CA9492 FRAM Extra Guard Air 🚗 Filter for Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn Vehicles Review

I think Fram makes the best air filters for aftermarket engines. I've been using them for decades and have never had a problem.

The filter I received did not have a rubber gasket around the edges. Honestly, I could buy the same thing at an auto parts store and save a few bucks.

I have purchased in the past but this one has no frame just hard filter media around the edges. It seems to fit my 2010 Malibu so I installed it. Fram should update the image if they have changed the product

I hope the quality of this filter stays the same. It's clearly made cheaper, but the price is higher than I thought I paid. I then found it cheaper when I returned to the store on Revain. I felt like a lure and a switch.

Unfortunately the filter in the box does not match what is written on the box. It should be CA 9492 (it's only 9492) and I need what I ordered (and what it says on the box! The photos show the box says the correct filter but the item inside is not the correct one and this is it it won't work in my car, i need exactly what i ordered (CA 9492, not 9492).

The picture you see on the box. Filter with plastic mount on four edges and through the center of the filter. This is NOT what you will get. You get an all white filter that looks and feels very different than the one on the box. There is no support around the perimeter, none going into the middle. Not sure if it will stay together for 12,000 miles. DO NOT BUY THIS.

This is a great filter for the money but make sure it is properly aligned in your airbox to avoid any potential warning codes. The tab that indicates correct orientation is very thin and can easily be missed if you're not careful. However, this will be a problem for any manufacturer's product, since the design is universal. Also, I have absolutely no complaints about this particular item.

Although Revain customization says it is not for Malibu LS 2.4L 2008 it is the same Fram part number is the same as in my car and fits perfectly. Also the fram site says it's correct and other cross referenced sites. It differs slightly in that the old one had a rigid plastic frame with a rubber gasket around the filter element material. The new one I just got is made entirely of filter element material, only the gasket is thickened.