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Originally Posted by TomO
Where is the filter located on your car?
Is it vertically mounted or horizontally mounted near the firewall?
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It's mounted at about a 45 degree angle facing forward on the front side of the engine. Not near the firewall.
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Originally Posted by TomO
What is the clearance like around the filter?The "Grippy" stuff that is missing; is that from you taking off the filter or was it like that already when you went to take if off?
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There is pretty good clearance around the filter. The grippy stuff was already missing I'm pretty sure.
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Originally Posted by 99LeCouch
It's a Fram on a 90's era Hyundai engine. The two do not mix. Hyundai has a TSB warning specifically against using Fram filters. The bypass valve settings on those Frams are too high, and will starve the engine of oil in certain situations. DO NOT RUN ONE!
Run anything but a Fram, or anything that looks like a Fram. Hyundai OEM filters are very nice, and about $4-5 a pop. If you want to go cheap, go to Pep Boys and get a Purolator-made Proline. Or a Champion Labs-made SuperTech. Name-brand Purolator and Wix filters work very well also.
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Yeah, except it happened on a MicroGard filter also. And them sell them alongside Fram filters at O'Reillys. So I'm assuming the MicroGard isn't just a rebranded Fram.