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They took a tour of the FRAM factory, and tested the filters, finding them to be top-notch.
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We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do.
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We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do.
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Test where they did well
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I can't remember who makes the Bosch, but I read a test where they did well.
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Use napa gold 1348, wix 51348, k&n hp-h1002
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We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do.
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Use suitably sized filter mag
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We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do.
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Use wix xp filters
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We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do.
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Hey everyone,
As I am trying to keep my 986 fed with clean oil I just ordered an LN Engineering spin-on oil filter kit (
https://www.ebay.com/itm/121844438036
) which has two Bosch-branded filters included.
This raised an interesting situation:
Are the included Bosch filters any good or should I not even bother with them?
I'm trying to source Napa Gold 1042's or WIX 51042's from Europe but I am not having much luck. Is there some other filters which are of equal qualities for the 986 which are easier/cheaper to obtain in the EU that I should be sourcing instead?
Thanks for any and all advice you might be able to provide,
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My opinion is LN Engineering would not include Bosch filters if they were crap so go ahead and use them . Bosch , NAPA Gold , Wix and Mobil 1 are all filters I would use . Because they are available to me I primarily use the Wix on mine .
I got that kit. It's excellent! My unbiased and uninformed opinion is that the Bosch filters are just fine for our older Boxsters. I chose the kit because it included a couple of free name brand filters.
Wix 51348 oil filter is available at Amazon UK, expensive and you have to buy a dozen. On US Ebay, there's this
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1348-NAPA-GOLD-OIL-FILTER-51348-WIX-Master-Pack-Of-12/162753804500?epid=1617931285&hash=item25e4e1f8d4:g:MHMAAOSwdDBZe5vC&vxp=mtr#shpCntId
shipping and import duties are awful!
NAPA Gold filters are manufactured by Wix.
My guess is that it's the sellers kit.
Here's a rating table on various filters, kinda interesting.
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It looks to me like the highest rated, by far, is the Fram (!) XG3506 or 3675. Gets an overall B+ to A-
FRAM used to be garbage, but they have gotten their act together and are as good as other brands now. I don't have the link, but I read an article about this. They took a tour of the FRAM factory, and tested the filters, finding them to be top-notch.
That said, I still usually buy either the NAPA Gold or Wix, which of course are the same filter. But I've used Bosch many times on my motorcycle. I can't remember who makes the Bosch, but I read a test where they did well.
These are the filter if the IMS Solution is installed with its version of the spin on adapter (and is a cross for a lot of Toyota filters) - I bought one a while back by accident but was able to use it on my Tacoma
Regular non-IMS solution LN spin on adapter - Wix 51042 and crosses
IMS solution spin-on adapter - Wix 51348 and crosses
I'm surprised they just didn't use the same filter for both, I think they are the same height (3.404"). The only different seems to be the thread, and that the 51042 is a full flow filter with no bypass valve and max flow of 9-11 GPM flow, and the 51348 has a bypass valve and is rated for 7-9 GPMmax flow with the bypass set to open between 8-11 PSI.
Should anyone run across this old thread, LN no longer recommends the NAPA Gold filters as production has been moved to China. The Wix 51348 is recommended.
There probably is, but I don't know that would really buy you anything other than slightly more engine oil volume. We have been using the Wix XP filters on cars with the IMS Solution installed for several years, and also recommending customers use a suitably sized Filter Mag, which most do. As we always cut open filters when servicing these cars, we have found this combination does an excellent job of trapping any debris, and the Filter Mag shows any ferrous fines if they start to show up. Customer oil analysis has also born out the combination's effectiveness.
