My .02 on this: About six months ago I changed the oil on my daily driver, a Volvo 240. Cranked it up and heard a "foomp!" from under the hood. Shut down and took a look, finding that the Fram oil filter had split open where the body joins the mounting plate.
I mentioned this to my uncle, who runs the farm I live on. He said he had a Fram burst on one of his trucks, so he had switched back to the admittedly expensive factory filters. Filed this under "strange coincidences" and really didn't think much about it. I'd been using Frams for some time. Anyway, just last week I noticed some fluctuations in the oil pressure on that same Volvo (it has the factory oil gauge, not the idiot light). I wondered if the sender unit was dirty, if I had a bearing wearing out, etc. Parked the car until I had a chance to run it over to the Volvo mechanic for testing. Sunday I read this report figured I didn't have but a few bucks to lose, so I changed the oil and filter on the Volvo, switching to Purolator Premium Plus brand, available at Advance Auto. Well, all I can say is that the oil pressure is back to being rock solid. Was the old oil worn out? Don't think so, I changed it over the Christmas holidays. If after a couple weeks I notice more oil pressure fluctuations, I'll take it in for more thorough testing. Would a faulty filter affect the pressure? Again, I have no real knowledge. But for time being I'm going to stick with Purolator for the Volvo and MANN for the Triumph. Ken Strayhorn Hillsborough NC /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
