Home Brew Engine Oil Filter Comparison White Paper
The article is dated but provokes thought about which oil filter brands should be avoided. Makes for an interesting read... http://www.austincc.edu/wkibbe/oilfilterstudy.htm
Forum Discussion
4X4Dodger wrote:
Fram and Baldwin are both approved and in fact encouraged by many vehicle manufacturers who have no interest in early filter failure creating warranty work. Also All three big diesel engine mfg's, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, and Cat all approve and recommend Fram and Baldwin.
I used Frams on my Mercedes Diesel for years and put 300,000 miles on it with NOT an single engine problem.
To say that Fram is the Yugo of filters is flying in the face of reality it seems to me.
In all my life I have never seen or heard of an engine failure due to an oil filter that was properly installed. The only ones I have known to cause problems are the toilet paper roll ones which have been totally discredited and are NOT recommended or approved by any manufacturer.
This is a typical response by someone with no direct or even indirect experience with TP filters. After almost 20 years of personal use and research, I have never had an issue with these filters. After the chuckling and unsubstantiated negativity are over, no one can point out a legitimate engine issue from using TP filters.
