Fram PH4967 Extra Guard Passenger Car Spin-On Oil Filter (Automotive)

I can save a few cents at WalMart, but then I have to drive 20 miles and fight the crowds to get it. Not only that, they may not have it. They usually only stock about 4 of them at a time. I'm running a small mower/ATV repair shop and this filter fits 75% of everything I work on. I usually buy 10 or more at a time.Yes, the filter does have paper end caps. But in a low RPM and low compression engine with small volume oil pumps, I have never seen one fail. I had four different makes of this same filter several weeks ago and cut them all open. Every filter was made a bit different. What I liked about the Fram was that it had larger intake holes and it had twice the number of threads as the other three, Wix, Puralator & John Deere.The filter is just a safety device to catch any errant foreign debris. If you have metal or dirt in your oil/filter, you have bigger issues. The key is good oil and regular oil changes. The filter for the most part just sits...Read more