Are Fram air filters okay to use? [Archive]

Contriver2

01-12-2008, 09:02 PM

By the way, the air box is quite a pain in the butt to lift off of the filter. Anyway, so I just purchased this car recently. Its got 39,000 miles on it and I have been doing some normal maintenance on it. I changed out the air filter today and its a Honda filter, says made by Toyo-something. I wonder if that is the original filter :dunno: Do you guys think its okay to use a regular Fram air filter? Or should I buy a Honda branded filter? I'm not looking for performance or anything, just OEM replacement.

psyshack

01-12-2008, 09:13 PM

Nothing wrong with Fram air filters. They are a solid off the self replacement for OEM air filters.

Its there oil filters that aren't worth a crap.

dohcivtec

01-12-2008, 09:23 PM

just got one today. 15 bucks for that little thing!

Contriver2

01-12-2008, 09:38 PM

By the way, I've been reading on this forum that some people remove the battery and the intake boot to make it easier to lift off the filter cover. Although it was tough, I just pushed the cover toward the engine while pulling up and it eventually worked. The owners manual simply said to take out the four screws and lift it up. It did require quite a bit of force, but I was careful with it.

namegoeshere

01-13-2008, 12:18 AM

Honda branded oil filters are now made by Fram.... unless you can get your hands on one with part # 15400-PLM-A01

The Honda/Fram ones are okay. I haven't had any problems with them, but I change them out at 5K miles max.

Aviography

01-13-2008, 06:46 AM

Contriver2

01-13-2008, 07:06 AM

Yeah, I am curious to find out if anyone else gets access to their air filter simply by removing the four screws and lifting up the air box with alot of (careful) force.

Aviography

01-13-2008, 07:08 AM

I didn't remove the battery when I changed air filter a few weeks ago, it's a slight amount of pain but do-able.

namegoeshere

01-13-2008, 04:00 PM

OP is talking about air filter.........

Doh! http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/doh.gif http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif :lmao:

I was tired. :D

RTexasF

01-13-2008, 04:15 PM

Yeah, I am curious to find out if anyone else gets access to their air filter simply by removing the four screws and lifting up the air box with alot of (careful) force.

Next time remove the tube from the air box side. This is the large tube that carries air from the filter housing/box to the throttle body. It will make the job easier.

ypsibird

01-13-2008, 06:33 PM

Yeah, I am curious to find out if anyone else gets access to their air filter simply by removing the four screws and lifting up the air box with alot of (careful) force.

Yes, I do it that way all the time. On mine and my wife's 2003. You only need to get the top up 3 -4 inches to get the filter in and out.

dohcivtec

01-13-2008, 06:45 PM

yup thats how i did it too. make sure to use a small head screw driver. i think i almost stripped the screw.

turBeau

01-13-2008, 08:06 PM

You could also put a 10mm socket on it to get it off.

chanke4252

01-13-2008, 10:44 PM

I avoid all fram products.

mwmcginn

01-14-2008, 09:15 AM

I had a fram separate around the edges, so the filter media just fell to the bottom of the air box. I check it regularly, so I dont think it was that way for over a thousand miles, but I still didnt like it. Ive been buying pure-one since then.

turBeau

01-14-2008, 11:18 AM

Really? How long was it in?

mwmcginn

01-14-2008, 12:58 PM

about 2-3k, This was in my RX-7 which had a pretty wide area to cover, about the size of a sheet of paper, so maybe it was too hard on it, or it was a one time defect.

I was a pretty regular fram user at the time, as it was based in Kansas City and thats where I am from.

Bruce Hawkins

01-14-2008, 01:08 PM

I've always used OEM type, K and N's.

haiyter

01-15-2008, 03:46 PM

Im not to sure about the quality of fram air filter, I assume is ok if its still paper filter. The only thing about from that sucks is the oil filter. I think theres a post here or in some other forum where a guy cut open a fram filter and it had a cardboard box covering the top part of the filter which he concluded that it would leave cardboard deposits on your engine

RTexasF

01-15-2008, 03:52 PM

It's not that the Fram oil filters will lock up your engine. It's just that there are better filters available for the same or less money.

haiyter

01-15-2008, 03:53 PM

It's not that the Fram oil filters will lock up your engine. It's just that there are better filters available for the same or less money.

it might not lock up your engine but for like a couple of more dollars, why not invest on something better? seriously, after i saw the picture of the opened fram oil filter, i dont think i would buy it anymore

RTexasF

01-15-2008, 04:04 PM

My point is that you can purchase a better filter for less money. I'm not afraid of a Fram oil filter and some of the better filters also use the cardboard media on the ends. I don't use Fram currently and I agree there are better ones available both for more and less money.

benjamming

01-16-2008, 02:45 PM

They are ok but I won't buy them b/c they are made in China (or at least the last several times I have looked).

PanzerLeader

01-16-2008, 06:13 PM

I only use the Pure One "Blue" Oil Filters. Its a pain on the sedan models as well. I lift and push toward the engine. I also curse the engineers who design such BS.

STSinNYC

01-24-2008, 11:22 PM

An engineering expert I know who has done a lot of work with Honda engines has pointed out that Hondas suffer fron running rich at times, to solve the NOx problem. So a good flowing air filter is important to keep air moving smoothly into the manifold. He has recommended the Fram air filter for Hondas, it's what I use.

I use the Amsoil EaO oil filter, which has been shown to provide excellent filtration and is a legit 15,000 mile filter.