I wouldn't touch anything from Fram with a 10 foot pole. One never knows with all this outsourcing going on where the part is going to come from and I've seen a HUGE reduction in quality from them dating back over 20 years.
The ONLY Pontiac engine I ever got back here showed up one day without any warning from a customer here in Ohio. He was NOT happy with us or his new engine as it for some reason very quickly went to zero oil pressure.
We put it on the engine stand, removed the oil pan expecting a sheared pump drive shaft or pump was damaged or fell off the block, but EVERTHING looked fine. I then removed his Fram Oil filter and put on a B-39. We hooked up our mechanical gauge to the engine, put the 1/2" drill on the pump and oil pressure was fine. Luckily the owner didn't run the engine long with the Fram oil filter on it so it wasn't hurt either.
That isn't the first time I've seen folks have troubles with Fram oil filter and IMHO they are to be avoided...........FWIW.......Cliff
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