vehicle and a 17 Outback 3.6 have seen about 25 Fram Ultra filters. IIRC only 1 on the 17 Outback looked bad (wavy pleats; no tears) until this one. I'm not jumping ship quite yet but I do have concerns. Unfortunately, I cut through the date code and it is unreadable. Almost all of my filters are off Amazon or Wally since 2015.

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slip slide and away!

 

[Mewbs]

Quite possibly the most ugly oil filter posted this year. Doesnt look like it will make it to 10k.

 

[Brian123]

As Nancy once said
"Just say no"

Not to certain Oil Filters! There was a certain Football player that said " Once you say Yes, it is hard to say No?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Oil change on 15 F150 Lariat 5.0 after 7500 mile run. Most of the miles on this truck are easy highway, no towing. Since 2015 this vehicle and a 17 Outback 3.6 have seen about 25 Fram Ultra filters. IIRC only 1 on the 17 Outback looked bad (wavy pleats; no tears) until this one.

Is this the first non-wire backed Ultra used on this truck? If not, how'd the other ones look in comparison?

 

[fantastic]

Just imagine what it'd look like at 20,000 miles.

 

[carviewsonic]

I suppose as long as there are no tears in the media. Still ugly to look at though.

 

[BISCUT]

Is this the first non-wire backed Ultra used on this truck? If not, how'd the other ones look in comparison?

I believe this is the first non-wire backed Ultra I've used on the F150. I have two more non-wire types in my stash.

 

[MetalSlug]

What the heck fram does to my favorite top oil filter

 

[Plawan]

What the heck fram does to my favorite top oil filter

Might be time to find a new favorite.

 

[Reloader59]

Might be time to find a new favorite.

That's for sure. That filter is ugly. Hope it filtered okay