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Wix Racing from NAPA
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Some Napa stores have a cut away of Fram vs Wix (Napa Gold) filters. If you ever saw it, you'd never use Fram again.
Do a search here...they are garbage. I used them for about 10 years. Finally had oil pressure issues on a relatively fresh engine, switched filter same issue. Took engine to builder he put engine on dyno same issue, changed filter to a Wix, no more issue. Seems Fram had a bad run and I had 6 of them on my shelf. Could happen to anyone I guess, bu the cut away made me a believer. Your choice. But to say Wix is a lesser filter isnt true at all. |
Fleetguard, then everybody else
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what is the wix filter number , I have a 97 hp500 also what is the number for kn . thanks
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an ac delco 1218 is a good alternative also
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I would also like to get the part numbers for the other options for my fountain. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Biggus
(Post 3420315)
I've also ran HP-4's for years with no issues.
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Where To Place Your Tinkering Time!
Just to clear some misinformation here. The Fran HP series filters are a much better part than the standard series Fram filters and have been used for years by many racers and boaters for years with great results. the Wix and Ac/Delco as recommended here are also good filters as are the Amsoil and K&N units. Oil choice is probably more important here as marine HP engines never really see high usage like vehicles and never are really taxed for filtration other than their ability to stop particulates and metal debris.
All the great oils and filters in the world won't fix your engines mechanical, cooling,improper set-up and tune issues so spend a lot of time getting those things right! Almost every blown or damaged marine engine I ever saw or disassembled had good oil and filter! Best Regards, Ray @ Raylar |
Originally Posted by tim brown
(Post 3421363)
what is the wix filter number , I have a 97 hp500 also what is the number for kn . thanks
Fram: PH5, DG5 Purolator: L34631 Purolator Pure One: PL34631, PL36461 AC: PF1218 Motorcraft: FL-12A Napa: 1060 Wix: 51060 Baldwin: B1428 (top rated) K&N: HP3002 Amsoil: SDF-24 Hastings: LF279 Fleetguard: LF3679 Mercruiser: 35-802885Q Mobile 1: M1-302 Kendall: K31 Penzoil: PZ45 Quaker State: QS5 Shell: S63, SH38 Texaco: T38, T38B Warner: PH1218 STP: S01218 Valvoline: V056 |
Originally Posted by Raylar
(Post 3421579)
Just to clear some misinformation here. The Fran HP series filters are a much better part than the standard series Fram filters and have been used for years by many racers and boaters for years with great results. the Wix and Ac/Delco as recommended here are also good filters as are the Amsoil and K&N units. Oil choice is probably more important here as marine HP engines never really see high usage like vehicles and never are really taxed for filtration other than their ability to stop particulates and metal debris.
All the great oils and filters in the world won't fix your engines mechanical, cooling,improper set-up and tune issues so spend a lot of time getting those things right! Almost every blown or damaged marine engine I ever saw or disassembled had good oil and filter! Best Regards, Ray @ Raylar Excellent post... |
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