Fram Products

I see all this talk about the oil filters from fram being nothing but a piece of crap. What about their other products like the fuel filters and air filters? Those still have some quality left in them are have they gone south too?

What about their other products .......?

My son forgot to screw the gas cap back on and lost it (93 S10 Blazer). He replaced it with a Fram gas cap about 8 months ago. Several weeks ago, it failed during a California smog test. The smog tech said they're junk and are manufactured in China (although it is not marked as such or any other marking). He suggested replacing it with one made in the U.S. of A which I did. Got one at NAPA (a Stant.) which is clearly marked Made in USA.

I have never had a problem with anything made by Fram, oil ,fuel, or air filters,I use all three in all of my vehicles including two that have I have put 100,000 + miles on.

I have been using all of their products for as long as i've had my license. My first car had all fram products on it since 1986 till it died in 2003 with 212k miles on it.

I just wanted to see what other people's opinions are on them

There was a site put up a while ago about the comparisons of different brand oil filters. If someone knows that site can you post it?

There was a site put up a while ago about the comparisons of different brand oil filters. If someone knows that site can you post it?

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html

Also one on air filters.
home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm

Do a search on oil filters there is several post here on AF on them.
I have never saw a real good Fram product or oil filter.
Your best bet is stay with the OEM type filters.
GM use AC-Delco and Ford use motor craft and Cry. Use mopar.
Fram on a gm can and will cause oil pressure problems for sure.
I first ran into it 30 years ago. A parts man bought a new cad and installed a fram oil filter. Oil pressure went to pot. He took it off and put an AC Delco back on it and it is still going strong to this day.
Other Fram products like transmission clutches cost me 25 rebuilt transmissions in a row.
The clutch lining fell off of the clutch plates as soon as the transmission was installed and put into reverse.
Fram said they were sorry about that and only sent me another box of a 100 clutch plates of the same old junk clutches.
Oem filters are the best but aftermarket Wix makes some good filters.
Take a fram air filter and an OEM filter or Wix filter and hold a drop inside it and have a look and you will see the difference.
MT

Fram fuel filters and air filters are ok, little low on filtering media by sufficient.

Oil filters are trash, except the X2 which is awesome.

Never use them when all other filters for the same price are so much more robust and better made.