Fram aftermarket Sonata Oil Filter - Failure!
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Re: Fram aftermarket Sonata Oil Filter - Failure!
"Bob" <bobsjunkmail@bellsouth.net> wrote in message>
> and their customer service rep tols me that I am responsible for paying
> for shipping it, and that they do not refund shipping. Lets see.... $5.00
> shipping a $6.00 filter back so I can help them improve their product. I
> could see doing this if it damaged my car. This is going to happen to
> others, as there is nothing unusual about my car.
>
> Maybe I'll just send the form back with the pictures of the mess, and the
> flat O rings to honeywell corporate.
>
> I get to say it with a justifiable reason: Fram makes substandard filters,
> does NOT stand behind them, and does not take the steps necessary to
> address the problem.
Wow, what a cheap outfit. If they truly wanted to see you problem, they'd
pony up the few bucks for shipping. I'd be tempted to send it back and put
in a clam for a new filter and cost of cleaning up the car and driveway.
Take photos.
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Re: Fram aftermarket Sonata Oil Filter - Failure!
HYUNDAI SONATA, AZERA, ENTOURAGE, SANTA FE OIL FILTER
FOR 3.3, 3.5, 3.8L V6 CARTRIDGE DRAIN GASKETS
LOT OF 4
$38.95
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Steve, 2008 Sonata SE
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/rfs/463926931.html
"Bob" <bobsjunkmail@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Several Months ago, there was some discussion about aftermarket oil
> filters for the Sonata. I had purchased a Fram PH9999. I took several
> pictures of it - the filter, O rings, and took similar pictures of the
> genuine Hyundai filter. Matt Whiting had the following to say: "The
> pictures are very nice. In the pictures, it appears that both the filter
> media and the inner o-rings (I think they are o-rings anyway) are a
> different color from the Hyundai filter. This may be inconsequential or
> it may mean that these materials are materially (pun intended!) different
> from the Hyundai filter. I'd want to know if this was my engine."
>
> Well, Matt hit the nail on the head. Around the end of August, I did an
> oil change, and installed the Fram filter in my 2006 Sonata. All was well
> until I noticed the oil stain on my driveway yesterday. (My wife drives
> the car). This morning, I looked under the hood, and found oil had been
> leaking from between the cap and the filter housing. I tried to give it a
> turn, and found it tight. I started the engine, and the entire filter
> housing was almost immediately covered in oil. I took the filter cap off,
> hoping that it wasn't cracked.
>
> It wasn't. The O ring for the cap was flat. It actually had hardened. I've
> changed the oil in the car like 6 times now, and the Hyundai O ring was
> still round and soft (flexible) when replaced. The Fram O ring actually is
> now flat on the outside, and was really hard. I have pictures of the
> Hyundai O ring I replaced it with up against the Fram O ring I removed. My
> server is currently dead, so I anyone's got either a way to host them, or
> suggestions as to how I can link to them, let me know (my email address is
> valid), and I'll either email them to you, or follow whatever instructions
> so everyone can see.
>
> I think a contributing factor was the cold weather we had the past few
> days - pretty close to 30. I would have noticed the oil on the driveway,
> and the way the oil flowed out, it would have made a really big puddle,
> and ran the oil level down in the car. I suspect that as soon as the oil
> warms, it quits leaking.
>
> I figure there's no point in trying to contact Fram about this - I can
> picture how their customer service would react - denial.
>
>
>
FOR 3.3, 3.5, 3.8L V6 CARTRIDGE DRAIN GASKETS
LOT OF 4
$38.95
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUND...mZ110078196497
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Steve, 2008 Sonata SE
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/rfs/463926931.html
"Bob" <bobsjunkmail@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:x9aZi.1139$oa.352@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
> Several Months ago, there was some discussion about aftermarket oil
> filters for the Sonata. I had purchased a Fram PH9999. I took several
> pictures of it - the filter, O rings, and took similar pictures of the
> genuine Hyundai filter. Matt Whiting had the following to say: "The
> pictures are very nice. In the pictures, it appears that both the filter
> media and the inner o-rings (I think they are o-rings anyway) are a
> different color from the Hyundai filter. This may be inconsequential or
> it may mean that these materials are materially (pun intended!) different
> from the Hyundai filter. I'd want to know if this was my engine."
>
> Well, Matt hit the nail on the head. Around the end of August, I did an
> oil change, and installed the Fram filter in my 2006 Sonata. All was well
> until I noticed the oil stain on my driveway yesterday. (My wife drives
> the car). This morning, I looked under the hood, and found oil had been
> leaking from between the cap and the filter housing. I tried to give it a
> turn, and found it tight. I started the engine, and the entire filter
> housing was almost immediately covered in oil. I took the filter cap off,
> hoping that it wasn't cracked.
>
> It wasn't. The O ring for the cap was flat. It actually had hardened. I've
> changed the oil in the car like 6 times now, and the Hyundai O ring was
> still round and soft (flexible) when replaced. The Fram O ring actually is
> now flat on the outside, and was really hard. I have pictures of the
> Hyundai O ring I replaced it with up against the Fram O ring I removed. My
> server is currently dead, so I anyone's got either a way to host them, or
> suggestions as to how I can link to them, let me know (my email address is
> valid), and I'll either email them to you, or follow whatever instructions
> so everyone can see.
>
> I think a contributing factor was the cold weather we had the past few
> days - pretty close to 30. I would have noticed the oil on the driveway,
> and the way the oil flowed out, it would have made a really big puddle,
> and ran the oil level down in the car. I suspect that as soon as the oil
> warms, it quits leaking.
>
> I figure there's no point in trying to contact Fram about this - I can
> picture how their customer service would react - denial.
>
>
>
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