From: rtkba@juno.com@INTERNET on Fri, Dec 20, 1996 8:06 PM
>When I bought my '95 V6 Auto SLT EXT Cab 4x4, the dealer held a new Dodge
>owners class. During the class the subject of oil filters was brought up
>and the Service Manager told us that Dodge/Chrysler had noticed problems
>with Mopar engines using FRAM filters(maybe just the Magnums). I had
>always used Frams on all my other vehicles, but my 3.9L has never felt
>ORANGE against its side because of the dealers comments.
Not to start a filter war like there has been on MML but remember for every
one non-FRAM sold there is on the order of 1000 FRAMs sold. What this means
even if every manufacturer had the same 1% failure rate there would be 100
times more FRAM failures.
I have not seen any real data that would support one brand being superior to
another. Unless CC has issued a TSB on FRAM I would put what the dealer said
in the category of here say.
Dave Clement
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