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Date:         Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:49:52 -0700
Reply-To:     "Michael A. Radtke" <m.radtke@ELM.AZ05.BULL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Michael A. Radtke" <m.radtke@ELM.AZ05.BULL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Filters:  Fram vs Others?
Comments: To: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET>

Phaedra.


I used Fram filters for years.  I read about Fram being cheapened and I
still used Fram.  Finally I experienced oil drain back indicating a bad
valve in the filter ... something that Frams are supposedly famous for.
 Then I switched to Pep Boys house brand which are really Purolator.


One thing that I always noticed with my Vanagon since new was that close to
oil change time, if I just ran the van for a minute or two, like moving it
in the driveway, the next start often had lifter noise for about 5 minutes.
 I accepted that as normal.  In the two years since I have changed to
Purolator, I have never had the noise.


Mike  '84 GL  Phoenix AZ


PS: Please see http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html
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