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I like Cat filters much, much less than I used to.

Fuel filters specifically.


I run a lot of OEM filters, but the main brand is Napa Gold/Wix.

One of my coworkers researches things like this and after hearing what he has found I use NapaGold (Wix). The one not to use is Fram.

I think “Fram” is like Pella Windows. Great name, average product. Wix filters are the best. Napa badges these as Napa Gold. FYI, Marvin Windows are WAY better quality than Pella.

This thread really should have been more fun.

SEAFOAM! GOOD GROUND! NO ETHANOL!

Recall this?

Hector Honore and the Black Deuce

And let us not forget Hormel Chili!

Hows about Motor Honey?

I looked for Blackie Carbon, he must be political incorrect now days.

Seafire,

which Fram did you dissect? Local store has three -four different "levels" with differing amounts of filter material..........if you can believe their packaging?

I used Fram for many years, mostly the mid to higher range filter.

Last few years I was using Bosche, but couldn't find them at Wally's when I went shopping this past week. When I send in my oil (Mobile 1) for testing it has been "normal" with 5-7000 miles per change on engines with over 200K miles.

Since no Bosche, this time I went with the K&N oil filters. I've used them for years as my air cleaner elements. Figured I'd give the oil filters a try too. I like the idea of the nut too.

No tractors here folks, pick up and passenger cars............Toyotas of course!

Where I worked until retirement last year it was Napa/Wix for the Cummins and Cat filters for the Cats. No oil related failures that I can recall on 28 motors, used for pumping water (+/- 5000 gpm ) , steady RPM/load , for the 7 or so years I worked there.

Geno

How's about K-Mart oil treatment.

Years ago, first car, had to use something along with the 40 wt to keep the rattling down in my old Chevy before the rebuild. Found out the K-Mart treament was STP with a private label on it. Same can even.

Geno

PS, your local store brand bread is likely made by Wonder, Bimbo, Sunbeam, or some other "name brand" bakery and the bags just switched when the production line hits the order. Ask me how I know.

PPS, WTH, I'll tell you.................I used to be the guy changing the bags on the wrapping machine.

Geno is a bag man!

My friend swore up and down that he used to deliver keg beer to Fairbanks.


His trailer was loaded with kegs and he was given a big box of lids.


He was to administer the lids as he saw fit. MGD, High Life or Lite.

It mattered not.

I was with you all the way, till you brought up windows......then I realized you didn't know what you were talking about.....bob

Never drank in Fairbanks, but when I was buying or chipping in those kegs would have had Bud in them.............................or maybe Bud Lite?

Don't know how long ago he was delivering up there Jim, but I'm sure the folks in Fairbanks were just happy to have beer there.

Geno

Hay now, you leava da family bizzaness outa dis.

That bag man thing has a nice ring to it .....................................................if I were still living in NYC maybe.

Geno

PS what's this organized crime stuff, we're a fraternal organization, you know, a social club. So what we have late night meetings in the back of Vincenzo's Ristorante. We like a good bowl of linguini e vongole.

Our poker group had a loud-mouthed member who swore by "his" brand of beer. We kept one of "his" empty cans in the kitchen and every time he would holler at someone on their way to get a beer to bring him one of "his" beers, we would open something else and pour it into the empty can (kept cool in the 'fridge) an present it to him. We would then be treated to a lengthy discourse on how it was so much better than the tschidt that the rest of us drank. (We drank "his" beer in mugs so as not to have the cans show.)

Many products are the same, save the label.