Change those filters

[dabtl]

It was identical to the original part I pulled last Fall. Same size and, apparently, manufacturer.

 

[sprucemt]

This is the correct filter for the multifuel. It is a Donaldson and is 410 CFM. If you are using any other filter with less than 410CFM you are sacrifying huge airflow and horsepower. As previously stated in other post's the filters may fit but do not meet the CFM requirements. S and S Parts air filters do meet CFM requirements.

 

[sprucemt]

This is the correct filter for the multifuel

Let me re-phrase this. This is one of the correct filters for the multifuel.
I do have the Donaldson filter in stock. $32.00 plus UPS ground.

 

[jasonjc]

What filter are better Wix or Baldwin?? I have some Wix and was price buy some more but found a Baldwin are almost $2 a pice cheaper. Are they as good or just cheaper??

 

[sprucemt]

What you may be missing here is, if the Wix filter is only 265 CFM rated as you have already stated, then the loss of horse power is excessive and the cost of the Wix filter is then negated. No different than smashing the exhaust pipe down to 1 1/2". What is the point of putting a underrated filter in the truck? The cost of wasted fuel has bearing here also. At the top end, mashing the fuel to it, trying to get more horse power that you can't get because there is not enough air going through the airfilter.

 

[m139h2otruck]

Don
I can't get your link to your site to work. Any idea?
Thanks

 

[m139h2otruck]

Trust what Don says, from experience, when an air filter on a diesel engine is plugged or partly blocked, power drops off rapidly and fuel use goes up and out the stack real quick. Had a Drott 40 (dating myself) on a dusty jobsite that when the air filter was getting near to ready to change, the power loss and the smoke increase was very noticeable. And this was a a little 4-53 Detroit w/o a turbo. You can't have too much fresh clean air on the intake side of a diesel.

 

[doghead]

Don
I can't get your link to your site to work. Any idea?
Thanks

The link works fine for me. FWIW

 

[sprucemt]

Someone can check my math, but you lose something just shy of 1/3 your horsepower by starting with a new 265 CFM airfilter.

 

[jasonjc]

I was talking about the oil and fuel filters. Not the air filter.

 

[sprucemt]

I ran a fleet of 8 various trucks and 9 industrial motors in Arizona. All diesel. All were Baldwin equiped.

 

[jasonjc]

So you are say they are as good or better than Wix.

 

[emmado22]

FWIW... The Army spends LOTS of time designing engine systems... They design them to use X amount of fuel, Y amount of air, ect... Using an aftermarket filter thats not rated the same as the mil one is going to somehow make the engine not perform as rated.. For the few dollars Spruce Mountain wants for the REAL DEAL, EXACT SAME ONE as Uncle Sam uses, your in better shape than some aftermarket filter that has lesser ratings.. Remember, all the aftermarket companies are worried about cost.. Thats one thing Uncle Sam didnt take much stock in. He wants PERFORMANCE at rated amounts..

Bottom line, anything less than the rated filter comes at a cost.... Which I am sure will cost you more than the cost of the right filter....

 

[Bill W]

I returned my (smaller) napa 2837 and got back my $50.00 and just ordered correct air filter from Spruce for $32.00, Heck now my truck and my wallet are breathing better now!!

 

[sprucemt]

I have had 0 failures with Baldwin filters and am quite pleased as to the quality and price. I WILL NOT make a comparison in regards to brands. Also please note; my Arizona fleet always used Donaldson air filters. They were air blown every 8 engine hours and washed every 48 engine hours. All industrials motor oils were changed at 100 engine hours.

 

[FreightTrain]

Tell ya what.After a Changed the filter the EGTs are way down.Sure,the old filter was pretty trashed after the rally but even before sucking all that dust,I could hit 1100degrees on almost any hill.Now I can hammer down.I can go several miles before I get to 1100degrees where it was a mile or less before.And this is after it can get extra fuel since those filters flow freely too.That proved to me....Civilian stuff suck.Stick to parts with NSNs on them.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Guess i need to change the filter on the old deuce tractor after the major dustclouds from the GA rally. I'm running low on the Donaldson air cleaners though

 

[FreightTrain]

Yea,I would.Both Wrecker and Me was standing on the side of the road for about 5-10 minutes while I beat the dust off mine just to make it home......and I stopped before the dust stopped comming off the filter.Every time I would hit it with my hand it would give a Cloud of sparkly dust in the headlights.

 

[clinto]

Guess i need to change the filter on the old deuce tractor after the major dustclouds from the GA rally. I'm running low on the Donaldson air cleaners though

ADR has promised to do a rain dance next year, so perhaps the ride will be more....challenging.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Hey, I'm not complaining, I loved the whole rally. The filter may be associated with my low power conditions and the atrocious fuel mileage I got. Glad I had the feller with the semi trailer paying for the juice. Thinking about that, I don't recall ever changing that filter.