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Oil Filter Suggestions?

Posted: 1/21/23 5:14pmMessage 1 of 19
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Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary Coupe Lt. Biege w/ Dark Brown Int. Happily owned since 1981.

Hi all,

Any suggestions what oil filter(s) for a 1978 350 L48 engine? Even the "simple" things are so simple any more🤪🤪

 

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Re: Oil Filter Suggestions?

Posted: 1/21/23 7:18pmMessage 2 of 19
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Just me, but I prefer using OE filters. AC/Delco on ALL of my GM vehicles. 👍

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Posted: 1/21/23 7:49pmMessage 3 of 19
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Vette(s): 1972 LT-1 convertible with factory air. 2017 Black Rose Grand Sport M7 convertible.

I'm using the K&N right now because of the nut on the bottom.  Otherwise I use Wix, Mobil 1, or Bosch.  I get the long style not the standard shorty.

   

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Posted: 1/21/23 8:07pmMessage 4 of 19
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Re: Oil Filter Suggestions?

Posted: 1/21/23 10:29pmMessage 5 of 19
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Vette(s): 1973 Orange Metallic Coupe (orig owner), L82, 4 spd (WR), PS, (A/C & PW (I installed from wrecked 73)), leather, AM/FM Stereo, ran with '65 FI unit earlier & will again some day. 2023 Accelerate Yellow HTC Stingray

Stay away from Fram oil filters.

1973 L-82 4 spd

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Re: Oil Filter Suggestions?

Posted: 1/22/23 11:14amMessage 6 of 19
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Actually, Fram's top of the line Ultra Synthetic is pretty good.  The rest...not so much.

   

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Posted: 1/22/23 12:03pmMessage 7 of 19
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Greetings, What are the difficulties with Fram?

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Re: Oil Filter Suggestions?

Posted: 1/22/23 1:28pmMessage 8 of 19
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Vette(s): 1973 Orange Metallic Coupe (orig owner), L82, 4 spd (WR), PS, (A/C & PW (I installed from wrecked 73)), leather, AM/FM Stereo, ran with '65 FI unit earlier & will again some day. 2023 Accelerate Yellow HTC Stingray

I was basing my opinion on an internal quality report from Fram that came across my desk when I worked at Allied-Signal.  Fram was a subsidiary at the time of Allied-Signal. It detailed how the filters were failing the pressure testing and yet there was nothing done to correct that. They just kept on selling the filters. Granted this was probably 25 years ago.

1973 L-82 4 spd

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Posted: 1/22/23 8:23pmMessage 9 of 19
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"Granted this was probably 25 years ago."

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Posted: 1/22/23 9:49pmMessage 10 of 19
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F4Gary said:

"Granted this was probably 25 years ago."

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I subscribe to the theory that if you fool me once, shame on you. If you fool me twice, shame on me.
If they were willing to sell poor quality stuff 25 years ago then I'm not willing to take a chance on it today. I've always stuck with AC brand filters and never had a problem.

 

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