looks like the FL1A will fit our trucks.. anyone know if that is true? would be nice to have a larger filter.....

 

do an online search and the standard fram has half the filtering area that other filters have.. and as was said.. the drainback valve is either non existant or substandard. FWIW... before I knew this I used a fram on my 1985 ranger since I owned it.. It has 280,000 miles, 175,000 that I put on it using nothing but fram. But still.. why chance it when the motorcraft filter is cheaper at walmart.

 

I don't worry about a few bucks either way when I am changing the oil---what is important is not saving the $$ on the oil but saving $$$ long-term on the truck. I use Motorcraft all th way around. I stick to what the fac specs said.

Tim C.