I found this post thanks to Google. I searched it today to find out about the new Fram filters we're getting at Walmart. The new filters look like SuperTech filters. When you compare the orange Frams to the new black ones, the new ones are significantly shorter. Also the base plate appears extremely thin and cheap. I wish I could post pictures but I don't know how to upload photos from my phone.
BTW the new filters say TLE so we're going to know if the car has been serviced by Walmart before.
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
They are changing TLE filters over from the Fram PRO line, which are just relabeled orange cans in 12 packs, to a new Fram CORE filter. I have not actually seen one of these CORE filters yet, but just from the spec sheet I can tell what it is. They are all shorter than the ones they are replacing. Which they are doing what other lube shops are doing and consolidating the filters from 22 to 12 or something like that.