FRAM Extra Guard CA9600 Replacement Engine Air Filter for Select Honda and Acura Models, Provides Up to 12 Months or 12,000 Miles Filter Protection

Perfect fit for an ‘06/‘07 Accord sedan w/3.0L V6. Lots of pleats and a sturdy frame and seal. I highly recommend this air filter.

Read many reviews stating it does NOT fit several V6 Honda vehicles. Maybe not ... but it does fit my 2006 Acura RL perfectly & the build quality on this air cleaner seems "plastic body & filtering media" to be "very well done". It is as rigid as the OEM filter at less than 1/2 the price so what's not to like. With this said & 40 plus years of ASE certified wrench pulling under my belt ... I do NOT recommend Fram oil filters any longer & have not for several years after using them previously for almost 3 decades .... they are constructed with very cheap filtering media & not acceptable nor trustworthy for today's modern engines using synthetic oils that can go 10K between changes. Just my opinion after cutting them open & comparing to others in the same price range.

How does one rate this kind of item from 1-5 stars? It either works - replaces the OEM perfectlyr it does not. Anyway, here is a lengthy description of my experience. This item was ordered for '06 Accord V-6 (3.0) Hybrid (built Nov '05/shipped to US Mar '06). This is a little descriptive because others have posted that this item does not fit correctly in some Accords. Fram is a name brand carried by Autozone, Advanced Auto, and dept stores like Wal-Mart. (In other words, it is a pretty well established brand in automotive industry.) BTW, Wal-mart's computer "assistant" lists this item as areplacement part for this Accord. There are, however, differences from this to the OEM (Honda brand). The first thing I noticed was the folds on the paper isn't as densely packed as the OEM - 1 to 2: 1 on this product - that is for every one fold on this product, there are 1 to 2 on the OEM. I do not know if this makes a difference - I am not an auto engineer. Secondly, the OEM has four polygonal "legs" in each of the corners on the bottom (intake) side of the filter (side that is not shown in the pic). These "legs" protrude about 1/2 inch from the filter. I do not know the purpose for these "legs" - whether or not they have a purpose - my guess they are there to help seat the filter in the air intake clam shell. Anyone's guess, HOWEVER, this Fram filter is seated tightly in the lower clam shell, the rubber seal/"o-ring" is notched/grooved to accept the upper clam shell and locked into place by the four hexagonal/phillips screws. The seal matches the upper and the lower perfectly. My guess is that this filter fits my car's air intake clam shell. Final note - at 30k miles I paid the dealership to have this replaced. The clam shell was so difficult to open (the fourth screw is tightly hidden under three/four zip cord locked wires. A large phillips head screw driver was not enough to loosen. A rachet had to be used. The filter has 1/16 inch build up of "crud". Is this normal for non-city (Detroit/NYC/ATA) driving? Hmmm. BTW the filter mfg date was '04...

Good product good price

El producto calza bien en un Honda Accord Coupe 2 puertas V6 3.0L. 2006.

Did the job as needed.

Quality has gone down. Left is the new one I ordered via buy it again, and right was the last one i bought last year.

Brand name same as box stores for a lot less money. Fit perfect.

Perfect fit for my 2004 Accord

Perfect replacement for my 2003 Honda Accord.

Excellent!!

worked great ... as always

Doesn't really fit the Acura TL model year 2004. It is slightly too small.