Cool! Excellent detective work, Scott. This may be a great find in that it would apply to many Hondas as well. Interestingly, the Baldwin mainly fits Peugeots from the 1980s, while the applications for the Wix 51324 are for various domestic pickup trucks and cars. The thread is correct, an ADBV is present, 14 psi bypass is fine, and it's made for a gasoline automotive engine, so all that falls into place. Plus, the Baldwin had one of the finer filtering medias in Grease's Mercruiser study. The Wix is 3.663" dia x 4.354 length, which isn't vastly bigger than a Purolator 24458 at approximately 3.13" dia x 3.94" length, so I'd just assume stick with the PureOne PL24458 than try that particular Wix. But the Baldwin is 5.4" long! The Purolator L34480 (no PureOne version available) is 3.5" dia x 5.45" length, 15 psi bypass, no gasket size info available.
You stated "The Baldwin will fit my new Sebring perfectly without any modifications..." Did you actually spin it onto the engine stud, or is this just going by catalog spec's? That's the ultimate test of course, but I don't see any obvious issues with the paper spec's unless the B7042 has an especially convex or concave base plate, creating unforeseen problems. For what it's worth, here's the Baldwin gasket spec's (provided by you) and same for two "stock" replacement filters (~ = approximate, my measurements):
Oversize Baldwin B7042: 2.45" ID x 2.81" OD
Stock Purolator 14459: ~2.27" ID x ~2.55" OD
Stock Wix 51064: 2.173" ID x 2.475" OD
Most folks have thought that, at about 198 sq in, the PureOne 24458 has about the biggest filter media for both this car and Hondas (when using the stock block stud), but here's an AWESOME comparison:
PureOne 24458 overall can volume: 30 cu in
Baldwin B7042 overall can volume: 58 cu in
About twice the volume! Might be good news for Honda racer types. Can't wait to hear from Baldwin about the B7042's total media area, a more relevant spec. I'll send 'em an e-mail query. Hopefully this isn't a "paper tiger," an average-sized cartridge inside a big can. Another possibility is to search filter catalogs for Peugeot filters, including Euro brands such as Mann, such as for the 1987-89 Peugeot 505 with the 2.8L fuel-injected V-6 (a B7042 application). I'll get back to ya. GOOD HOMEWORK ON YOUR PART, SCOTT!!!
ADDENDUM: Searches of Autozone.com and Kragen/Checkers for an '88 Peugeot 505 V-6 oil filter brought up the following: Fram PH2849A, STP PH2852, Motorcraft FL306, and Beck/Arnley 0410732.
[ August 13, 2004, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: TC ]
