Sorry, but there have been too many members on this site that had a knock at start up and when they replaced the Fram filter, it went away. Then there is the member that recently had the Fram air filter come apart. Why take a chance? Unless you work for Honeywell/Fram. Same goes for E3 sparkplugs. There are some products that it just makes sense to avoid when time after time, you see people having problems with them.

 

No connection with Fram company at all, all the fram filters i have explored have been the all black variety..quite a long body
..metal end caps ..nice silicon anti-drain valve
I suppose these guys are filling the can before fitting same..even fitting a horizontal filter if one is quick not much oil will spill out before filter is screwed up. i think artistic licence is frequently used on some of these sites/band wagon jumpers
regards jim tylee

 

The Fram we are saying stay away from is the more commonly used orange one. There have been several instances of guys signing up on this site and their first post is a concern about a knock at start up that goes away after running a few seconds. The first question that is asked is "Do you have a Fram filter?" If they say yes, and then follow the advice of replacing it, the noise goes away. It does not take but 2 or 3 of these instances for me to avoid the product. The same goes for cheap filters used at some lube joints. A good filter such as Wix, Purolator, Motorcraft, just to name a few, is too inexpensive to take a chance.

 

Okay point noted about orange filters. the black Fram filter which has been in my Jeep for 18 months i have taken photos of same if anyone wants to see them email me on jimtylee@yahoo.co.uk
regards jimj

 

I always used the tough guard fram filters but using mobil extended performance right now. It was part of a special auto zone had when I bought Mobil 1 Extended Performance last oil change.

 

Buy the Motorcraft. Might be a few pennies more than the fram but a better filter all around. I think one of the major pluses for the motor craft is the anti siphon feature