Re: Oil filter

Posted by fred kanter On 2011/6/19 21:02:48

I certainly cannot refute the post from the former Fram employee. Reviewing the internet again under "Fram failures" instead of "Fram problems" I find many entries. There was a recall by Fram in about 2007 on two part numbers of RACING FILTERS. These would not be used in regular passenger cars.(revision, yes they would)


The problem was not with the filter itself, but with the rubber gasket which deformed and caused a leak.


Much of what is on the internet is third/fourth/fifth hand. Someone knows someone who knows someone who thinks he heard of a problem.

There are several posts from JiffyLube type shop owners who have installed 40,000 Fram oil filters without a failure or problem.

The filter recommended just above, the Frantz filter,that uses a roll of toilet paper would not look original on a Packard and I doubt its filtration qualities are up to spec for our needs. It is mostly a novelty in that it saves money

As the Packard filter in the '30 conversion is fully enclosed in an outer casing with its own separate casing gasket,I would not hesitate to use it on my '30.

REVISION- FRAM "RACING FILTERS" ARE JUST A TRADE NAME, THEY ARE NOT USED SPECIFICALLY FOR RACING.

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