Fram FE9688 for my WRX and BRZ too. I’m tempted to run two oil changes to one filter change as the filter says it’s good up to 25,000 miles.
Pros: long life, good up to 25000 miles
Part number: FE9688
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Using a cheap (fram) oil filter is a recipe for disaster, because those filters fail internally, and either go into bypass mode, or the internals of the filter grenade, and go directly into the crankshaft bearings.
Cons: filters fail internally
fresh clean fill of Ravenol 10W-40 TSI (semi synthetic) with a Fram oil filter
Pros: fresh clean fill
Ran whatever fram filter they had. Regular, tough guard and the synthetic. Over 500,000 km doing synthetic oil and a fram filter every 15,000km. It’s still going. That’s over 40 fram filters, never had a problem
Pros: still going, never a problem
Mileage: 500000 km
I use a FRAM filter for my civic.
Pros: null
Cons: null
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I use my own oil from Walmart. Supertech Advanced Mileage and a Fram Ultra Filter.
Pros: uses Supertech oil
Cons: uses Fram filter
Stay away from fram as the name is just ruined in many peoples eyes. I wouldn't buy something for good money with fram on it.
Cons: ruined name, cheap quality
I use Fram 9/10 times I do an oil change, never had an issue. I have heard more than once that some Fram filters have internal rust from the factory, but I’ve never cut one open to verify this
Pros: never had an issue
Cons: internal rust
Fram filters have a lower micron count than other brands, thus why people say they are bad. I would not use them on high performance stuff, but on econoboxes i would. been using exclusively fram on my 2006 corolla since it was brand new and it has 250k miles and still going strong, however on my mustang i only use motorcraft.
Pros: 250k miles, still strong
Cons: lower micron count
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 250000 km
Fram Air filters: Their OEM filters are the absolutely best while the exact same filters with a "Fram" label are manufacturing rejects. Kinked pleats, misaligned bracing screen, holes in the gasket, missing glue, etc.
Fram Oil filters: Nope. Few pleats and not very strong. You can find lots of test and teardown videos. I've had past problems with the gasket swelling so badly that the filter has to be torched off.
Cons: few pleats, weak, gasket swelling
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