[FBRR]

OEM Kawasaki over the FRAM.

You need to read the text on FRAM!!

One of the best and easiest to find for the C14 is the Mobil 1. It is number
M1-110. The Purolator PURE one is the best, but they are hard to find.
I ordered the purolator from e-bay.

Purolator Pure one part number is PL-14610.

You need to read the text on FRAM!!

This is an excerp from a letter from a FRAM employee. ( It is at the bottom of the link above.)
It clearly states that FRAM uses cardboard end caps on the internal filter. While he defends that postition, I don't want CARDBOARD anywhere near my engine. Especially in my oil filter element.


EXCERP;
A common misunderstanding among our customers concerns the end disks in the oil filter. These disks hold the glue which keeps the pleated media formed into a rigid circular tube. The glue-to-media interface is also one of the sealing surfaces keeping dirty and filtered oil from mixing. One common myth is that only metal end disks can adequately seal and have enough strength in the hot oil environment. For this reason, Fram filters are criticized for having cardboard end disks. The issue is, the material doing the sealing is the adhesive, regardless of the material of the end disk. What matters is the strength of the adhesive, its proper curing, the thoroughness with which it can be applied to the disk, and its adhesion to the disk. By using cardboard end disks, Fram filter engineers are able to specify adhesives with excellent strength and sealing properties, and strong adhesion to the disk (intuitively, it is easy to make a strong glue bond with cardboard). Moreover, just as paper media itself is able to withstand the hot oil environment, so too is the end disk designed of fibers engineered to be strong and inert in hot oil. The thickness and strength of the adhesive also stiffens the end disk considerably.