[Chrysler300] My take on Fram Oil Filters

[guyztoys@xxxxxxx]

I have been using Fram (and Lee and Pennzoil and Mopar ) oil filters on my  
Mopars since the 1970s. I have never had an oil related problem (that I knew of 
 ).
 
When I started reading all the bad opinions on Fram Oil Filters, I  
discontinued using them.
 
However, here is an observation that I made that may apply to our  lettercars.
 
 In my Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with the 4.7 liter V8, using the  correct 
Fram Oil Filter, my oil pressure around town was about 35 psi and about  40 
psi on the highway.
 
I have since changed the oil twice, first using a Purolator and then a  Mopar 
Oil Filter. My oil pressure has moved to 40 psi around town and 55 psi on  
the highway.
 
After giving it much thought, the only explanation I could come up with was  
that the Fram has too little material in the can causing the oil not to 
readily  pass through resulting in diminished circulation pressure.
 
Also, a friend of mine who is the Cummins Diesel (got one of these  too) 
specialist at a local Mopar dealer says that Chrysler looks harder at  an oil 
related failure on a Cummins if it has a Fram on it as opposed to a Mopar  or the 
Cummins filter from their maintenance line.
 
Any thoughts ??
 
Guy Morice


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