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Old Aug 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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:08 AM
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Yes the mopar filter is a very good filter just as good as napa mobil etc.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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I'm running a Fram in mine...I have no problems with Fram.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:28 AM
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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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 413maxwedge
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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:41 AM
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I always likes the WIX oil filter.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 01:07 AM
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The Mopar is a good filter found some at WallyWorld for $3.00 A PIECE.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 01:42 AM
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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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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Sweet, can't wait! I run synthetic blend in my 96
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 01:55 AM
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The junkyards are full of engines with Fram filters on them.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 02:02 AM
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Take it however you want to.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:51 AM
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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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:51 AM
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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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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:10 AM
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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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