View Full Version : Oil filter x-reference....
When changing the oil on my car, I noticed that there is plenty of room for a longer (and therefore larger) oil filter. I use a FRAM PH30 and I'm sure there is another FRAM filter out there with the same thread pitch, hole diam., and mounting surface - just longer. I did a search on FRAM's website, but it doesn't give any specs for their filters. I sorta remember a magazine article years ago about the interchangeability of some common filters. Anyone out there have a clue?
still looking for a x-reference but I did find this,
http://www.cmfilters.com/index.cfm
reasonably priced race-bred filtering technology. You keep the "shell" and change out the filtering media "insert". Interesting at the least...
camarospeed
03-30-2005, 01:11 AM
I'm guessing you have a small block chevy. The other Fram filters that fit the sbc are the ph5 w/anti-drain back, ph13 w/o anti-drain back and a couple other that I can't recall.
Marcos
1969 Camaro
gmachinz
03-30-2005, 04:49 AM
If you have a TON or room, you can use the PH373-it's a two-quart filter damn near!
68LSS1
03-30-2005, 08:54 AM
If you have a friend that works at one or just hit up the auto parts stores every now and then for the old books, they come in very handy. I've been saving them since I started working in one many, many years ago. Then you also have a way to decode the part numbers as that info is usually in the book also. Examples are the spark plug, filters, and Moog/TRW books are ones I use a lot. The books are called the Weatherly Index if I remember right and although they use computers for everything now days they usually have the books also.
Maverick Man
03-30-2005, 11:39 AM
this might be a little off topic and some of you might have seen this before but since your on the topic of oil filters
Oil Filter Test (http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/corvette/articles/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html)
but i've pull apart a fram filter before to see for myself... the test was right. it was not a well built filter. as for the napa golds not a bad filter at all.
personally i run a Mobil 1 ones, K&Ns, Napa Golds.
just thought it was an intresting study.. take it or leave it.. but pull filter apart and you can come to your own conclusion.
dgumoe
03-30-2005, 07:01 PM
hey boyd....i work at napa, if i can remember tomorrow ill pull my spec book out and get you the number for the longer filter.
Fawkes
03-31-2005, 03:55 PM
..i've pull apart a fram filter before to see for myself... the test was right. it was not a well built filter. as for the napa golds not a bad filter at all.
personally i run a Mobil 1 ones, K&Ns, Napa Golds.
just thought it was an intresting study.. take it or leave it.. but pull filter apart and you can come to your own conclusion.
I've seen the Fram filters taken apart and it was enough to make me switch. I have Bosch filters on the Kia and Miata (same filter), Motorcraft on the Mustang and Puralator on the Firebird.
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