i would contact fram and let them know what kind of products they are making. i have stopped using fram filters years ago after reading a oil filter study and found out the fram is one of the worst filters out there. the best were, napa gold series or something like this name, A/C filters, motorcraft filters, bosch filters and a couple of more i cant remember. you might want to remove your drain plug and dump several quarts of cheap oil in the engine to remove all of the particles in the bottom of your oil pan, refill it and run it with a new filter, drain it again and dump some more oil in the engine with the drain plug out, and fill it with quality oil and with a new filter. good luck mark [moderator snip]