Oil Filter Question

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Author Message   Toddrover (Toddrover) Member Username: Toddrover Post Number: 53 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 09:24 pm:    OK I bought a Fram PH16 filter because that's what the Fram book specified. Then I looked and the last oil change done by my mechanic they used Fram PH2339. Then when I do a search I see Fram 8A listed, and also many people referring to Fram as POS. What is the answer? I think I'll but a NAPA gold...   Gary Stephens (Garo) New Member Username: Garo Post Number: 22 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 09:39 pm:    Cut a Fram filter in half and then cut a NAPA Gold filter in half.... you'll never use a Fram again!   Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 296 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 09:44 pm:    NAPA is made by the same people that make the Genuine filters. thats what I heard. Napa gold are excellent filters. if you are rich you can get those K&N filters.   Gary Stephens (Garo) New Member Username: Garo Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 09:45 pm:    Napa are made by WIX/ division of Dana corporation. Gastonia NC mostly.   Toddrover (Toddrover) Member Username: Toddrover Post Number: 54 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 06:23 am:    Thanks for the input guys   John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 720 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 07:22 am:    Read this, everything you want to know about oil filters and more: http://minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html BTW, I use Purolator Pure One and Mobil 1. (It's a pretty blue color)   gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 2148 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 07:46 am:    Wix makes filters for just about anyone. CarQuest, NAPA, etc. but they are not all created equal. they are all built to slightly different specs. i am only using Wix (CarQuest) in my Rover. might be getting a deal on some Crosland filters. at one point they were OE for LR i believe. they are a nice dark blue!!   Brian Thaxton (Bthaxton) New Member Username: Bthaxton Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:45 pm:    I used to use Fram PH16 on my '97 D1. I then read (on this board) about about engine knock at startup. I then began listening for this, and could hear it clearly using the Fram. I then switched to the NAPA Gold filter and have never, ever heard the knock again.