If you don't like Fram oil filter construction, wait until you see Champion Lab's new Ecore design

These are being sold as the SuperTech brand at WalMart and perhaps under
other names elsewhere.

This fellow took one apart and posted pictures:

http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/...=002232#000008

John

"noname" <nospam4meplease@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> So what's the best filter for a 5.3l truck?
> AC Delco?
>

Or a Wix

Or a Purolator. I prefer Purolator PureOne filters.

Cheers - Jonathan
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Orange County (FL) Fire Rescue Department

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"Hairy" <hairy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "noname" <nospam4meplease@nospam.net> wrote in message
> newsElVd.673$Zl2.257@fe03.lga...
>> So what's the best filter for a 5.3l truck?
>> AC Delco?
>>
>
> Or a Wix
>
>

"noname" <nospam4meplease@nospam.net> wrote in
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> who makes Carquest filters??
>
>>
Wix was the supplier a year or so ago.

I only bought one in my entire life. With that black rubber coating on
it my filter cap wrench wouldn't fit on it when it came time to remove
it.

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Harryface
=========

1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
3800 V6 ( C ), Black/Slate Grey
_~_~_~299, 999 miles_~_~_

~_~_~_~_U.S.A._~_~_~_~_~_

~~~The Former Fleet ~~~
89 Cavalier Z 24 convertible
78 Holiday 88 coupe
68 LeSabre convertible
73 Impala sedan

Had the same problem as you harry. Wound up having to jam a screw driver
through the filter to get enough leverage to break her loose.
"Harry Face" <harryface@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>I only bought one in my entire life. With that black rubber coating on
> it my filter cap wrench wouldn't fit on it when it came time to remove
> it.
>
> =========
> Harryface
> =========
>
> 1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
> 3800 V6 ( C ), Black/Slate Grey
> _~_~_~299, 999 miles_~_~_
>
> ~_~_~_~_U.S.A._~_~_~_~_~_
>
> ~~~The Former Fleet ~~~
> 89 Cavalier Z 24 convertible
> 78 Holiday 88 coupe
> 68 LeSabre convertible
> 73 Impala sedan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"noname" <nospam4meplease@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> So what's the best filter for a 5.3l truck?
> AC Delco?
>

No, AC-Delco filters are being farmed out for mfg. to many suppliers,
including Champion Labs.

Right now personally the only US filters I would buy are Purolator, Wix,
Baldwin, Fleetguard or Motorcraft. Wix filters are also sold as the NAPA
Gold and whatever Carquest's premium filter name is.

YMMV,
John