Re: [BaadAssGremlins] best oil filter for a 390? (Oil Filter study)

[Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx>]

me and my dad have never heard of fram doing that but i used them all 
the time in the 78, and he uses them in his cars, but we both think that 
you should go with motorcraft, good exp from wat ive used.

Eddie Stakes wrote:
>
> I used to use Fram "oil" filters almost exclusively in the 80s and early
> 90s. I believe from memory it was PH-11 for AMC V8s. The earliest I 
> remember
> the stories about Fram filters shredding was in the real early 90s, 
> possibly
> 90, or 91. Sometimes you have competitor throw rumors into market to 
> knock
> out your rival. You see this all the time, big and small companies. 
> But for
> the like of me, there seemed to be some truth about the filters coming 
> apart
> and plugging oil pumps and destroying engines. You would hear it at 
> car club
> meetings, car meets, internet, wherever.
>
> Not to say there was/was not truth behind it, you see tons of that 
> stuff out
> there like Microsoft will give you free money (or Pepsi, GE, name big
> company) if you forward a email; or 'dying kid in Britian wants you to 
> send
> him business cards' or 'gang members will kill you if you flash 
> headlights'
> or 'AIDS needles being put in coin return slots' or 'they are tracking 
> all
> emails' or 'you will get a check if you forward a email' ad nauseum 
> like the
> 'don't buy gas from Exxon/Mobil' thing, all crap urban legends that 
> seem to
> take life of own on internet and blogs and so forth.
>
> Again, I never did research the Fram thing, just figured it be best to 
> move
> on to another filter if there was any 'shred' (no pun intended) to the 
> Fram
> oil filter rumors I was hearing at meets and shows. Like Doc below I have
> also used WIX, Purolator and also Micro Guard GL-20033, which I 
> believe is a
> Wal Mart brand, for years, still have a case of those in garage!
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 6:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] best oil filter for a 390? (Oil Filter 
> study)
>
> >I have used Wix and Purolator for years. I know of 2 people that had
> > engine problems due to Fram oil filters. The only Fram filters I use are
> > their metal inline fuel filters. One before the fuel pump and one before
> > the carb.
> > "Doc"
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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