> Some of them do. Others have lost compression by 60K.
sorry to hear that. what type of car was it?
-james c
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From: John J. Stimson-III <john@idsfa.net>
> James Creasy writes:
> >
> >does the brand of filter matter?
>
> Check the URL I posted. Some of those filters sound to me like
> they're equivalent to running without a filter. Some of them may be
> worse. Somewhere I read (yeah, yeah, real reliable) that there are
> FRAM filters that release Teflon particles into your engine,
> intentionally. No thanks! If I want Teflon particles stuck in my oil
> filter, I'll dump some Slick50 in there.
>
> FRAM may not be all bad. According to that web site, they make
> several filters. The less expensive ones are apparently junk, but
> their premium filter might be okay. Just make sure it doesn't say
> "Teflon fortified" anywhere on the box...Barry, is this what you're
> talking about? What's you're personal favorite?
>
> > i mean these days motors run for 200,000
> >miles. the rest of the car falls apart before the motor goes.
>
> Some of them do. Others have lost compression by 60K.
>
> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
> http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
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