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**Tegger[_2_]**

(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
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> Mark A > wrote:
>>Fram makes a wide variety of oil filters, some sold under their own
>>brand, and some sold under other brands.
>>
>>Most people agree that the lowest price Fram filter (About $2.50 at
>>discount stores) is of questionable quality, but the one that sells
>>for about $11.00 is quite good. It is unwise to lump all Fram filters
>>into the same category.
>
> The problem is that you have to, unless you can tell WHICH one you are
> getting. If you don't have proof of what grade you have, you must
> assume it is the lowest possible.
>

OEM grade, at least for the imports, appears to be far higher than what
those same companies sell in the aftermarket.

A Honda FRAM-built oil filter is quite different from a FRAM filter in a
FRAM box, despite the use of some common parts between the two.

A Honda OEM Walker or Bosal exhaust will not at all resemble parts those
same companies make for the aftermarket.

It's the automakers' specifications that make the difference, not who
actually manufactures the parts.

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Tegger