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Originally posted by T. Keith:
Fram lists the Filter for a 3.5L hyundai as a PH6607. Can't blame Wal-mart for using the correct filter. Why should Wal-mart use a larger filter when it only opens up the door for more claims?
I accept that Wally*World's clueless, minimum-wage mavens are going strictly "by the book" in this matter, but, Fram's book is just plain wrong in regards to Hyundai/KIA current engines. The factory filter, the Hyundai/Kia 26300-35500*, is substantially larger than the 6607. The Fram 3593A (or its ST counterpart) is really the appropriate size. Throwing on grossly undersized oil filters, while not likely to actually
cause an oil filter-related failure, would probably still be used by Hyundai or KIA to deny a warranty claim and at that point, subject to the whims of members of the American Trial Lawyers' Association, Fram and/or Wally*World might well find themselves the subject of a class-action suit by irate customers. Judges and juries are clueless, too, but the "drama" of holding up a 6607 next to a 2600-35500 would not likely be lost on anyone, save the legally blind, blonde, or both...
*itself a pretty decently made oil filter by the way - heavy gauge can, "P" cross-section mounting gasket similar to Honda's, metal end caps, tight pleats, spiral grooved center tube with surprisingly large holes, no fewer than 4 threads in the exit port, and a good ol' fashioned, honest to gosh, coil spring bypass valve for those who believe it makes a difference. They're packaged in the box with a shrink-wrap film over the business end to seal out dust, too. Most, if not all, Hyundai dealers' parts counters sell these filters for 4.95 each or three-for-the-price-of-two. Three filters for $9.90 is definitely within anyone's comfort zone. They'll also fit Hondas which have sufficient clearance for the older, "larger", Honda factory oil filters increasingly hard to find or requiring special ordering.
[ July 19, 2004, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: Ray H ]
