Aftermarket Oil Filters

[Rob Robinson]

OK Jeff so who do you recommend for DD???

On 5/3/06, Jeff Miller wrote:
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> Buy the Cat filter, oil and fuel.
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> The oil filter is a thicker steel, rolled at the top onto a die-cast
> threaded-manifold, o-ring seal, quality stuff, and about $7/ea. if I
> remember correctly. Buy a box and you'll be fine.
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> For fuel, Cat changed the fuel filter to the 2micron years ago so that
> it is a polishing filter and the Racor can be a 10micron or 20micron,
> not sure that the aftermarket ever made the same changes. I trust the
> Cat parts, cheap compared to internal failure prices.
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> Fram used to have a good reputation, lots changed. Last I heard they
> had the highest internal failure rate of major-brand filters.
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> Wix is good stuff, but they make high-line mid-line and value-line
> filters, depends on who's name is on the box. The Goodwrench and Mobil-
> 1 (both Wix) are excellent filters for example.
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> Filters are cheap, failures aren't. OEM is almost always a good bet.
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> - Jeff Miller
> in Holland, MI
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
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> > George: One of my friends was a Hastings/Baldwin rep. For fun he
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> > use his filter cutter and we would compare various makes. Fram is the
> > cheapest junk on the market. I also remember doing a weight
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> > on Duramax filters. The Wix, Hastings and A/C were all similar. The
> > Purolator and Fram were 40 % lighter. The can was just too thin. Not
> > good on a diesel that hs very high oil pressure. There have been
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> > reporting that the cans on their filters burst. I think it was on the
> > 5.9 250 hp. I will get some Wix for the Cat and compare to the oem.
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> > Bruce 1988 FC35
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