words about Sonata V6

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and then as I was typing my computer crashed....45 MPH tail wind from the
west!!!
One more thing..Haven't seen anything on it here, maybe I just haven't
seen it...bought a FRAM CH9999 filter for sonata v-6 at walmart for 5.53
made in KOREA!!!
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Damn, that is a good deal.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
Bob said:
True, looks don't filter oil, but the sites that I've been able to find that
"tested / compared" various oil filters did rely solely on looking at the
construction of the different filters. None of them did any testing of the
filter's ability to filter oil. They mention things like cardboard end caps.
Also they found bad anti-drainback valve construction, crappy can
construction, and bad bypass valve construction. Also, just looking at the
pictures, you can see that the filter media looks realy bad. This filter has
none of the items mentioned. All of the functionality other than the actual
filtering of the oil is provided by the parts that Hyundai originally
provided with the vehicle, and stay with it regardless of what brand of
filter is used.

Given that one of the trademark signs of the crappy Fram filters is the
cardboard end caps - and these don't have them - it might be reasonable to
conclude that these particular filters are made someplace other than the
factory that makes the other Fram filters. As we know, Hyundai issued that
TSB warning about problems with "certain" aftermarket filters causing oil
pressure issues. Given the information about the poor quality construction
of the can type filters that's only visible after destructive disassembly,
it's obvious why those problems exist.

The only real question about these filters is whether the element holds up
for an oil change cycle. That will be easy to determine.

If you know of sites that have done other than visual testing that I haven't
been able to find, I'd be interested in looking at their data.
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I'm not aware of any sources of unbiased data either. One of the few
companies that publishes data is Amsoil, but I quite frankly don't trust
them given their past (and I believe still present) marketing tactics.
SWRI is probably the largest test center in the country, but they only
provide data to the folks that paid for the test!

Matt
 
Fram filter ... best of luck! I guess you really don't like your Sonata!
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Word on the street is that the new Fram filter and the Hyundai filter
are 1 and the same.
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Bob
 
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