Man, I keep telling myself I am going to get one of those oil filter cutter-opener things and haven't done it yet. Sure is a lot easier/neater than any other method. Good video! Ps: we cut filters open often if there's ANY contaminants in our engines, way easier than a 20K$ rebuild.

I wish I had a vehicle that was in good enough shape to worry about what filter I used😂

This is incredibly funny timing. A few weeks ago my daughter asked me to help her change her oil and asked about what oil and filter she should get. I told her to check her manual to find out what type and amount of oil she needed and for her filter to get any that do not have the word FRAM written on them. She called me from the store confused saying that ALL the filters say FRAM on them and "the guy behind the counter says they are all the same and a filter is a filter" and she asked me what she should do. I told her to leave that store and head out of the parking lot, take a left at the next intersection and go to NAPA and tell them you want the least expensive oil filter that is not made by FRAM. She did what I said and told me the guy at NAPA laughed out loud when she told him "My daddy says I need to get a new oil filter made by anyone other than FRAM" and when she was checking out he said to her "Tell your daddy he gives good advice". Warmed my heart that my little girl listens.

Fram filters make good targets for the outdoor shooting range, the orange paint make them easier to see.

My dad and I have used nothing but Fram filters for 40+ years and never had a single issue. The pickup I'm driving now has over 320,000 miles and I've used Fram filters on it exclusively and it still starts right up and runs great. My dad has a 1997 F250 that has over 450,000 miles and used Fram filters for a long as he's owned it. I'll continue to use Fram simply because that's what I've had luck with.

A new, crappy oil filter along with regular oil changes is better than no or a clogged filter.

If you buy a WIX XP you are buying a NAPA GOLD, Same filter.

I was in the automotive aftermarket for 50 years. In that time I was also an engine builder and I sold and used primarily Wix and Hasting filters. They were always made in the USA at the time. The only Fram filters that I used were a couple of fuel filters that were specific to the marine industry and at the time there were no other choices.

Hey Stephen! @19:53 That arched plate is actually just a leaf spring instead of a coil spring. Exactly the same "function", just different format. Good video! Ken

It’s funny that I first starting watching you from that first oil filter video. I’ve been watching ever since.

Been using the motocraft 1995 on my 1997 7.3 since it was new. Delvac 1300 ever 5,000 miles or less. 245,000 miles total on the truck now. No problems! 😀

Nice thorough Recap On the Oil Filters @Stephen Cox

The spring in the bottom of the can is used to seal the grommet to the baffle plate and end cap of the filter. It is not used as a bypass for the oil. If there were a bypass valve it would typically be in the bottom end cap of the filter. In this case, the engine would have a bypass valve built in that would open and continue to supply oil if the filter were to become plugged. Generally, the coil springs are used in heavy duty applications and the spring plate in automotive or light duty applications.

The filters with the white media is a blend with fiberglass and that plastic mesh you see inside. The mesh is ultrasonically welded together and then the glue strip around the outside is to help keep the elements shape during production. The string you saw is the same principle. The element paper is flipped around the core during production and sometimes is a challenge to get to stay in place. The string keeps it tight before the endcaps are put on.

Are you certain that the Motorcraft filter was a genuine Motorcraft and not a Chinese knockoff? The reason I ask is Fordtechmakuloko says that there are knockoff Motorcraft parts for sale on Amazon, he shows the k knockoff and the O.E.M parts and packaging side by side and the differences in the parts are fairly easy to see but the packaging differences are much harder to see. Your thoughts?

I love these videos! Happy to see you revisit this! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Been looking for a good oil filter cutter Thanks @Stephen Cox

Sound like you should have done a collaboration with Project Farm.

Awesome video! I would like to add personal experience to the info you put out there. When I inspect filters that have been in service, the largest factors I see are the consistency in the glue job and quality of glue. When combined with the quality of the filter media in the standard paper filters, it puts me in 120% agreement with your findings...aside from the flat spring. I actually prefer the flat style spring. It is more forgiving and helps keep the seal better if a filter becomes damaged in service and goes unnoticed.

Have you ever used the Donaldson filter on a 7.3? They're about twice the size of the original filter.

I’ve been a construction eq mechanic for 26 years and back in the teir one days seldom had oil filter fails,it was when manufacturers went to electronic injection and fuel dilution dropped so they all went to 500 hr service intervals instead of 250,since then I started seeing fails,I currently work for komatsu and have had to sadly void warranty’s due to that lovely orange filter you had I’ve seen the media break up and clog oil journals and take bearings out of 80g motors multiple times,we now advise our customers not to ever use them.

Mobil 1 filter? How are they constructed?

Good day Stephen, I have been buying "PUROLATOR" oil filters in recent years. They are promoted as a better quality premium filter and not cheap. Do have any knowledge/experience/opinions with those?

I only run Motorcraft on my 6.7PSD, and have had good results on oil analysis. Recently I cut one open and saw the adhesive between the media and end caps was starting to fail at 7500mi. I run the Fram Tough Guard on my gassers, and always see low insoluble counts indicating good performance, even out to 15K mi.

I was about ready to call you out Stephen Cox......Then I remembered that a 1995 is for a 7.3 liter Powerstroke. I wondered about the price; you wouldn't get a 2015 for that price....Looks like they would charge more for the metal casing.....I have 2 6.0 liter Powerstrokes and I only use OEM filters and that goes for EVERY filter, Oil, Transmission Pan and Remote by the radiator, and fuel. Great video!

We used to use Baldwin oil filters on the industrial gasoline engines and always gave us good Service. I still remember the ones for the Chevy and GMC with 366 engines was the Baldwin B7

If you have a million dollar machine or less, surely it is a good idea to send oil samples off to a lab for analysis on a regular basis. Gives you far more information than about wear etc than looking at a filter,it gives information on bearing condition etc long before visible bits turn up in the filter.

A oil analysis is really the only way of proving which filter is best to worse

To sum it up, watch Stephen disprove his own biases🤣

I used Baldwin and Cummins filter only on mine. I’ve got 350k on my 24v

Hi brother, I have a 103-10 perkins engine and it has idle fluctuations when it's cold, this has been happening since the mechanic went to the injection pump to start faster and changed my settings .... If you could tell me how far each adjustment is from the engine block to the head of the screw, you are very strong and I have been following you for some time

I see toyota branded oil filters at Walmart. Any Idea If they are really the same as the dealer part?

Those filters do not have bypass valves and will not go into bypass. The leaf spring and coil springs are not bypass springs. They are strictly for keeping the element tight against the base plates. Filters that have bypass valves will sometimes have the valves built into the bottom leaf spring or bottom end cap of the cartridge. Some filters have the bypass on the top between the top plate and the cartridge mostly Motorcraft. The filters in this video do not have or require bypass valves.

I wonder if the chamfer helps the O-ring to release from the engine when you unscrew it.

I've had a couple wix filters come apart inside and do damage to equipment so I've started to stead away from them

Thanks for the demonstration.

So is the problem that Fram cuts cost when production of these filters or is it that fram's filters don't filter grit well? I'm genuinely curious because I always use fram, but I am always on top of changing my oil, synthetic by the way, at around 3500 miles.

I think one other thing is much more important than any filter.......... it is that you freaking change the darn thing !!!! I personally change my oilfilter on my daily drivers monthly because $5-$10 is much much cheaper than any engine repair itself. Also on the site note any modern Gas Engine run them only on Full Synthetic period to keep sludge as a minimum. Those are my most important things I tell every customer of mine. Oil changes I do every quarter because Full Synthetic oil just doesn't break down as fast from it's properties but I want to ensure my filter catches any particle and debris and filters it out of my engine oil.

What’s your option on k&n,Mobile one and Mann filters

I watched your first video of filters, I learn something every time I watch you videos. I am going to try to get your commision by purchasing by Amazon....

I like Tommy Callahan's oil filters. But there's no guarantee written on the box.

"One time I found my parents hiding in Cleveland living under an assumed name." - Steve Urkel

Would you consider doing a video on the replacement core style filters that are most common in German cars? All the ones I’ve ever seen have had cardboard end caps and often only have a single replacement o-ring for the removable cap.

So what is the first thing we learnt today? Steve knows how to handle a smaller size rod.

when you said "I can buy more beer to drink in front of the kids" I was just about to use your link to buy something I didn't need. but you were kidding. lol

Nice work

holy crap where are you buying the wix filters cause the wix oil filter i buy for my jeep wrangler it's only like 9 bucks at o'reilly's and by the way i've been using wix filters for years and have had good luck with them

I have GM products and Kubota tractors.. I always by the kubota filters for them.. and I always get the acdelco for the GM.. now I have been told that the acdelco are a cheaply made as the fram.. an to check out the supertech filters from walmart.. guess I will have to think about a filter tool and see for myself.

Me after putting on a fram filter a few days ago: _nervous sweating_

I use Purolator oil and air filters back when i worked advance auto in the early 2000s customers were saying the Fram filters were coming apart and and going thru the engine causing all sorts of problems, i never used a fram and never will complete junk, would have liked to see you cut open a purolator filter but I hear motorcfaft is the same filter.

I worked at Wix in the 80s. They made all of the filters for Ford, Motorcraft, & NAPA at that time. The Motorcraft filters use to use a coil spring too. I'm a little surprised to see that leaf spring in there. My suspension is that Wix no longer makes them. Wix also makes all of the CAT filter too.

I use Motorcraft oil filters on everything. My Dodge Dakota and even found a cross-reference for my Kabota lawnmower engine.

Was that fram fash rusted?

I use only wix, period. Some ac delco filters i will use also.

I can tell you after doing it a few months ago the Motorcraft one at walmart was only $9 for my 2000 7.3l. Cutter is also nice if your a metal scrapper. You can take the paper junk out and get more money for the aluminium canister.

good info, great video

I been using K&N filters for years never had a problem with them they work great @Stephen Cox

For 27 years I was a Ford parts manager and guess what all my vehicles ran motorcraft filters on every model car or truck I owned, never a problem.

In the last 10 years I bought only K&N oil filters, a bit more expensive but I love the high flow features and the 1 inch hex nipple that helps a lot with filter replacement. It's so convenientl that I can change the filter without having to lift my SUV off the ground.

i put a wix on my 7.3 idi it was the only good oil filter i could get in town. $23 i guess it wasn't too bad right

As long as I change my oil on time does it really matter?

Have u ever cut open a Amsoil oil filter.??

Well, looking at the filters for that particular engine, I don't see a helluvalot of difference between them. Maybe it is just the smaller ones that the orange bad guys cheap out on? I put Motorcraft filters on my 09 f150 and have switched to Wix filters on my 05 murano and 1950 f-1 pickup with a 1983 200 6 cyl in it. I can't seem to figure out which ford filter goes on a 200 6 for some reason. The Ford filter costs me about 5 bucks and the others about 9 at the local Wal-mart.

Wix and Napa gold has been the only filter I’ve ran in my 1996 F-150 5.0 and my 1995 F-250 7.3

Surprized you do not have a Fleetgard. Since they seem to be rated as the best.

bosch oil filter is the only filter I can run on my Geo Tracker cuz there was a problume and they are the only ones that will work now

you didn't do purolator, been using them a long time and they are priced reasonable about $5.00 for a four cylinder engine on sale!

One of the biggest problems with the Fram filters from 10 or maybe 20 years ago was that they used really thin metal for outside was super thin. This would let them puncture easily and rust through really quickly. Looks like, at least for those big diesel filters, they fixed that issue. It of course was a cost cutting measure, thinner metal was less costly. When my cars get out of warranty, I switch from OEM filter to Mobil, the Mobil brand seems to be decent enough for normal consumer uses. Only OEM Harley filters though, hard to beat them on performance per price.

Been using Wal-Mart Super Tech oil & filters on my '91 F-150--so far so good.

What is your opinion of Baldwin Filters, and Caterpillar Filters?

That original cut up filter was the first video I've seen.

I had a 2006 Saturn Ion with 298k miles before I bought a new car. I used Mobil 1 full synthetic and changed the oil every 3k miles with a Fram tough quart oil filter. Saturn engine doesn’t use the same type of oil filter like every engine has. It’s internal. You unscrew a plastic cap and drop the filter in. I looked at all different types of brand on that style filter and they were all the same. Plastic with cardboard.

Wow! I never realized how cheaply Fram was made. I'm switching my vehicles over on the next oil change.

Thanks man.

I have never used a fram oil filter never will. I don't know if they are good or not but i use mann filters in my car oil and air filter i use baldwin oil filters in my truck 2012 duramax. Was wondering where you were steve don't be a stranger and tell chuckee hi!

I grew up in my Dad's excavating business. We rutainly cut open the used filters looking for metalic particles. We also comapred construction. Cat filters always had way more filter media than any others. We used DA brand lubricants and as part of the deal they provided sample cans that we sent to their lab. Each sample was anylized for contaminants and reported by quantity. Water, antifreeze, viscosity, carbon, metals etc. were reported. If there was something indicating a serious ploblem we would get a phone call. For a fee they would do the same for any oil. They didn't ask what brand or anything else. One of our employees came from a farm. He brought used oil from their propane fired irrigation engines. It always failed the tests. The oil was a brand typically sold to farmers. Heavy construction equipment is used much differently than a car or pickup. Engines are run full throttle near full load all day long. I don't know how many hours the current engines get but way back when I was in the business they would go 10,000 hours between overhauls. Hour meters count revolutions, not time. So an hour was the # of revs that would take place in one hour at goverened speed.

Curious if the Motorcraft from a dealership and the Amazon cheap Motorcaft is the same on the inside. There have been rumors of Chinese knockoffs making their way into amazon.

Is a K&N filter worth the cost?

Thanks for the video, Rockauto has the Wix 51734xp

I use K and N oil filters on my 6.5 so far so good

What happened to that new Autel scanner ?

Just Subscribed brother great channel.I would not use FRAM even if my life depended on it.I have been using Federated or Hastings filters with no problem.I know you have to use what you can get.Anyway great video keep them coming.Stay Safe.

Got my 96 7.3L with 379k miles chewing on some Rotella with a Motorcraft filter. Does alright for its age and millage.

I remember when engines didn’t have filters. And I have never really been brand loyal but I have never had an issue with Fram or any others. Had a ranger with 257,982 miles on it when I sold it and used mostly fram filters on it.

Both filter videos are great. One thing I did not hear you say is there are differences in designs between truck and car filters. The 7.3l filters are hd truck filters, generally not made in the same factories as the car filters.

Cat or Baldwin filters FTW.

I being using fram filters on a first gen cummins since 2001 and still using them

I have used FRAM filters for years...UNTIL...After one oil change on a Ford 4.6, I started the engine and there was no reading on the gauge. Scared the dickens out of me. The lifters didn't make any noise so the filter bypass must have stuck. I guess? Anyway I bought a Mobil 1 and have used it ever since.

Got a 1999 gmc safari been running fram since 130000 miles with Quaker state oil change at 2500 miles still running strong at 295000 miles

An easy quick way to open a filter is to use an impact panel cutter, zips it right open. Fram are poorly built to a price point. Good info here.

How about the Amsoil filter system?

I have used Fram filters on quite a few vehicles for many miles and no issues....

I have been using Baldwin filters for years only because grandpa wouldn't use anything else. Are they worth the little extra money?

The Fram tough guard series and up are good filters.....stay away from the orange cans....

The extra guard is celuose media! Fram ultra synthetic is synthetic media same as wix XP! The other 3 are synthetic blend media! And also the motorcraft is made by Purolator

I just use Pro-tec filters. It is a wix filter but with out the mark up.

I have had ac delco filters fail and collapse because they are made just like a Fram inside...

Fram tough guards I've cut open were actually pretty decent. But the extra guard no thanks

The local engine shop I use, for the machining tasks on my builds, will void the warranty on there full engine builds if the customer uses a fram oil filter. Fram may have stepped up QC as of late but it's too late, they produced junk filters for so long. I love the short video of the fram paper filter media cardboard end caps 🤣.

Why didn't you cut an Amsoil EAO99 apart?