GolNat

iTrader: (7)

I would disagree with this. No the car does not analyze the oil but it uses many variables to determine how “dirty” the oil should be. It uses data to calculate an estimate that a group of engineers determined to be accurate. It’s a modern engine, with modern oil they are way better then motors and oil of the past. It needs to be reset because it’s not that smart. Yes it’s cheap insurance so change away but it’s a waste of time, money and resources in my opinion. For my Fit and wives Pilot I wait for it tell me. I also use Honda oil and filter so the minder light is more accurate because it’s what was intended to be in the engine.

rogerscivic

hey there ezone great to see some hard facts on fram ultra's by motorking77 realy is a well built filter after all.

brags

Thanks, ezone for Posting up motorking77 page he realy knows his Filters. hope this clears up all the trash talk i hear and see about Fram Ultra Filters, i been using the Fram Ultra oil filter on the Civic pretty much since i

have owned it Never had an issue to say the Least. Winner FRAM! lol Say ezone You mentioned Honda has 2 types of oil Filters
(Filtec - made in Ohio - usa) and (Honeywell - made in - Canada) whats the difference between both of them...?
or is 1 a little better than the other ? any difference at all... between them?

ezone

My point was someone (other than me) needs to post their findings about all the companies that Honeywell owns.
If I just say they own blablabla company y'all might just think I'm flapping my gums


Really no significant difference between the two Honda labeled filters other than 2 different suppliers and different but interchangeable Honda part numbers. They are made to Hondas specs, that's what really matters

MIS3

I read that Honda sells 2 kind of oil filters: A01 and A02.
A01 is supposed to be better.

brags

AO1- is a Filtec honda made usa oil filter

AO2- is a Fram Honeywell oil filter made in Canada that replaces AO1 Filtec

Don't second doubt it, Both are constructed well & meet Honda standards no worries there.

Colin42

this

mac25

http://www.aftermarketnews.com/honey...r-950-million/


"...Honeywell today announced that Rank Group, a private investment company, will acquire its automotive Consumer Products Group (CPG) business in a cash transaction valued at approximately $950 million...."


"...The CPG business, headquartered in Danbury, Conn., has more than 2,000 employees and includes four leading consumer automotive brands: FRAM filters, Prestone antifreeze, Autolite spark plugs and Holts car care products. Currently reported within Honeywell’s Transportation Systems segment, the CPG business had 2010 sales of approximately $1 billion. Following the divestiture of CPG, Transportation Systems, which includes Honeywell’s global turbocharger and braking businesses, will continue to operate as one of Honeywell’s reported business segments...."


http://www.aftermarketnews.com/execu...am-filtration/

"...FRAM Filtration, our new company name, is the largest global supplier of filtration products for the automotive and commercial transportation industries. We formed the company in January of this year by merging two companies that had been acquired by Rank – Champion Laboratories, which was part of UCI International and FRAM, formerly part of Honeywell...."


So ya Honeywell owned Fram in 2011 but Later Fram left and merged with Champion Laboratories which makes Mobil 1... Basically the filter companies are like the car manufacturers they all buy and sell each other.

Who owns who now, I'm not sure, but they're all pretty close.

ezone

Our filters still say Honeywell (now I have to go check again).....Can't be 7 year old stock, can it?

Tony1234

Been using Fram XG7317 for long time on my Accord and Odyssey but about to change to Mobile1 M1-110 filter next oil change because I seen somewhere online said Mobile 1 filter is better. Please advise.

Thank you,

Colin42

What's the difference between the two?
It's a filter, as long as you're not buying it out of the back of someone's van it will be fine.

GolNat

iTrader: (7)

Both are great filters. Which is on sale? I always use Fram. It's an oil filter, not an artificial heart.

Tony1234

ezone

Maybe Jarvik will start making oil filters?