on-line oil filter retailers

[STEVEBROOKS]

Hi all,

Please give me the contact info for any reliable/well-priced on-line oil filter retailers you've used before.

Thanks,

Steve

 

[HGreen]

www.genosgarage.com forum sponsor and great to deal with

 

[AH64ID]

I use www.filterspro.com

Geno's is great but they don't sell the Donaldson DBL7439 which is the only filter I have found that comes close to meeting the flow of the OEM oil pump and it is the best rated filter I have found as well.

The oil pump is rated at 20.5 GPM @ 4200 rpms. It seem's that Fleetguard and Wix flow rate their filters for an average flow and not potential flow. Personally if I am 2500-2800 rpms pulling a grade at 80-100% load I want the best oil filtration and flow as everything is working hard.

Wix 57620 30µ @ 95%, 20µ @ 50% Cellulose 12-15 GPM
Wix 57620XE 25µ @ 95%, 14µ @ 50% Glass Enhanced Cellulose 12-15 GPM
Fleetguard LF3972 30µ @ 95% (35µ @ 98.7% last info) Cellulose 8.72 GPM
Fleetguard LF16035 30µ @ 100% (25µ @ 98.7% last info) Stratapore Synthetic 8.72 GPM
Donaldson ELF/DBL7349 20µ @ 100%, 15µ @ 98.7%, 7µ @ 59.97% Nanofiber Synthetic 20 GPM

 

[Tuesdak]

I use www.filterspro.com

Geno's is great but they don't sell the Donaldson DBL7439 which is the only filter I have found that comes close to meeting the flow of the OEM oil pump and it is the best rated filter I have found as well.

The oil pump is rated at 20.5 GPM @ 4200 rpms. It seem's that Fleetguard and Wix flow rate their filters for an average flow and not potential flow. Personally if I am 2500-2800 rpms pulling a grade at 80-100% load I want the best oil filtration and flow as everything is working hard.

Wix 57620 30µ @ 95%, 20µ @ 50% Cellulose 12-15 GPM
Wix 57620XE 25µ @ 95%, 14µ @ 50% Glass Enhanced Cellulose 12-15 GPM
Fleetguard LF3972 30µ @ 95% (35µ @ 98.7% last info) Cellulose 8.72 GPM
Fleetguard LF16035 30µ @ 100% (25µ @ 98.7% last info) Stratapore Synthetic 8.72 GPM
Donaldson ELF/DBL7349 20µ @ 100%, 15µ @ 98.7%, 7µ @ 59.97% Nanofiber Synthetic 20 GPM

Donaldson ELF7349 is supposed to be available in the repainted can from another site vendor, AMSOIL EaO80.

 

[GrantP]

Another vote for filterspro.com if you're looking to use the Donaldson filter.

 

[AH64ID]

Donaldson ELF7349 is supposed to be available in the repainted can from another site vendor, AMSOIL EaO80.

Yes it is. The DBL7349/ELF7349/EaO80 are all the same filter with different labeling. I am an amsoil dealer and even with dealer pricing it is far cheaper for me to buy them in bulk (3-4) from filterspro.

 

[CKESSEL]

Do a search, for whatever brand you want, and see if anyone in your area carries them. Truck, equipment repair, hydraulic etc. I found a Donaldson seller not too far away from me that THUMPED online sales without even trying, plus no freight/shipping/handling charges. This is where I'm getting the filters for my air pooch. The oil is Amsoil since I'm a seller.

 

[seafish]

Yet another recommendation for filters pro.com

I buy from them for all my equipment.

 

[BLNRAY]

filtermaxx.com,they sell Donalson filters

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

per recommendation by John Martin (Issue 75?), I use the Fleetguard 16035 from Geno's Garage.

 

[AH64ID]

per recommendation by John Martin (Issue 75?), I use the Fleetguard 16035 from Geno's Garage.

I am guessing you are referring to the article in Issue 71? https://www.genosgarage.com/GenosGarageTechArticles/TDR71_LubeOilFiltration.pdf

It has been coming up more and more lately and I really wish they would do a new one with better information.

As TDR articles go that was one of the more disappointing ones I have read. There is both false and missing information in it and I would not use it as a sole source in selecting filters.

A couple of the blatant issues, IMHO, are the review is complacently missing filter flow ratings. The OEM oil pump is rated from 20 GPM @ 4200 rpms. The Fleetguard filters are 8.72GPM filters, so they only offer their best filtration at low/mid rpms and not as rpms increase.

The review also doesn't include the Donaldson DBL7349 (at the time ELF7349 which is just an older part number for the same filter) which has the best flow and filtration ratings of any filter.

The Wix 57620XE is not a synthetic filter and it never has been, per Wix, so I am not sure why it would be reported as such.

The statement "(best you can purchase in the industry at 25 micron)" is false. There were filters on his test that exceeded that rating. The PL45335 is currently rated 20µ @ 99.9%. They are often an overlooked filter but IIRC don't have the dirt holding capacity to support longer drain intervals.

Aside from the false information on the "industry" best no real micron ratings were included, which are rather important in a filter review.

Dirt holding capacity was not included which along with micron rating is important in a filter review.

Some other small issues with the article.

J1985 is a single-pass fuel filtration test, not a pressure drop test. J1985 is not used for oil filters.
Absolute is 98.7%, not 98.6%. It's a small error but an error nonetheless.
The Cellulose Fleetguard filter is not a 40µ filter it is a 35µ absolute filter as reported in 2011. Fleetguard now reports it as a 30µ @ 95% filter.

Maybe the most frustrating aspect of the article is that these issues were brought up in 2011 and the article has yet to be fixed/redone.

 

[BDaugherty]

Genos has very fair filter pricing and I run Fleetgaurd on nearly everything. Rockauto is another option if you need anything other than cummins filters...just don't buy the cheapie junk. Scroll down to the good filters.
On a side note, I was running the FG air filter in my stock airbox, then switched to the Mopar HD version that is 4" thick. Genos had a better price than my local dealer even with my business account. Now that Hastings has come out with the AF1492, I will use it instead. Still happy with the FG oil and fuel though...

 

[AnOldBiker]

Yet another vote for filterspro.com, (expect for my oil bypass, I use the Amsoil eabp100).