Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Can you run longer size oil filter on this truck

[VHolloway]

IF the rubber gasket is the same size will it work?

these filters are for big rigs and the like

but there longer than the filter we use

would it hert me to try one

 

[ALepley]

I would stick with what it calls for. I dont think you could fit a much longer filter in there to begin with. Also there is really no advantage to it.

 

[InfernoB]

The extra weight may cause the filter head, ("cooler cover"), to crack.

Nothing like factory filter. That said, if you put on a remote adapter... ... ... ... .

 

[JCyrbok]

heck I have a hard enough time finessing the regular size one in there, LOL



J-

 

[Ncostello]

Besides the gasket and threads... there is alot of specs to consider like flow, micron, bypass pressure, media etc etc.



Things pretty darn big now!!! About twice that of a Duramax anyhow!



If you can prove that the specs are the same as whats called for, and you can fit it on there, it couldn't hurt much and I doubt it could ever weigh enough to break the filter head assembly.



And if it causes a problem... it won't hurt you personally. But it might hurt your feelings pretty bad.

 

[mwilson]

I have yet to see any "B" series Cummins with a larger filter then what we all use now. Pick-ups, Class 5-6 trucks, Log Skidders and Forwarders, Generators, Cranes, Marine all have the same basic oil filter. I am pretty sure that the stock filter offers all of the filtration needed for MOST people and applications. There most likely are a few exceptions and folks that have added filtration for whatever reason but 99% of these little diesels are quite happy with the filter the engineers settled with.



It is prudent in my opinion to run the "Stratopore" Fleetguard filter, nothing else will do. Whether I sell them over the counter or out to the shop, if it's a Cummins it gets Fleetguard Filters. A few customers will insist they want something cheaper but I can talk them out of it as a rule.



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