so, after reading some older posts, some people think that fram filters are junk. im just wondering what other filters people would recommend. oh and why are fram oil filters junk?

 

i like K&N its nice having that little xtra protection

 

I use Purolator cause I plan on starring in a Purolator commercial when I hit 500,000 miles.

 

99.99999999999999999% of what's on the Internet that's bad about Fram filters is false, misleading, exaggerated, perpetuated myths. For that very reason, I like a MotorCraft FL-1A because it holds twice as much oil as a stock filter, fits perfect and is available at Walmart for cheap.

 

do you have to use more oil with that filter?

 

I grew up farming for 15 yrs. and worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for 6 yrs. I did all the oil services on the equipment. The company did tests on oil and filters. fram filters dont have as much filter media as the better brands. for the money and the quility Wix filters witch are NAPA Gold Filters where by far the best. We ran equipment for 200 hrs. and then sent the oil and filter off to see the results. We used about 20 to 30 persent of the filter life. Out of CAT Donaldson Fram Baldwin. Wix was by far the best and was acually the cheapest to buy. You can buy Wix filters for about 3 to 4 bucks a peice. K&N are good but you are also paying for the name. Just my thought and expeirance though

 

nominated.

 

that is literally the CLEANEST 4.0 i have ever seen, ever. period. hahaha. do you powerwash it every week or something?

 

Nope, 6 qts. fills it to the max mark.

 

I use Napa Gold filters,they are made by Wix for Napa.

 

Thanks, appreciate that. This was a city vehicle that we bought at the auction (42K miles). They had 3 identical '98 XJs up for auction, 1 only had 27K miles but went for almost $6K. Since it's a 4X2, I'm sure its never been off-roaded and not a spot of rust anywhere but that's pretty common in the desert of West Texas. It cleaned up real nice. My son and I replaced most of the a/c system ourselves, did a Magnaflow side exit exhaust (very quiet) and installed a PowerTrax No-Slip locking diff. When you work on a vehicle just about every day, dirt doesn't have a chance to settle/accumulate. LOL The kiddo loves it.

 

x2 ... First oil change I did was with a fram now it's going to be Wix (napa gold) from here on out. I just changed the oil and changed to Wix about a week ago

 

I'm using a MOPAR filter from Wal-Mart, M090 is the part number.

 

I talked to a machanic for 20+yrs and he says fram are junk because the filter is cheaply made and has had issues with the internals falling apart and no longer filtering. Just passing on some knowledge. Plus since i stopped useing fram my oil pressure has gone up some.

 

I use the same, in my XJ, my dads XJ, my mothers Liberty, and step fathers Ram.