Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
I never said it was "rated" for anything. I just said an 820s was one posted here that had 5000 miles on it with very wavy pleats. Since the TG is rated for 10,000, I can see it easily passing the MC in durability.
And I've pulled a TG with 3,000 miles on it and it had wavy pleats. Guess that means it is rated for half the Motorcraft interval? (whatever that is)
We are judging durability based on wavy pleats now?
This is like hyperbole after hyperbole here. The OEM filter is rated for the OEM OCI. The TG is recommended for up to 10K miles, or the OEM interval, whichever is shorter. There really isn't a difference there.
The TG is an excellent filter. So is the FL-820S. Neither has its media woven from Hercules' pubic hair nor its canister hand formed by Zeus. While I get that FRAM is the flavour of the month on BITOG right now I think we need to reign in the fanboyism/hysteria a tad.
BTW, this is a Motorcraft with 8,000 miles on it out of my Expedition (pulled in October):
I'm not trying to be rude, so please don't take my post that way. I just see a lot of pretty wild "FRAM IS THE BEST!!!" vs "insert other filter here" as of late in the filter section and some of it seems to be getting a little out of hand. They are certainly top-ranked in efficiency, particularly the Ultra, which is probably the best filter available at its price point, no argument from me there. But when we start talking about "more durable" and "stronger paint" and then basing these statements on some pictures of wavy pleats and God knows what else I think we've taken a bit of a departure from reality in terms of what can be proven by looking at a few pics on the Internet and what can't.
No rudeness taken whatsoever. I did say earlier that the wavy pleats aren't that big of a deal and that I would prefer something a bit more stout. The 820s you posted looked much better than the one I was referring too as well.
And if this thread was titled "should I give WIX a try over the 820s," I would have definitely sided with WIX in this situation.