Fram PH2 Filter

[NOXCUSE]

Bought a Fram PH2 filter for my 7.3L today and was wondering if I should buy a more expensive one, cost $4.88 at Home Depot of all places. I plan on using Mobil 1 5W30 EP Truck & SUV oil with my truck and was looking at Napa’s Platinum filter as well ($14.99). Any thoughts?

 

[Bahaboyga]

I've been using Ford OEM Motorcraft Oil Filter FL 820S for $ 3.97 at Walmart.

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[NOXCUSE]

I've been using Ford OEM Motorcraft Oil Filter FL 820S for $ 3.97 at Walmart.

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What oil?

 

[knaffie]

Fram filters have proven to be among the worst performing in every oil filter test I've ever read. I'd pull the Fram off and put OEM on there if I were you.

 

[blumhagen]

Never use fram for anything. Is their a reason you're being cheap and not buying motorcraft filters on your very expensive truck?

 

[NOXCUSE]

Never use fram for anything. Is their a reason you're being cheap and not buying motorcraft filters on your very expensive truck?

No not at all, returning it tomorrow, when I type in FL 820S on walmart/amazon says its not compatible, weird!!! Autozone says it is compatible.

 

[Explorerinil]

Yeah I would run not the orange can of death for an oil filter. Run wix, Baldwin, motor craft or Napa gold which is a wix. Any 5w30 will work as long as it meets the ford specs (wss-m2c961-a1) listed in the manual. I’m pretty sure Mobil 1 5w30 extended performance meets them. Fyi you can buy 5w30 motor craft syn blend from ok petroleum online for around $60 a case.

 

[Explorerinil]

No not at all, returning it tomorrow, when I type in FL 820S on walmart/amazon says it’s not compatible, weird!!! Autozone says it is compatible.

Fl820s motor craft is the filter, buy a case at rock auto. I got them for a blowout of $2 per filter almost 2 years ago.

 

[Vermonster]

When I was in high school (few years ago) I worked at an auto parts place (Parts Plus) we cut new oil filters in half to see the differences. FRAM was pretty minimal when it came to filtration. I tended to use WIX or OEM after that - always.

 

[Donnie With A Dee]

Kirkland Signature 5w30 full synthetic from Costco. It meets all of Ford's speculations. It currently costs $37.99 for 10 quarts.
I only use the Motorcraft 820S. It's at Walmart for like $3.99. With the synthetic oil I change at 7,500 mile intervals.

 

[Explorerinil]

Kirkland Signature 5w30 full synthetic from Costco. It meets all of Ford's speculations. It currently costs $37.99 for 10 quarts.
I only use the Motorcraft 820S. It's at Walmart for like $3.99. With the synthetic oil I change at 7,500 mile intervals.

About $4 a quart, thats a good value. I’ve been debating on switching to Kirkland when my hoard of motor craft oil runs out. I can’t remember who makes the Kirkland oil, but I’ve read good reviews on bib is the oil guy.

 

[Donnie With A Dee]

About $4 a quart, thats a good value. I’ve been debating on switching to Kirkland when my hoard of motor craft oil runs out. I can’t remember who makes the Kirkland oil, but I’ve read good reviews on bib is the oil guy.

When I first bought it in January of 2021 it was $27.99 for 10 quarts. Joeflation!

 

[PapaRaptor]

Never use fram for anything. Is their a reason you're being cheap and not buying motorcraft filters on your very expensive truck?

This^^^^^^.

Motorcraft filters at Walmart close in price or go WIX from parts store.

I have heard many bad stories about Fram filters.

 

[Ole703]

Have seen more cars at auctions with bad motors with Fram oil filters or penzsoil windshield stickers to not run either.

 

[pickleknuckles]

WIX is the only filter I'll use on my antiques. Air, oil, fuel, etc.
Fram is notoriously the worst you can buy.

 

[Phil314]

A very wise man once told me - "anything but Fram!"

 

[valeWLF]

did the research when i first got raptor back in the day, ended up going with wix xp. i buy about 6 at a time. luckily, the 6.2 used same filter as 7.3, so i was able to keep using ones i already had. if you have access to the napa golds i think those are wix too. never heard of napa platinum tho. regardless, i just use wix xp.