That's good news, TX05F150.

 

You know - the marketing director for Fram/Autolite/Prestone/Honeywell has been posting on these forums defending Fram filters - I betcha he won't go near this thread. If I were him, I'd be doing everything I could to help this poster get things taken care of - like getting Honeywell to go to battle with Ford and the warranty company, and paying for the engine damage. However, if I did that, I bet I wouldn't be the marketing director much longer.

 

He's not telling you that you have to use the parts that the manufacturer calls for, but he's saying if you use parts that they advise against, they cannot and should not be held accountable for any problems you encounter with these parts.

 

Hey guys one thing I have noticed since I got my phasers and lifters replaced is a somewhat loud vibration under the hood when I put the truck in reverse. It does not do it all the time I would say about 80% of the time though. I also had my transmission flushed by the dealer and I'm wondering if that too might have messed something up. Just not sure!

 

Maybe already covered, I just quoted from the post .... warranty is a contract, it carries conditions of use. If it can be shown that those conditions were violated and that that violation adversly affected the products life span, they should not have to honor the warranty.

You can use other stuff, even modify, but if those changes adversly affest lifespan, expect a problem getting the manufacturer to pay.

That's all he meant.

I too used many many orange fram filters over the years, but now I use OEM. Those older vehicle had looser tolerances, used thicker oils, weren't as complex, and often didn't last as long.

 

I see where he was coming from with his comment.

I feel like my girl (truck) has been violated and will never be the same after being opened up and tinkered with.

 

^^^ unfortuantly that's the lesson you need to take with you from this experience