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Purolator PureOne PL34631

Cost $4.99 -- Meijer
ADBV material: Silicon
Spring type: leaf
Intake area: 0.440 sq/in (12 of 12)
Filter area: 330 sq/in; 62 pleats (10 of 12)
Total Weight: 470 grams (10 of 12)
Filter and endcap weight: 5 oz (5-10 of 12)


Physical Rating: 31 (11 of 12)

Average pore size: 24 µm (12 of 12)
Smallest pore size: 11 µm (12 of 12)
Oil flow @ 10psi: 4.7 oz per minute (2 of 12)


Pore and Flow Rating: 28 (7-8 of 12)



Overall Rating: 59 (10 of 12)

[Pure One pictures coming soon]

This filter appears to have excellent filtration capability and much lower than average flow.



Baldwin B1428 Baldwin Filters website

Cost $4.99 -- Truck Pro
ADBV material: Nitrile
Spring type: spring
Intake area: 0.319 sq/in (4 of 12)
Filter area: 413 sq/in; 68 pleats (12 of 12)
Total Weight: 500 grams (11 of 12)
Filter and endcap weight: 6 oz (12 of 12)


Physical Rating: 28 (10 of 12)

Average pore size: 31 µm (9 of 12)
Smallest pore size: 14 µm (8-10 of 12)
Oil flow @ 10psi: 8.1 oz per minute (6-7 of 12)


Pore and Flow Rating: 31 (12 of 12)



Overall Rating 59 (10-11 of 12)

This filter appears to have very good filtration capability and better than average oil flow.

Baldwin filters are more difficult to locate than household name brands. However, they can be found by locating a distributor on their website.

Here is the signature end plate of a Baldwin filter. There are five equally spaced intake holes.



Instead of having a neck for the ADBV to seal against, the Baldwin filter has a separate plastic ring that seals against the canister. The ADBV is large because of the large circle of intake holes.

Like the WIX and Hastings, the Baldwin also uses a spring to hold everything in place and puts pressure on the ADBV to seal it against the canister. The start and end sections of the media are held together by a metal clip instead of adhesive.



Here you can see the dense filter material and 68 pleats along with the Hastings-like metal inside canister.



WIX 51060 WIX Filters website

Cost $4.99 -- Local auto parts store
ADBV material: Silicon
Spring type: spring
Intake area: 0.393 sq/in (8-11 of 12)
Filter area: 305 sq/in; 60 pleats (6-7 of 12)
Total Weight: 460 grams (8-9 of 12)
Filter and endcap weight: 5 oz (5-10 of 12)


Physical Rating: 24 (9 of 12)

Average pore size: 37 µm (6 of 12)
Smallest pore size: 16 µm (6-7 of 12)
Oil flow @ 10psi: 8.1 oz per minute (6-7 of 12)


Pore and Flow Rating: 26 (5-6 of 12)



Overall Rating 50 (8 of 12)

This filter appears to have better than average filtration and flow and rates good to very good overall.

The WIX 51060 is the large brother to the WIX 51086. Other than the Fram TG5, these are the only filters with silicon ADBVs. However, the WIX ADBV is a much thicker valve than the Fram. The Fram TG5 silicon was more the thickness of the other nitrile valves.

The WIX endcaps feature eight 1/4" intake holes giving it the same intake area as the Hastings and K&N.



Here are the parts for the WIX 51060.





And the inside canister exposed:





WIX 51086 (small canister) WIX Filters website

Intake area: 0.393 sq/in (8-11 of 12)
Filter area: 185 sq/in; 56 pleats (3 of 12)
ADBV material: Silicon
Total Weight: 425 grams (3-7 of 12)
Filter and endcap weight: 4 oz (4 of 12)
Spring type: spring
Cost $5.99 -- Local auto parts store


Physical Rating: 17 (4 of 12)

Average pore size: 35 µm (7 of 12)
Smallest pore size: 16 µm (6-7 of 12)
Oil flow @ 10psi: 5.3 oz per minute (4 of 12)


Pore and Flow Rating: 22 (2-3 of 12)



Overall Rating 39 (4 of 12)

This filter appears to have better than average filtration and flow below average. However, regarding flow it should only be compared to the Mercruiser filter in this study because it has the same canister size.

This filter is physically similar to the larger canister WIX 51060 and is the direct replacement size for the Mercruiser 35-802885T.

Here is the baseplate: