Actually they are the only ones I use now. The metal on them
seems thicker. I had a problem with another brand after it developed a
leak and almost ruined an engine.
...Art
On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, James Murray wrote:
> What is wrong with Fram oil filters? Has anyone had bad experiences with Fram
> filters?
> Jim
>
> Larry A Hoy wrote:
>
> > Scott, your oil pressure should be 70-75 lbs. If you had a new pump and
> > you are only getting 55 lbs pressure there is (was) a problem. I would
> > suspect the crank was bad and damaged the bearings or the bearings were
> > set too "loose". I don't think that 55lbs works.
> >
> > My car has about 75 lbs at speed (any speed) and 55 lbs pressure at idle.
> > I have a stock oil pump and the standard relief spring. 12,000 miles on
> > rebuild. Castrol 20-50, and any kind of oil filter as long as it isn' t
> > Fram.
> >
> > Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
> > Denver, CO USA
> > 1969 MGB Roadster
> > 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
> > ===============================
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 23:29:04 +0000 "Scott Gardner" <gardner@lwcomm.com>
> > writes:
> >
> > >Tyson,
> > > Thanks for the kind words. Mine was revving about 4250 when the
> >
> > >problem started.
> > > One other thing I've been thinking. With the heavy-duty oil
> > pump
> > >and uprated relief spring, I was kind of expecting to have higher
> > >than 55 psi on the highway. I wonder if it's possible that something
> > >was missed during the rebuild, and the high-flow pump was the only
> > >thing that kept the pressure from being abysmal up till now.
> > >Scott
> > >
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