Oil and Filter

Sorry this post is so long, this is verbatim from www.ihcubcadet.com...... (The order of the attached thumbnails are in the order of the following text...... more photos in the next post)
Here are the photos of the hydro filters that were cut apart.

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Above are some of the various filters that cross to the Cub Cadet OEM PN: 923-3014

Fleetguard PN: HF6096
Wix PN: 51084
Stens PN: 120-265
Parts Master PN: 61085 1-16A
Fram PN: PH16

cc_filter_1 & cc_filter_2


Above is the Cub Cadet Filter.


fleetgard_1 & fleetgard_2

Above is the Fleetguard PN: HF6096 filter. This is almost exactly the same inside as the Cub Cadet filter.


wix_1 & wix_2


Above is the Wix PN: 51084 filter. This is similar to the Cub Cadet filter except that it has a separate steel nipple instead of being formed as part of the fiter end.


stens_1 & stens_2


Above is the Stens PN: 120-265 filter. The main difference between this and the Cub Cadet filter is the spring which is a piece of spring steel rather then a coil spring.


parts_master_1 & parts_master_2


Above is the Parts Master PN: 61085 1-16A filter. The filter element is nearly the same as the Cub Cadet filter it uses the different spring and has a rubber seal instead of the steel nipple.

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Above is the Fram PN: PH16 filter. This has cardboard ends to the filter instead of steel and there is less filter area. It has a rubber nipple or seal and an odd spring with a plastic retainer on a small coil spring inside the spring steel. I don't think I'd use this one. It does have a really nice rubber grip on the filter housing though.

This really helped to convince me not to use fram filters.....

The last 2 pics.....

Motorcraft (Ford) FL-1995 (PSD) Filter and Rotella 15-40 too.

Heath

Wix oil filter and Delo 15W40. I am amazed at how clean the Wix filters keep the oil. When I have engine leaks that I haven't fixed, I run straight Supertech 30 weight

snicklas said:

The last 2 pics.....

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This convinced me to stop buying Fram...

Thanks!

Fleetguard filter and rotella T. I stick with what works - good filters and good oil every 3 months regardless of the mileage....Usually 4000km or less between services.

Check out this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX0xrqvlsNI

wal mart is the best price i have found for any oil filter for these trucks. FL1995 is $9.95 here. I agree with the fram crap, I have seen more than one cause problems. You couldnt pay me enough to put one on my vehicles.

what about fuel filters? I just picked one up from NAPA today and it was 44 dollars Where do yall get yours? I would love to run a motorcraft one but dont know where to get it

I have been picking up cases of fuel filters on ebay for dirt cheap. the last case was IH branded Racor filters.

Check out fleetfilter.com if your looking for wix filters. They tend to be cheaper than Napa.

Wow, $44 is price gauging. You can get Wix 33426 (with water drain) from Filter 1 for aound $25 or so, don't remember exact price, and with free shipping.

http://www.dieselfiltersonline.com/Fd-3375-Ford-7-3-Liter-Diesel-Motorcraft-Fuel-Filter-Fd-3375.aspx

are motorcraft better than wix?

do they have a filter with a water separator built into it that i could run on my 6.9

who are you talking to dyoung? The FD-3375 is all they list on dieselfitersonline which has the removable bowl underneath for a 7.3