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I recall seeing something posted about that, Fram's quality control not being very good

 

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Are you using a spin-on & it was collapsed?

 

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Not a spin on. It still has the stock canister type. The filter is not broken or tearing loose. It is just collapsed on the sides . All the pleats in the filter are bent and pulled toward the center.

 

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Probably a brand that sucks.

Sorry, I couldnt resist.

 

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Sounds to me like it was somehow overtorqued. I can't imagine how though with the spring and the housing design.

 

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Do you warm the oil up, before going to higher rpm?
That higher flow is harder to push thru the pleats, when the oil is cold thick. That's what causes most element failures, even with a by-pass valve, because most of them bypassers don't like high flow, thick oil.

 

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I've seen this before, it happens because the filter end caps are not fited right and that makes the filter too long, so it collapses. Cheapo and bad quality control are the causes.

 

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Stay away from Fram filters, IMHO they are nothing but junk.