WIX Equivalent Oil Filter To NAPA Gold ?
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The Napa Gold filters are just Wix filters without the 5 prefix in the part number.
An example would be a Wix 51085 is a Napa Gold 1085.
An example would be a Wix 51085 is a Napa Gold 1085.
The standard Wix filter is the same as the Napa Gold.
What they said.
And just in case you might be wondering, the NAPA Platinum = Wix XP.
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
And just in case you might be wondering, the NAPA Platinum = Wix XP.
... which is advertized by WIX to only be 50% efficient at 20 microns.
Keep in mind 40 microns is the diameter of a human hair.
If a filter was capturing 20 micron size particles 100% of the time, I'd be worried about flow.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
And just in case you might be wondering, the NAPA Platinum = Wix XP.
... which is advertized by WIX to only be 50% efficient at 20 microns.
Keep in mind 40 microns is the diameter of a human hair.
If a filter was capturing 20 micron size particles 100% of the time, I'd be worried about flow.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
And just in case you might be wondering, the NAPA Platinum = Wix XP.
... which is advertized by WIX to only be 50% efficient at 20 microns.
Keep in mind 40 microns is the diameter of a human hair.
If a filter was capturing 20 micron size particles 100% of the time, I'd be worried about flow.
Is that why a PureOne with 99.9% @ 20 microns can still flow like this?
Please read this whole thread:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...451#Post1619451
Or a Fram Ultra which is rated at 99% @ 20 microns and flows just as good or better than the PureOne because of the full synthetic media. It's not impossible to have very good filtering efficiency and good flow. Those two filters are a prime example.
Besides, "filter flow" is basically a moot point (except under rare conditions) when there is a positive displacement oil pump moving oil through the filter & engine.
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
And just in case you might be wondering, the NAPA Platinum = Wix XP.
... which is advertized by WIX to only be 50% efficient at 20 microns.
Keep in mind 40 microns is the diameter of a human hair.
If a filter was capturing 20 micron size particles 100% of the time, I'd be worried about flow.
Is that why a PureOne with 99.9% @ 20 microns can still flow like this?
Please read this whole thread:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...451#Post1619451
Or a Fram Ultra which is rated at 99% @ 20 microns and flows just as good or better than the PureOne because of the full synthetic media. It's not impossible to have very good filtering efficiency and good flow. Those two filters are a prime example.
Besides, "filter flow" is basically a moot point (except under rare conditions) when there is a positive displacement oil pump moving oil through the filter & engine.
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Originally Posted By: dlundblad
And what are the golds rated at?
Just about everything on their site is now white-washed to be the 2/20=6/20 ...
And what are the golds rated at?
Just about everything on their site is now white-washed to be the 2/20=6/20 ...
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