Oil filter cross reference for Kohler engine
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Comments (2)I'm not sure, because I haven't owned one of these, but the kohler 15, and all the briggs and tecumsehs that I have owned used an AC DELCO PF53 on the equivelent. Listed to fit the Dodge/Chrysler 2.5/2.5 engines from the 80's and early 90's Also fits late 90's Saturn I think. That what I have used for 15 years and never have had any problems....See MoreOkay to use car oil filters on LT engines?
Comments (7)Put your concerns to rest. So long as you have sufficient space for the filter to mount up without chafing or rubbing any part of the machine (that could damage the filter body) you will be OK. As pointed out above, having an "anti-drain back" valve (check valve) incorporated into the filter is important. I personally think it is also important that the filter media be of a "waterproof" material (and Wix, to name one, uses waterproof media). ALL internal combustion engines produce water as a byproduct of the combustion process. During "cold start up", a significant volume of this water gets past the piston rings and into the crankcase where it becomes entrained into the lube oil. Usually this is a "temporary" condition as the water is later evaporated back out of the oil as the temperature of the engine and lube oil rises higher than the point where liquid water can exist. This phenomenon does not normally have any effect on filter media that is NOT WATERPROOF, especially in air cooled engines (because of their characteristic higher operating temps), as the water in the oil never remains there long enough to soften or weaken the filter media to the point of "matting over". Cold engines that are started up and shut back down without the engine ever reaching operating temperature are the ones most likely to suffer from water induced filter degradation (or failure). Liquid cooled engines that have a defective head gasket can have water contaminated oil before the complete failure of the gasket makes the defect apparent "otherwise". Liquid cooled engines that are operated with the thermostat removed (or stuck open) will also suffer more from this type of degradation because the engine "runs too cold" for longer time before heating up enough to evaporate the water from the oil. "Matting" of the filter media occurs if the (non waterproof) fibers of the filter lose some of their "structural strength" due to becoming pliable when they absorb water. As the fibers settle (pack down) on top of one another, or swell up in diameter, the filtration rating will increase (catch smaller debris) temporarily. It is "temporary" because once it gets "matted", it can no longer flow the same volume of fluid it was intended to. As the matting effect increase, the filter bypass valve will unseat, allowing some unfiltered oil to "bypass" the filter media altogether. A matted filter might bypass oil during a cold start up due the the inability of the media to flow the viscous, cold oil, and then resume filtering the oil once the oil warms and "thins out". Matting can also lead to tearing or rupturing of the filter media, which then allows some of the trapped debris, and sometimes, bits of the filter media, to be transported out of the filter and into the very engine components that are are supposed to be protected by the filter. Oil filter manufacturers (that use non-waterproof media in their oil filters) hide behind the disclaimer "it's an oil filter, not a water filter" to defend their choice of materials, and (hopefully) for most folks, the fine detail of "waterproof versus non waterproof" media will never become an issue....See MoreOil filter for B&S 24HP mod No.445677
Comments (5)"Briggs/Kohler type" 3/4" X 16 threads 8-11 PSI Bypass Gasket 2.734"OD X2 .430"ID 0.226" thick Length" Wix Purolator Hastings Kohler B&S Baldwin MotorCraft AC Walmart JD 2.3" 57035 NA LF503 2805001 492932 B7165 NA NA? NA ? 2.7" 51056 L35310 LF302 1205001 492056 B1410 NA PF2210 NA AM125424 3.4" 51348 L10241 LF157 5205002 491056 BT223 FL793 PF53 ST3614 AM101207 4.8" 51516 L20195 LF134 NA NA B243 FL400A PFL400A ST3600 ? WIX makes NAPA Gold and CarQuest Blue filters. (identical except for the paint job) For a NAPA filter, use the last 4 digits of the Wix# For a CarQuest filter, replace the first 2 digits of the Wix# with 85. Example. Wix 51348 becomes CarQuest 85348 or NAPA Gold 1348....See MoreOil Filter Cross-reference?
Comments (41)Not to hijack this thread, but I changed the oil and filter for the first time today in my 20hp Kohler engine in my 42" lawn tractor. I've changed many oil filters over the years in many types of engines, auto and otherwise, but that was the toughest filter I've ever had to remove !!!! I almost tore it in two before I got it to start coming loose. Then I installed the new filter, ( I danged near fell over when they charged me $13 at Sears ! ) but to get that filter to seal without leaking, I had to tighten it way beyond what I should have had to do. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Krazy~...See Moremetal
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