That's what I got out of the Puradyn link as well. They indicated that Fram would be marketing some Puradyn products, which would carry both companies names, and that Puradyn would be marketing Fram products through their distribution system. Puradyn is a US company, based in Boynton Beach, FL. From a look at Puradyn's product lineup, it is clear that their products are primarily for heavy equipment applications, not standard passenger car/light truck filters. The company history page indicates as much; it says that the Puradyn system would be co-branded with the Fram Fleet Care trademark. Off topic, Puradyn's product is a bypass oil filter, not receiving the full flow of oil. It is designed to be installed downstream of the engine's full flow filter, trapping particulates down to 1 micron, and has an electrically heated "evaporation chamber" designed to boil off any fuel or water that found its way into the oil. The intent of such systems is to provide extended drain intervals in fleet vehicles that undergo regular oil analysis. --Glen >I checked your link to Puradyn, and it doesn't say they acquired Fram. It >says they entered into a strategic alliance with Honeywell Consumer Products >Group, makers of Fram. It sounds like they plan to market each others >products. The Fram website still says they're part of Honeywell. > >Todd > >On Friday 07 July 2006 02:15, Jim Blair wrote: >> Just did a little research and as of '02, it was acquired by Puradyn >> International (UK HQ) >> http://www.puradyn.com/company/ir_shareholders.html >> >> I think these guys were the previous "owners" or at least one of the >> manufacturers (I recall the name on several filters) >> >> http://www.xingyuan.com/template/develop-e.htm >> >> >> From: Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] oil filters >> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> Message-ID: <a06230901c0d2f2b0f123@[192.168.123.144]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >> >> Which offshore company would that be? >> >> Fram is currently a unit of Honeywell, Inc, which merged with >> AlliedSignal at the end of 1999. Honeywell is an old line >> American >> company with global operations, with its headquarters in Morris >> Township, NJ. The Fram unit is based in Danbury, CT, along with >> the >> Prestone brand, which AlliedSignal acquired from Union Carbide >> in >> 1985. >> >> --Glen >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >> http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > >_______________________________________________ >AMC-List mailing list >AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx >http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > >or go to http://www.amc-list.com -- Glen Hoag '75 Pacer 258 (x3) hoag@xxxxxx '76 Pacer 258 (for parts) Limestone County, Alabama '77 Pacer 258 (for kids) '80 Pacer 258 DL wagon '81 Concord DL 258 AMO #7895 AMCPC #471 '82 Spirit 151 _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com