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Hello, I recently purchased the oil filter attached here (see pics). I found it on a few websites as being the most recommended filter. I haven't even looked at my truck yet, but just upon inspecting it out of the box, it seems really thin! Did I purchase the wrong thing??
Appreciate any help, this is my first truck. Per my sig, this is a 2018 EcoBoost 2.7L STX
Agreed, get OEM or another high quality filter. Will never buy fram again after I saw first hand why they called it the Orange can of death. Yours may be fine but can't bring myself to use Fram oil filters ever again.
it looks so thin compared to videos I watched on youtube... that's why I thought it might be the wrong one
Fram deserves a bad reputation but in my opinion not for the Internet lore reason. I say due to continued production of timed release Teflon/PTFE oil filters.
I have no problems with “cardboard” in oil filters, after all the element is paper. The good thing about cartridge oil filters is the end of foolish arguments about bypass valves and anti-drainback flaps. Furthermore if the element collapses or tears it will be obvious without having to make the effort to cut a can open, which hardly no one ever does.
did a little research and most of what I found stated that people just rage against FRAM without much science behind it. I'm going to try it out, and let you guys know how it goes! Thanks for the advice!
Oil Filter Question- Wrong One?
