[Fot] Wix 51515R

[Mike Harmuth]

I buy the Wix 51515R filters by the 6 pack case online. My last order, Oct
2024, has all the filters manufactured in the US (you need to look at the
actual filter, not the box). One thing I have noticed over the past two
years or so is the filter housing seems thinner, it's easy to deform it
with a strap type wrench taking them off. Other than that, I haven't had
any problems with them. I never had a Fram Orange Can of Death fail either
but a YouTube video with side by side comparisons of the internals
convinced me to switch to Wix.

my 2 cents

mike

On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM JS Performance Motoring, LLC via Fot <
fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Since the group that owned WIX was purchased by Mann Hummel, it seems that
> many of the previously USA made filter part numbers have been offshored.
>
> The most common filters I was using on Triumphs were the 51348 and the
> 51516, both are no longer made in the USA.  I can't say that the Mexico or
> China sourced filters are causing engine failures, but it made me feel good
> to be using a quality, American made filter.
>
> For the 51348 and 51516 sizes, I've found that the Champ brand PH2835 and
> PH400 work just fine, and are made domestically.
>
> I don't feel that our typical Triumph engines need the extra flow
> capability of the "R" filters, I suspect that is more of a concern for
> large V8 engines with big bearing clearances.
>
> The spin-on adapter that we have developed for the 6 cylinder engines
> (places the filter in the same location as the original filter housing)
> allows for a larger diameter filter to be used.  I've found the WIX 51311
> is a good one, and it's still made in North Carolina.  This is a 3/4-16"
> thread filter, a little shorter than the 51515.  The 51311 will also fit
> many of the remote mounts, and as it's used on Volvo Trucks and buses, I
> have no doubt it is of sufficient size for a Triumph engine.
>
>
> Jason Sukey
> JS Performance Motoring, LLC
> 440.984.7720
> jason at jsperformancemotoring.com
> https://www.facebook.com/JSPerformanceMotoring/
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM Brian Schirano via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Ok Dudes and Dudetts - first, Happy New Year!
>>
>> Take a look at the quick search of prices on the Wix 51515R filters
>> <https://www.google.com/search?q=wix+51515r&num=10&newwindow=1&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=75a9c45cc36bf744&sxsrf=ADLYWILt1shNlTdSLhRvkb6R9YtaznQZPg%3A1735771586753&ei=wsV1Z4LWLfTfwN4Ppd25gQU&oq=wix+5&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiBXdpeCA1KgIIATIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIOEC4YgAQYkQIY5QQYigUyDhAuGIAEGJECGOUEGIoFMggQLhiABBjlBDIIEC4YgAQY5QQyCBAuGIAEGOUEMggQLhiABBjlBDIIEC4YgAQY5QQyCBAuGIAEGOUESNlZUJUGWIhFcAF4AJABAJgBsQGgAZwJqgEDMS45uAEByAEA-AEBmAILoAKSLMICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAggQIRigARjDBMICBhAAGAcYHsICCxAuGOUEGAcYChgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAh0QLhiABBiRAhjlBBiKBRiXBRjcBBjeBBjgBNgBAZgDAIgGAboGBggBEAEYFJIHCTAuOS43LTEuMaAHlzE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp>
>> $10.79 to $19.97
>>
>> I was talking with someone about this and who knows where the story came
>> from, or accuracy, but the net net was they are allegedly now made in China
>> and when cut away, no longer the same quality as in the past.
>>
>> Fact or Fiction?? anybody know? and what are you using?
>>
>> Brian
>> --
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>> 585-305-0349
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