Everybody back to your corners...
Zits, it is of course your right to use whatever filter you want to, you cut up the choices for your application and you choose your favorite. I know my hacksaw will never rust
T.Keith will do the same, so will I and who knows how many others that doubtless have read these pages and learned so much about filters from others with their own experiences..I think we have all learned that some companies use more than one mfgr for the entire line of filters (and retailers) by now. Checking on your own application is a very good point.
I know in my case that Fram filters directly contributed to startup noise on my truck for years, I read about problems with Frams, changed the filter (Fram out-AC in)only one day (did not change oil, just wanted to see the difference the filter made) and the noise was gone and has not returned. I can use any filter besides Fram and the noise does not occur...so I won't use Fram oil filters anymore myself.
It seems like a pretty general consensus is that you can get a filter that is at least as good as the FramX2 for less money so lots of people use whatever brand they see as better value for the $$$.
I agree that the Fram folks do pretty well at marketing---shelves are slam full of them at the xxmart stores, (and those X2s really have shiny pkging that really catches the eyes too) most folks just buy a filter and go home and change the oil..Folks that read these pages do way more homework on the issue than the majority of those people do so we make more educated purchases..
I'm sure those filters probably won't kill anybody's vehicles, but we all have our preferences...
Remember this is just discussions, we are all here to help out..constructive (not destructive) criticism is a good thing..
[ February 19, 2004, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: ZR2RANDO ]