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Old 04-23-2008, 06:29 PM
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I read a hug post on here about different brands of oil and oil filter, fuelfilters. I said fram sucked. Just changed my fram fuel filter w/ a napa one, wanted Motorcraft though. I say if its not much more money to replace parts with OEM then do it. Checker gave me the run around on a PCV valve for 2.99 gromment for 99. I said screw it and went OEM (PCV 12.99, grommet 8.99...not much more and your 100% you got the right part.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:22 PM
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I used to run Fram years back with no problems on my old GMC, but I have seen some (first hand ) with the internals collapsed on some Fords. I know the drainback valve is very weak and may cause dry starts.

Nowadays, the Ranger only gets Motorcraft 400s, and the Fitty gets Wix 51515. (I have also used a Purolator made Bosch on it before and it was perfectly fine) but the Wix is one up on the Bosch as it has a front mounted bypass valve where the Bosch had a rear mounted one.

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Old 04-23-2008, 09:27 PM
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when you can find the stuff at wal-mart that should give you an idea of quality[:'(]
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:34 PM
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well thanks guys...didnt know you could buy it at wal-mart...lol...probably just gonna start using motorcraft
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:38 PM
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when you can find the stuff at wal-mart that should give you an idea of quality[:'(]
I'm sorry but that's just retarded.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:47 PM
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Haha. Our Walmarts have Motorcraft filters. Motorscraft is all I run on our cars. My dad put fram on our lawn movers since he cant find the size from any other manufacturer.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:51 PM
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when you can find the stuff at wal-mart that should give you an idea of quality[:'(]
I'm sorry but that's just retarded.

not really, walmart will buy substandard products that look the same, just to make a larger profit
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:00 PM
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Oh please, walmart is not going to put it's name on a pos product, just like Summit Racing doesn't.
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:37 PM
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i just stopped using fram... idk if purelator is any better, but thats what the guys at the parts store told me... IDK
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Old 04-23-2008, 11:00 PM
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Oh please, walmart is not going to put it's name on a pos product, just like Summit Racing doesn't.
you keep thinking that

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