Yeah I've watched a lot of them too. Fram has an excellent marketing department, and your average joe doesnt know any better. If everyone was educated on filters, Fram would go out of business. I didnt want the stp, but It needed an oil change, and I figured a couple thousand miles wont hurt. They do have anti drainback valves, however I guess it is possible that the one in my filter is faulty. Today it didnt give me a dry start.
Well that is promising. Hopefully it's not something more sinister going on with oil supply and recirculation. A guy can can become obsessive about this stuff very quickly and the online 'experts' all have conflicting points of view.Originally Posted by bbrewer2005
*OOC, next time you wander into a auto shop, take a couple of filters that have the same/similar diameter box and check which ones have an M20x1.5 thread and a seal about 66-68mm across. There might be a larger capacity filter available for the same price or maybe cheaper. I found a good upgrade for my J2 Hyundai 2.0 doing this.
I just posted a thread on oversize oil filter for these engines. My last post is still waiting for moderator approval, but a filter for an 84 ram50 turbodiesel is the same gasket and threads, but over an inch longer.Well that is promising. Hopefully it's not something more sinister going on with oil supply and recirculation. A guy can can become obsessive about this stuff very quickly and the online 'experts' all have conflicting points of view.
*OOC, next time you wander into a auto shop, take a couple of filters that have the same/similar diameter box and check which ones have an M20x1.5 thread and a seal about 66-68mm across. There might be a larger capacity filter available for the same price or maybe cheaper. I found a good upgrade for my J2 Hyundai 2.0 doing this.
A good find - more oil capacity, bigger filter area...win!
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