Im confused!

Can't address the SuperTech oil, but I have seen a display of a cut open Fram filter at a NAPA store and the Fram had cardboard end caps on the filter element insert, whereas the NAPA filter had metal end caps. I have cut many filters open and saw metal end caps on Wix, Purolator, Motorcraft, and Fleetguard. You would do well running a Purolator Premium Plus, which often can be had for under $3 on sale.

Thanks Tallpaul!
Any thoughts on a good oil. Do you have any insight on the castrol syntec?
Is partial synthetic worth the money or is it just a gimmick?

The SuperTech may be fine oil. I just don't know. Some have suggested that Meijer's brand oil (if you live in the Michigan Ohio area) is the same as Citgo as it is packaged by Citgo, but I suspect the additive package could be different. But you can get some good name brand oils cheap if you don't mind switching brands as the sales go, or stocking up.

Exxon Superflo, Havoline, Chevron Supreme are all well regarded at the oil guy website. As are numerous other brands. Castrol is probably as good as the rest. As for synthetic, well Group III can be nearly as good as PAO or it can be inferior. If you want PAO you can get Mobil 1. If you drive very hard and have hot temps to deal with, Redline is about the best.

The additive package is the other part of the equation. Citgo Ultralife (high mileage) is supposed to have a robust additive package (at least the SL version was looked at) with 1200 ppm zddp. Good stuff.

As for me, I really like the high mileage oils. Most of them ignore the typical CAFE driven certifications. My favorite is Valvoline Maxlife, which MSDS indicates about 12 - 22 % PAO content. I have had good results with Maxlife SL and now the new SM has 290 ppm moly, perhaps to offset lowere SM zddp levels.

Maxlife Synthetic is very nice with a higher viscosity than most 10w30s. I also must confess I am a big fan of Valvoline, so that colors my recommendations, but Maxlife, both conventional and synthetic, have been getting some good interest on the oil guy site.

Also, some depends on your driving style, miles driven, length of typical trip, etc. to determine whether synthetic is worth the extra cost and what oil change interval is good.