Filters
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Printed Date: March-09-2025 at 10:11am
Topic: Filters
Posted By: Duane in Indy
Subject: Filters
Date Posted: May-13-2019 at 10:04am
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This video backs up what has been said before about filters. Very informative and worth the time to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTNJLEV8CG8" rel="nofollow - Filter video ------------- Keep it as original as YOU want it 1978 Mustang (modified) |
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Posted By: oldlegbone
Date Posted: May-13-2019 at 10:45am
I thought everyone on ccfan loved fram filters. 
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Posted By: gt40KS
Date Posted: May-13-2019 at 4:43pm
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Very good, in depth and informative video. Never used the 'orange' before but I'll have to be honest, it wasn't because I thought they were really crappy.... I would always just buy "factory" parts - i.e. Motorcraft for ford, Delco for GM, etc. After watching the video I now have an entire new reason NOT to buy orange ------------- JCCI 1995 Ski Nautique GT40 |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-13-2019 at 5:01pm
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Very interesting!! Duane, Thanks for the link. Glad I've never used one of those orange filters and embarrassed to say they sell them at the HD. Probably because of the color.  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Faceplant
Date Posted: May-13-2019 at 11:22pm
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Always thought that everyone was going a little bit overboard on the Fram filter bashing until I watched this video a few months back. Now I am a believer . ------------- Feels like I am hanging 10 but in reality - probably hanging 6. |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 12:10am
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Yeah I’ve watched that video before and others and routinely Fram lost big time. In the back of my mind all I could hear was Petey griping about those damn orange filters. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 4:48am
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Very Accurate video Thanks for sharing. Another brand not mentioned is Hastings, Hastings offers a high quality filter but are hard to find today. The OEM filters are all built by someone else. OEM's, GM, Ford Chrysler have not manufactured filters or many other parts for over 20 years. Champ Labs makes many of the private label brands and does a pretty fair job. Wix is a great manufacturer of filters, they cost more but as you see you get what you pay for. ------------- |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 10:09am
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I have a Fram on my lawnmower. Can I be forgiven ? Seriously though, In my garage Fords generally get FL1A because they are cheap and handy to get (and white to write hours on). Everything else I own gets standard line Wix. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 10:19am
| We use NAPA Gold filters. I quit using Fram when NAPA started putting them out on their counters for their customers to inspect, but I used Fram for years and some vehicles were still running well when I sold them with upwards of 300k miles on them, so how bad can they really be? |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 10:26am
They do make silver sharpies. But..... to keep up with CCF tradition (no I hadn’t met ya Zach but heard plenty of digs) the silver sharpies are kept on the upper shelf at the store. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
phatsat67 wrote:Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 10:56am
Silver Sharpies make great timing marks and generally make me happy so I have them in all tool boxes - some of my old ford interior trim pieces might have been been touched up here and there with a silver sharpie where some old plastic "chrome" pealed off as well. I am pretty sure I am running FL1A's on Fords and even Chryslers these days - occasionally I get the mobil 1 version because the auto store oil change bundle on sale means 5 quarts plus the filter is the same price as 4 quarts without a filter. However after buying all those cases of VR1 over the winter it might be time to order a box of WIX to have on hand. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 11:08am
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Ha, yeah I should grab up a silver sharpie. Wix general line was white until a few years ago and they swapped to black. Anyone have a ladder? |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 11:33am
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Napa gold = wix. I’m still getting both black and white flavors of standard wix stuff (depending on the filter #). The ford and Chevy boat stuff is all black though. If a cheap filter doesn’t fail then it doesn’t harm the engine and it can live a long life... it’s when the anti drainback valve fails or media clogs up that you’ll be glad you went with the better built filter (and they usually don’t cost any more $). |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-14-2019 at 3:28pm
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Ok class, the dead horse is still dead. Can you guys move on to your favorite spark plugs now? |
Posted By: Mille1sj
Date Posted: May-18-2019 at 10:40am
| Great video, when we got our boat back in the family after a few years of someone else owning it, it had one of those orange filters on. It was quickly changed back to the NAPA Gold, plus my Dad owns a NAPA shop, so I get a little better price on those. |
Posted By: Fabcon
Date Posted: May-18-2019 at 10:09pm
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Great video ------------- 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1984 Barefoot Nautique (Parting Out) |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: May-19-2019 at 11:29am
I bought the 3-pack of Sharpies. Comes w/ Gold, Copper and Silver. ------------- Keep it....from sinkin' |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-19-2019 at 11:40am
One thing for sure is Frams advertising is successful! It proves you can even sell junk! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |