Why the beef with fram oil filters? Granted they are cheap but is there something I missed when our 92 Dynasty 3.3 lasted from 185,000 miles when aquired to the current 250,000 miles running half scale on the pressure guage at anything above idle the whole time up until the oil pump died (I think). We ran Mobil-1 5W30 or 10W30 depending on the season and fram extra guard filters (black textured grip) the entire time BTW. Is it possible that the frams killed the pump?
On an unrelated note when we first got the car it had shifting issues (classic dexron III poisoning symptoms) so I removed the pan and filter and then put the pan back on with 1 bolt in each corner and let the car sit for the next 2 days to drain. I then put the new filter and pan on tightening the pan bolts in a star pattern until the rubber gasket was evenly compressed all the way around (no torque wrench). The flush procedure consisted of disconnecting the cooler line from the radiator and idling the engine in neutral while letting the trans pump out the old fluid into a milk jug and pouring fresh ATF+3 in using a funnel until the fluid coming out went from being burgundy colored to being bright red. I then reconnected the line and did the final level adjustment making sure it was exactly on the full mark with the engine hot. I then disconnected the battery for 15 minutes, reconnected and ran the car in reverse and all the forward gears with the wheels off the ground for several minutes each including many shifts to teach the TCM the new CVIs. We haven't changed the fluid/filter since then which is bad I know but have had zero problems with the tranny. The only times it ever went into limp home mode were a few times from radio tower interference and a few times from rough roads, gravel, etc. knocking the column shifter to neutral at speed. If I fix the oil pump or whatever is wrong with the engine I will also do another filter/fluid/flush on the tranny at the same time. Any transaxle that could survive a poisoning, at least 2 missed fluid changes, and lots of hard driving (Wide open throttle acceleration, tire chirping, cruising at 110 MPH for many miles @ WOT) has got my vote as being a winner. If nothing else it sure blows that other post that said that the life expectancy is only 60,000 miles out of the water.