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LAF

Hacked!!! I'll have you to know that the disassembly of that filter was carried IAW with 2003 Calif EPA provisions. It was done in the most scienctific conditions possible. In a clean room (garage no less). But in all seriousness, does the fact that I "hacked sawed" a Fram filter make me a guru or something on AFAS oil filters are concerned. The answer of course is "hell no," as far as I can tell the filter had done its job. Whether or not, it is as good as XXX doesn't mean squat to me. My points!!! are

1. Did the oil filter do what it was supposed to do?

2. Did I get what I paid for?

IMHO, I did. So the moral of the story so far is that people are having different experiences with the product. But I have used Frams on the following autos that I have own:
55 Chev
69 GTX
71 Vega (ugh)
74 260Z
77 Chevette (ughhh!!!)
92 Chevy Mini Van
84 Mazda 626
84 Honda DX
97 Plymouth Voyager

All were running good when I got rid of them, as a matter of fact the 626 has 200K miles on the original engine and is still running. The Plymouth Voyager has a 102K miles and is my daily transportation. So, I really can't bad mouth the product, it has worked for "me."

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JM2C
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