FYI
Both NAPA Gold filters and NAPA Silver filters are made by WIX. Each meet mfgs
requirements ... but the Gold filters are superior to the Silver filters. I
can't give you the details ... 'cause I don't know the details! But maybe
checking with your local NAPA counter person would work. In my experience the
employees of NAPA are generally more knowledgeable than those of their
competitors.
One thing I do know, if your filter points up, you better not be using the Fram
filters. Fram does not have a quality "check valve" in the filter. Each time
you stop the engine the oil drains from the filter; then when starting the
engine, the oil has to fill the canister first then starts to lube the bearings.
How many of you hear the knock, knock, knock until you build oil pressure?
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of David Councill
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 9:24 PM
>To: MG List
>Subject: Re:Oil filters, Was: Oh Sh*^ Part Deux
>
>
>The NAPA Gold 1300 looks like a quality filter. When I bought my 67 BGT
>last year, I bought the standard insert filter (the style sold by Moss and
>the other distributers). When I pulled the canister off and saw the NAPA
>1300 filter already in there that I was replacing with this big clumpy
>thing, I knew then that I had to make a note to get my next replacement
>from Napa. Since then, I've been getting all my filters from Napa including
>the 1300.
>
>David
>67 BGT
>71 BGT
>
>
>At 08:03 PM 9/25/00 -0700, Tim Economu wrote:
>>I am using the NAPA Gold 1300 in my factory upright oil canister type
>>filter. It cost 6 bucks, which is a good price. Just not sure how similar or
>>different it is to the screw-on can Wix filter made by Dana Corporation,
>>that is the focus of the oil filter testing done at:
>>http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilters.html
>>
>>Also not sure how it rates compared to the WIX Ford 203?
>>
>>Anybody want to do a filter test for MG's?
>>
>>Tim Economu
>>'69 MGBGT Mona
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