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Old 08-23-2011, 12:06 AM
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I got some oil and a mopar filter since I have a fram and I heard they are crap. Picked up the fram and mopar, mopar was a lot heavier. Is the mopar a better filter? I saw it and figured it grab it and If not I can always return it and go to napa and get a napa gold or something good
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Yes the mopar filter is a very good filter just as good as napa mobil etc.
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I'm running a Fram in mine...I have no problems with Fram.
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Originally Posted by Bugsy
I'm running a Fram in mine...I have no problems with Fram.
Yeah not yet, frams are apparently just cheap cardboard filters. There's videos all over youtube that show the insides of different types of oil filters.
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Yes the mopar filter is a very good filter just as good as napa mobil etc.
Alright thanks! Good to know
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I always likes the WIX oil filter.
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The Mopar is a good filter found some at WallyWorld for $3.00 A PIECE.
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Originally Posted by Jakeshain
I always likes the WIX oil filter.
I'mrunning wix... got a hell of a deal on it with 6qts Pennzoil full syn.... God synthetic is amazing! I'm gonna cut the.filter in half when I change it, ill report back... I'm running 5-30 and will also be moving to 5-20 at the next change

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Sweet, can't wait! I run synthetic blend in my 96
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The junkyards are full of engines with Fram filters on them.
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Originally Posted by Firestorm500
The junkyards are full of engines with Fram filters on them.
Lol.... what are you implying?
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Take it however you want to.
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My friend, about 10 years ago, use to race sportbike on tracks, every other weekedn or so. The one day I pulled up to his house with a fram filter on my bike, he told me that you couldnt run a fram on the track, because they had a tendency to rupture easily and get oil on the track. Never had it happen, never seen it happen, just going with what i was told.
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yeah I switched and bought some mopars for our jeeps...just using our freebie purolator golds we got with oil on special...
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Purolator filters arn't a bad filter either,I use 'em when they come with the castrol oil, instead of the regalur mopar filter.Wix,stp,k&n royal purp, all good.


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