Originally Posted by [Damnit]
damnit, fram is all the kragen next to me has
hmmm mayb thats y my car is leaking so much oil out of no where...thanks dave
Then find an independent store... there must be one nearby.
And when you change your oil, save the old filter and cut it open.
You'll see where the people at FRAM decided to cheap out.
Treated paper end-caps.
Cheap filtration media.
PLASTIC pressure relief valves.
There's a link in the Integra FAQ to a head-to-head comparison of oil filters. It's an off-site link to NTPOG.. a group of Prelude owners in north Texas who put up a fair bit of time and money to objectively compare the filtration performance and construction of the major oil filter brands.
If memory serves, one of the authors belongs to the Society of Automotive Engineers.
It's good reading.