Since I was not involved in online auto discussions during the "Orange can is bad" era until the tail end, I never stopped using Fram filters until recently, when I started using Napa Gold. Even when I did get in on the tail end of the OCOD trash talk, it never did make sense to me. I could never wrap my mind around why people thought metal end caps were better than fiber, when the entire filter media is made of . . . . . fiber???? It is also particularly interesting that there are an awful lot of OEM filters that are designed and manufactured with fiber end caps. Ever looked at a Honda OEM filter? And Honda makes great, well designed products. But simple. Like fiber end cap simple.
I think most anyone that took the time to use a little bit of logic should have been able to ignore the popular trend of the time. Clearly, one has to give a fair amount of thought to many - OK, most - of the discussions here on BITOG, and even more so to the parts store recommendations and auto shop gossip. Much of it is, as Spock would have said, illogical.
I think most anyone that took the time to use a little bit of logic should have been able to ignore the popular trend of the time. Clearly, one has to give a fair amount of thought to many - OK, most - of the discussions here on BITOG, and even more so to the parts store recommendations and auto shop gossip. Much of it is, as Spock would have said, illogical.