Why would they do this, why?

[homeslicej2]

Can anyone tell what big is going on in this engine bay? (aside from the interesting color scheme).....................When I first saw this pic I thought, "hmm..clean install, lots of $$ in it, attention to detail, not liking the color scheme but whatever, wait... , why on God's green earth would you put that POS on the motor you spent so much money on? ..............Remember kids, just say NO to FRAM Oil Filters

[dickie]

lol, spotted it right away. kind of funny but hey to each his own.

[srpowered240sx]

fram sucks, wix rocks. period.

[homeslicej2]

Lol, yeah, I spotted it right away too but wanted to "add to the suspense" . That thing sticks out like a sore thumb. I use Purolator Pure One or Wix.

[adrianfromthecastle]

haha... rofl... maybe its a decoy?

[91nissantwo40sx]

Can anyone tell what big is going on in this engine bay? (aside from the interesting color scheme).....................When I first saw this pic I thought, "hmm..clean install, lots of $$ in it, attention to detail, not liking the color scheme but whatever, wait... , why on God's green earth would you put that POS on the motor you spent so much money on? ..............Remember kids, just say NO to FRAM Oil Filters

whats wrong with FRAM oil filters?

[sr20powerd]

everything other than the no slip grip, and that doesn't even work that well

[nismoracingsx]

might as well call em fram oil cans cuz they barely pass as an oil filter. Purolator ftw

[S13Teddy]

I laughed when I saw the oil filter, but didn't know thats what you were talking about until I scrolled down. haha

Man, I have a fram on my 510 (I didn't put it on btw). Time for another oil change....

[homeslicej2]

...Man, I have a fram on my 510 (I didn't put it on btw). Time for another oil change....

pronto!

might as well call em fram oil cans cuz they barely pass as an oil filter. Purolator ftw

whats wrong with FRAM oil filters?

They are quite possibly the worst excuse for an oil filter that exists. Maybe that's why my rebuilt SOHC died on me. I too used to live in a time when I thought FRAM was a good filter. Then I did research on the interweb after hearing so many people talk smack about them and found that they do indeed suck azz.

haha... rofl... maybe its a decoy?

[Clawhammer]

I think I remember reading in another thread about this that it was a temporary thing or something. Maybe.

[slyedog240sx]

this is why fram is the worst.first they have the worst filter media on the market.It deteriorates before you get 3,000 on it ,as well as the micron rating is nowhere the o.e. design.Second they usually don't have an anti drainback valve.Third they have the highest defect rate ever.Wix ftw but purolator and mobil one are good as well.

[homeslicej2]

I think I remember reading in another thread about this that it was a temporary thing or something. Maybe.

I hope it was.

[senioritis]

dadng thank god i read this thread. now i would never use fram again

[goldeneye9mm]

i've always used moble1 and k&n oild fliters. anything wrong w/ them? i used to use the fram tough guards. are they any better?

[s14tan]

lol, spotted it right away. kind of funny but hey to each his own.

Lmao ME Too. i was like wow

[Camry]

At first I thought maybe it was the oil filter too but I don't know anything technical about oil filters. Yeah what is wrong with FRAM. I use the pureONE filters. Don't know if that's a bad thing.

[kornaz]

Fram sucks. That's it.

Can't see what kinf turbo it is, looks to be eBay'ish, but i might be wrong.

[RogerHinga]

:Shurg: I used fram on my SR since 2002.. never had any issues.. i drove from cali to arizona like 1 to 3 times a month for about a year and a half.. done drift events often.. never had no issues..

[slide4satan]

pure one. hands down the best filter for the buck. i am a manager at a advance auto parts and i always try to sell the pure ones or standard purolater over the frams or even our home brand "basically fram"

[dustyk]

Not Another Fram filter argument....

I always buy whatever filter is the cheapest I can find. I actually have had 1 oil filter fail on my in my lifetime and it was one of those super expensive Mobil 1 filters. Ive read seen the posts online about how the filters dont filter as well and I really could care less. Im not sure if everyone knows but Fram is a subsidiary of honeywell, the same honeywell that Garret turbos is part of.

In anycase whether it be Fram, Wix, OEM Nissan, OEM Honda, OEM Mazda, STP, Bosch, Napa, Mobil 1, K&N whatever, the chances that your engine will fail because of the oil filter is slim to none. Id say your chances of an engine failing due to lack of maintenance is waaaay higher than having an oil filter failing and causing your motor to die.

[redlineracer]

now that i think of it my ka blew when i had a fram filter on it

[goldeneye9mm]

sorry, didn't mean to start a fram argument. i was just curious. i've never heard anybody say they were bad. eh

[Defcon86]

I was to distracted by the hideous paint scheme. But once I read that it wasnt that I realized it was the Fram crap.

[BlakDrag0n9]

Wow I dodn't know FRAM had such a bad reputation...good thing I changed my oil early on my 89 Max...that's my original baby next to my 240. I noticed the oil filter but I was looking at the dirty Power Steering tank. Suprised no one else pointed that out which also stands out in a "clean" engine bay!

[daconkiftador]

maybe he chose it because it kinda goes with his color scheme, lol?

[E7-S14]

OMG its like Christmas all over again!!!

i "at first" thought it was the color scheme...but then.. the orange stuck out like a sore thumbK&N woulda matched better.. IMO

[redtop91]

I have a FRAM, so suck me. I love it. It's better than my Greddy oil filter that I used and developed ticking lifters with.

hahahaha sike b1tches Fram FTMFL!!!!!!1

[ishkabibble]

Lots of talk in this thread, but no data:

http://minimopar.knizefamily.n....html

[hpmachine]

One of the sickest built sr motors I ever saw used a fram oil filter. Of course the guy said he didn't care what kind of oil filter he used cuz he changed the oil like every 200 miles or something crazy like that. Meh