Re: Canadian Tire oil filters

From: jay & dana (jay&dana@telus.net)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 17:52:24 EDT


Thanks again Bob,

Have you used them in the past or would you recommend them considering they
are a Fram product?
I don't think there should be any problems, just change them every 3K miles
along with the oil.
They do sound like a good filter though to use with Mobil 1.

Jay

>The Formula 1 synthetic filter from Canadian tire (Motomaster) is made by
Fram
>but sold exclusively through CT.
>
>This filter combines the stronger case of the Fram Toughguard, with a
hybrid,
>synthetic/cellulose fibre blend to achieve a 97% SPE rating and the
mounting
>gasket is PTFE (teflon) for ease of removal.
>
>At 97% SPE (single pass efficiency measures the amount of harmful
particles,
>10-20 microns in size, that are trapped by the filter on a first pass), it
>ranks
>above most every other major filter available.
>
>The drawback is gambling on the quality control of FRAM, which is
considered
>inconsistent.
>
>Bob



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