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Bulk vs. Bottled oil at places like Jiffy Lube
If they're such good quality, they should have an ADBV that works. They
don't. You can't convince me that Fram is good quality unless they've changed significantly in the last ten years or so, because my own experiences tell me that they are inferior to every other name brand filter on the market. nate Jeff wrote: > they are good quality. the oil filter i dont like is purolator. i had one of > their oil filters leave the gasket on my engine when i changed the filter > and i started the car and saw my brand new oil all over the pavement. it > wasn't synthetic oil at the time that i was using but it made me have to > walk to a gas station and pay double what walmart or autozone would charge > per quart for more oil just so i could drive my car. > > -jeff > "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message > ... > >>mred wrote: >> >>>On Aug 18, 10:51 pm, Nate Nagel > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>In article > , >>>>>"Jeff" > wrote: >>>> >>>>>>i do it myself and save money. for the price to pay somebody to change > > your > >>>>>>oil i go to walmart buy a fram oil filter and a 5 quart bottle of > > castrol > >>>>>>syntec full synthetic oil and change it myself and i know it's done > > right. > >>>>>I use a 25 year veteran mechanic who has been a Honda guy for that > > whole > >>>>>time. I sit there and watch while he does it, and we shoot the ****. >>>>>He's a friend of mine now. He's the only guy I let touch my Hondas. >>>> >>>>>I know it's done right, because I watched. And I get many benefits > > from > >>>>>doing it that way, benefits that are more than paid for by that extra >>>>>few bucks I pay for labor. >>>> >>>>Somehow I missed the post that you replied to, but I feel compelled to >>>>reply... if you're using Fram filters, you're not doing it right. Fram >>>>is a triumph of marketing over quality... >>>> >>>>nate >>>> >>>>-- >>>>replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel- > > Hide quoted text - > >>>>- Show quoted text - >>> >>> >>>If I remember correctly ? Fram has gone an ownership change recently >>>according to other NG`s I read and the quality of their oil filters >>>has improved dramaticaly according to all reports ? >>> >>>Someone cut a Fram filter in half to inspect the internals and found >>>it has all the same quality ingredients as the more expensive "name " >>>brands. >>> >>>I dont know how true this is but seems where theres smoke theres fire >>> >>> >> >>It's not recently, it was years ago they got bought out by someone, I >>forget who. But my comments stem from personal experience, their >>anti-drainback valves simply don't work, at least on a slant six MoPar >>application. I've also heard of them blowing apart at the seams on >>engines who develop higher-than-normal (>100 PSI) oil pressure on a cold >>start, like VWs, but that part is anecdotal. >> >>nate >> >>-- >>replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. >>http://members.cox.net/njnagel > > > -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Bulk vs. Bottled oil at places like Jiffy Lube
In fact, Purolator is one of the better brands and if someone forgets to
check for gaskets that stick to the filter mount when changing... Shame on 'em for not checking since this is a common occurance regardless of filter mfg.. JT (Who feels extra grumpy today!) Nate Nagel wrote: > If they're such good quality, they should have an ADBV that works. They > don't. You can't convince me that Fram is good quality unless they've > changed significantly in the last ten years or so, because my own > experiences tell me that they are inferior to every other name brand > filter on the market. > > nate > > Jeff wrote: > >> they are good quality. the oil filter i dont like is purolator. i had >> one of >> their oil filters leave the gasket on my engine when i changed the filter >> and i started the car and saw my brand new oil all over the pavement. it >> wasn't synthetic oil at the time that i was using but it made me have to >> walk to a gas station and pay double what walmart or autozone would >> charge >> per quart for more oil just so i could drive my car. >> >> -jeff >> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message >> ... >> >>> mred wrote: >>> >>>> On Aug 18, 10:51 pm, Nate Nagel > wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> In article > , >>>>>> "Jeff" > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> i do it myself and save money. for the price to pay somebody to >>>>>>> change >> >> >> your >> >>>>>>> oil i go to walmart buy a fram oil filter and a 5 quart bottle of >> >> >> castrol >> >>>>>>> syntec full synthetic oil and change it myself and i know it's done >> >> >> right. >> >>>>>> I use a 25 year veteran mechanic who has been a Honda guy for that >> >> >> whole >> >>>>>> time. I sit there and watch while he does it, and we shoot the ****. >>>>>> He's a friend of mine now. He's the only guy I let touch my Hondas. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I know it's done right, because I watched. And I get many benefits >> >> >> from >> >>>>>> doing it that way, benefits that are more than paid for by that extra >>>>>> few bucks I pay for labor. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Somehow I missed the post that you replied to, but I feel compelled to >>>>> reply... if you're using Fram filters, you're not doing it right. >>>>> Fram >>>>> is a triumph of marketing over quality... >>>>> >>>>> nate >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel- >> >> >> Hide quoted text - >> >>>>> - Show quoted text - >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If I remember correctly ? Fram has gone an ownership change recently >>>> according to other NG`s I read and the quality of their oil filters >>>> has improved dramaticaly according to all reports ? >>>> >>>> Someone cut a Fram filter in half to inspect the internals and found >>>> it has all the same quality ingredients as the more expensive "name " >>>> brands. >>>> >>>> I dont know how true this is but seems where theres smoke theres fire >>>> >>>> >>> >>> It's not recently, it was years ago they got bought out by someone, I >>> forget who. But my comments stem from personal experience, their >>> anti-drainback valves simply don't work, at least on a slant six MoPar >>> application. I've also heard of them blowing apart at the seams on >>> engines who develop higher-than-normal (>100 PSI) oil pressure on a cold >>> start, like VWs, but that part is anecdotal. >>> >>> nate >>> >>> -- >>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. >>> http://members.cox.net/njnagel >> >> >> >> > > |
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they are good quality. the oil filter i dont like is purolator. i had one of
their oil filters leave the gasket on my engine when i changed the filter and i started the car and saw my brand new oil all over the pavement. it wasn't synthetic oil at the time that i was using but it made me have to walk to a gas station and pay double what walmart or autozone would charge per quart for more oil just so i could drive my car. -jeff "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message ... > mred wrote: > > On Aug 18, 10:51 pm, Nate Nagel > wrote: > > > >>Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > >> > >>>In article > , > >>> "Jeff" > wrote: > >> > >>>>i do it myself and save money. for the price to pay somebody to change your > >>>>oil i go to walmart buy a fram oil filter and a 5 quart bottle of castrol > >>>>syntec full synthetic oil and change it myself and i know it's done right. > >> > >>>I use a 25 year veteran mechanic who has been a Honda guy for that whole > >>>time. I sit there and watch while he does it, and we shoot the ****. > >>>He's a friend of mine now. He's the only guy I let touch my Hondas. > >> > >>>I know it's done right, because I watched. And I get many benefits from > >>>doing it that way, benefits that are more than paid for by that extra > >>>few bucks I pay for labor. > >> > >>Somehow I missed the post that you replied to, but I feel compelled to > >>reply... if you're using Fram filters, you're not doing it right. Fram > >>is a triumph of marketing over quality... > >> > >>nate > >> > >>-- > >>replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel- Hide quoted text - > >> > >>- Show quoted text - > > > > > > If I remember correctly ? Fram has gone an ownership change recently > > according to other NG`s I read and the quality of their oil filters > > has improved dramaticaly according to all reports ? > > > > Someone cut a Fram filter in half to inspect the internals and found > > it has all the same quality ingredients as the more expensive "name " > > brands. > > > > I dont know how true this is but seems where theres smoke theres fire > > > > > > It's not recently, it was years ago they got bought out by someone, I > forget who. But my comments stem from personal experience, their > anti-drainback valves simply don't work, at least on a slant six MoPar > application. I've also heard of them blowing apart at the seams on > engines who develop higher-than-normal (>100 PSI) oil pressure on a cold > start, like VWs, but that part is anecdotal. > > nate > > -- > replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. > http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Jeff wrote:
> they are good quality. the oil filter i dont like is purolator. i had one of > their oil filters leave the gasket on my engine when i changed the filter > and i started the car and saw my brand new oil all over the pavement. Don't blame the filter for operator error! ANY filter can leave a gasket behind, that's why you should check and clean the gasket surface on the engine's oil filter mounting flange every time. Purolator and Wix are probably the best filters on the market, overall. |
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On Aug 23, 10:09 am, Steve > wrote:
> > Don't blame the filter for operator error! ANY filter can leave a gasket > behind, that's why you should check and clean the gasket surface on the > engine's oil filter mounting flange every time. Purolator and Wix are > probably the best filters on the market, overall. That is true.. Can happen with the best of them.. I totally agree with Nate about the fram filters on some six cyl engines. They are a *proven* disaster waiting to happen. I even tried one myself to see.. I had to yank it within one day. Trust me, I don't yank new filters, unless I have a good reason.. :/ Now, I can see some engines not having a problem with fram filters. Most of the problems with frams on six bangers are from the physical position of the filter, and the fast drain it will do if the valve is a bad design. But many engines don't mount the filters in that position, and thus probably would not have the problem. But...Being I know fram skimps on their anti-drainback valves, I don't really trust them as far as the other parts of the filter. So I don't use them at all, just to be on the safe side. Purolator in general makes very high quality filters. At least I know they have good anti drain valves. The motorcraft FL1A that I use on the ford trucks and have zero problems with may well use a purolator design, and I've heard some are actually made by purolator. Supposably WIX filters are pretty good, although I've never tried one. Those are sold by NAPA, etc.. Myself, I'm not overally picky about filters.. Or at least I don't buy the high $$$$ versions that offer fine filtration, etc.. I'm of the opinion that too good a filter is not good either.. They clog faster in general, and if the bypass has to kick in.... No bueno.. As far as the seals sticking, it can happen to just about any of them if the seal gets stuck good enough.. Or at least for the ones that use a "flat" seal surface. The ones with a sunk "O-ring" type of seal tend to stick less. But... You should still double check every time, or verify that the old one is still on the old filter when you yank it. Myself, I use a dab of oil off the old seal to lube the new seal. So if I reach over to grab a touch of oil, and the seal ain't there, I know it's still on the engine. I've had it happen maybe 2-3 times in a few hundred oil changes. I once dumped a couple of quarts on a service bay floor when this happened at a place I worked at years ago. Needless to say, I always made sure the seal didn't stick after that.. Over the years, I've changed the oil in hundreds of vehicles starting with helping my grandfather do it at his Texaco station when I was a kid, and then through 2-3 stations I worked at when younger. At one local Texaco, I did several a day, every day.. Also all my cars through the years.. I've never had anyone else change the oil on any of my cars since I started driving. So I do know a little bit about changing oil and filters regardless of "local" opinion to the contrary.. One tip... Never , ever change the oil and filter on a vehicle and not look for leaks under the car when through, and cranked up.. I've heard stories of JL's not doing that and having the car come right back with a dry engine.. I'd strangle anyone that did that to one of my cars. Maybe that why I always do it myself. I'm just trying to save the life of some poor JL dude or dudette.. lol.. MK |
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I find it interesting... Fram filters now have a Honeywell symbol on them.
Funny because so do my Honda filters. Granted they could be manufactured differently, but in my experience, the chances of that is slim to none. unless they are made in a different factory. The cost of carrying different materials for different quality requirements on an oil filter I'm thinking would be cost negative. t Nate Nagel wrote: >If they're such good quality, they should have an ADBV that works. They >don't. You can't convince me that Fram is good quality unless they've >changed significantly in the last ten years or so, because my own >experiences tell me that they are inferior to every other name brand >filter on the market. > >nate > >> they are good quality. the oil filter i dont like is purolator. i had one of >> their oil filters leave the gasket on my engine when i changed the filter >[quoted text clipped - 64 lines] >>> >>>nate > -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200708/1 |
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On Aug 23, 12:22 pm, "loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote:
> I find it interesting... Fram filters now have a Honeywell symbol on them. > > Funny because so do my Honda filters. Maybe they will/have improved the product. I don't see how they got away with the drainback valve problem for so many years. I'm almost for certain that 100's if not eventually 1000's of people surely complained about it. This problem applied to many ford and mopar sixes.. It's like they totally ignored the problem and just thumbed their noses at the consumers. I'm sure they would have gone broke by switching to a better valve design or material.. Not... None of the other low priced filters had the problem. I can use most any brand, except Fram.. Everyone else seems to have a decent valve. Or at least, good nuf fer gov work. So even if they fix the problem, I'd still be wary due to their past lack of concern. It's also quite possible nothing has really changed, except for the collection of three piece suiters in the new home office.. They might be buying from the same sources, and just slapping a HW paint job on them. I couldn't say until I actually tested a "new" fram in one of my trucks. It won't take long to tell if it's changed or not.. I have two old ford trucks, both with sixes.. One a 240, and the other a 300.. Normally I use nothing but motorcraft FL1A'a.. They are cheap, and a very good filter for that application. Best bang for the buck any day of the week. I don't know what the mopar slant six guys prefer... I imagine nearly anything but a fram is ok if it's like the ford experience. If I had to go get a filter for my 300, and got to choose between a fram, and a K-mart brand special, I'd go K-mart after about 20 ms of thought time.. Thats how bad the problem is for the six bangers.. All I gotta worry about is that the K-mart filter is not a repainted fram, but most any other cheap design on the planet. :/ MK |
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On Aug 18, 12:24 pm, "Jeff" > wrote:
> i do it myself and save money. for the price to pay somebody to change your > oil i go to walmart buy a fram oil filter and a 5 quart bottle of castrol > syntec full synthetic oil and change it myself and i know it's done right. > and my oil stays cleaner longer than those shops that plug up the drain plug > before everything is even drained out. read your owners manual and get a > haynes repair manual and go at it. I've been buying the Castrol 5 quart for a long time but I was in K- Mart yesterday and I noticed all the Castrol jugs in there were 4 quart, does Castrol make both a 4 quart and a 5 quart jug or did they "downsize" the jug to make more money? |
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On Aug 15, 5:57 pm, wrote:
> I am on the road often enough where I need to get my oil changed at > Jiffy Lube or other convenient type of oil change place. Is there any > quality or performance difference between the bulk oil they use or the > optional bottled oil (penzoil) that they offer for $10-$15 more? The real question is whether they say the bulk oil is the same oil as in the bottles. If they say it's the same oil then I would believe them. I would not expect that Jiffy Lube or other large chain stores would be playing bait and switch games with motor oil. > I have heard many horror stories regarding Jiffy Lube, although I > guess I am lucky with 220K on my Honda Accord. Expect that they will do what you asked them to do, which is change the oil and filter. Just realize that they won't provide that set of expert eyes to spot potential troubles in other areas. > Taking my car to the > dealer just for an oil change on the road seems ridiculous. And likely to involve a half-day wait or longer if you can get into the schedule. > Just > wondeingr what others look for in an oil-change place to insure > quality work (those who fear Jiffy Lube) when they can't do it > themselves. > Thanks |
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On Aug 26, 11:40 pm, "Ninja" > wrote:
> > wrote in message > > ps.com... > > > On Aug 23, 10:09 am, Steve > wrote: > > > I totally agree with Nate about the fram filters on some six cyl > > engines. They are a *proven* disaster waiting to happen. I > > even tried one myself to see.. I had to yank it within one day. > > Trust me, I don't yank new filters, unless I have a good > > reason.. :/ > > I do trust you. My local parts store once had a display with cut-away Fram > and Wix filters side by side. The Wix must have had five times the surface > area of filter paper, if not ten. > > But I'm curious. . . You decided to yank the filter based on some observable > symptom? I was it doing? I can't speak for the previous poster, but in my case I noticed on two different 60's vintage A-bodies with the 225 slant six that the oil light would stay on for what I thought was an excessive period of time after startup - five seconds or so, accompanied by lifter rattling noises. Changing the filter to a Wix filter reduced that to about a second or so on both cars. nate |
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