Yeah Russ, I forgot about Mann and Baldwin. IIRC Mann has a real nice cross-reference website too. One thing that I have never been able to completely replicate in an aftermarket filter is the bypass valve pressure of an OEM Yanmar filter. ~20 psi! ~10 psi seems to be the norm.
Josh On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 2:36 PM Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Thanks Josh. Nice set o' links (filed for future reference). > > Whenever I buy oil filters I ask the parts counter guy, "What have you got > that isn't Fram" > > I like Mann and Baldwin as good replacements. Amsoil isn't common in > Western Canada. > > Interestingly, you do not get cleaner oil by changing a filter frequently. > The old one works really well right up until it the media gets saturated. :) > > Cheers, Russ > ex-* Sweet *35 mk-1 > > At 10:25 AM 11/3/2018, you wrote: > > I've cut apart quite a few different filters from various manufacturers. > Most of the high end filters are just slightly different from one > another. Consistently favorable qualities are: > High density synthetic filter media > Silicone gaskets and anti-drain back > Metal media cap > Coil spring for bypass device > Thicker can and base plate. > > Some of these features are hard to identify without an autopsy. But you > know it when you see it. > > Cheap filters tend to have > Low density paper media and glued on paper end caps > Leaf spring bypass > Rubber components > Thin can materials > > I have had good luck with Amsoil, and Purolator Pur1 filters. There are > lots of other good ones and lots of bad, but Fram does stand out as being > on the bad side. You have 6 opportunities to do a dissection Paul, let us > know what you find. > > Manufacturers that provide their own specifications make shopping > easier. I like to find thread and gasket dimensions and then search for > the largest possible filter that will still fit the allowed space. I also > compare filter media dimensions. > > Wix, Donaldson, Amsoil all have online references which help you to cross > reference and find the best solution. > > Filter comparison article: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GWN2wLUqfJ8QbUdxd1z8Jo2L24V2RVQIXLxN0ASuiXxe7ydOlpi8QCpiliBaQa2u449_fyFXE2LXfU8U/view?usp=drivesdk > > Yanmar filter for QH, HM, GM, YM series engines including Yanmar > cross-references and dimensions. > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WY-pDhUDtrCXF_4p2grjp_wBiNDq3y6YDQvZ-UGLZHlReYRL1b6BFY-q_-OC2Wyl0GSm_adnVOQl-x7J/view?usp=drivesdk > > The Fleetguard  FL3812 cross references to a Amsoil EA15K20. > https://www.amsoil.com/AmsoilLookups/MasterFilterCrossRef.aspx > > > https://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/filters-and-by-pass-systems/oil/amsoil-ea-oil-filters/?Code=EA15K20 > >  Looking at the spec chart you could probably gain a little volume/filter > media square inches by moving to a EA15K13 > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yk6IzUYWWzaPy2DDNRx5Ak5wyM0PB5TL/view?usp=drivesdk > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 11:59 AM Morgan Ellis via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: > I agree with Andrew on this one. In the past I was have issues with race > engine and was changing filters often and cutting them open to try to > identify where the wear was coming from. In doing this we cut open several > different makes of filter. Fran were the absolute worst! Since then I only > buy Donaldson filters, as they were head and shoulders above all others in > terms of construction and quality inside. > > Morgan Ellis > SV Meandher > 30MkII > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution --  https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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