Balwin oil/fuel filter

[mdatc]

Anybody use them????? Been using Wix and don't want to get into the Fram oil filter situation!!!

 

[DKasper]

Baldwin makes a great product -- I've used their fuel & oil filters on tractors and trucks for years. A filter test I read cut apart a wide variety of filters, and Baldwin were among the best constructed.



That said, I always get Fleetguard for my Dodge -- I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better full flow filter than the microglass or stratopore. If you want better filtration, put on a bypass filter.

 

[Grey Wolf]

Baldwin & Fleetguard are the only two I've used since the late '60's

 

[bmoeller]

I second Dave. Great products.



I still use a Fleetguard oil filter on my truck.

 

[Kernel]

I have used both. Right now I have been using Fleetguard but I think I will go back to Baldwin. I have been having trouble with the gaskets on the Fleetguards coming off and leaking a little. Can't go bad with either one IMHO.



Scott

 

[bmoeller]

Originally posted by Kernel

I have been having trouble with the gaskets on the Fleetguards coming off and leaking a little.

Which one is leaking, the fuel filter or the oil filter?

 

[Kernel]

The oil was leaking before I changed my oil last weekend. I am glad my Dad got me into the habit of wiping off the mating surfaces with a clean rag before putting on the new filter because that is the way I found one gasket that came off the old filter.



Scott

 

[mdatc]

Thanks guys, my son put a Fram filter on his and smoked his engine. Balwin it is!!!

 

[DennisH]

where do you get either the Baldwin's or the fleetguards? I'm due for a oil and filters change soon.



Dennis

 

[OCarney]

where do you get either the Baldwin's or the fleetguards? I'm due for a oil and filters change soon.



Dennis



I have gotten the Baldwin from a local auto parts store. You can get the Fleetgard from www.genosgarage.com. Can't beat their prices.

 

[bmoeller]

www.baldwinfilter.com



www.fleetguard.com



Can also get the Fleetguard filters at Cummins or most big rig dealers. I usually get my oil filters from the Freightliner dealer.

 

[The patriot]

I ve used Baldwins in my class 8 for years. Never had a problem.

Eric

 

[DennisH]

Thanks



Dennis

 

[GGott]

I run a Mark VI log loader with a 380 hp C series Cummins. All that has ever been on it are Baldwin fuel-oil filters. Chevron-Delo 400 is the oil used. W250 uses Fleetguard fuel-oil filters with the same Delo 400... .....

 

[kwb]

I have been running Baldwins in my Cigarette race boat for years - no problems! I don't like Fram filters. I just did my first oil change on my truck and put on a Baldwin, the only thing about the Baldwin - it has a smooth surface area on the bottom - which may make it more difficult to remove as compared to other filters that have the "ridges" on the bottom that you can attach a filter removal socket to... We'll see if it is a problem at my next oil change.

 

[caleb c.]

Why are fram filters so bad?I would also not recomend Napa Gold filters,I have had some bad experiances.

 

[KWeber]

Why are fram filters so bad?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[cerberusiam]

Fram has/had a bit of a problem with the filter construction. Whether it was the diesel oil or bad design the filter had a tendency to puke strings of silicone into the oiling system. Since it was past the filter the junk ended up in the piston cooling jets, among other places, resulting in burned pistons and trashed motors.



On the same subject, if you prefill your oil filter when changing be very careful of those tin foil seals on the oil bottles. One small piece either dropped into the bottle or on the lip can result in a burned piston and some head scratching.

 

[WyattEarp]

I know after learning of this website 2 yrs ago i switched from Fram to fleetguard, did the dealer mention this situation with particular approved oil filters, not one word was mentioned to me, but after getting my 2000 in dec of 99 i used Fram for 3yrs. not one bit of problem, im just wondering if the filters that were killing engines came from a particular plant and i never got ahold of a bad one and had used fram since getting my first car up to my current truck. Maybe i got luck some would say but im thinking it might have been filters from one plant that were delivered to a specific area of the country, could i be right who know, could i be wrong very hard to tell. But thats just my 2 cents on the subject...

Maybe it was because i stayed stock :-laf

 

[KWeber]

Thanks for the heads up, Cerberusiam. I am not, personally "filter specific", so it's good to know the in's and out's.