Thanks guys. I may have to make a trip by Grainger and grab a few. I am going to run the Fleetguard I have sitting on my shelf then I will switch to the Baldwin.

I also run the FG oil filter. Does Baldwin offer an oil filter that is as good or better that fits in the stock location?

 

IIRC Baldwin oil filter is about the same as the standard Fleetguard filter.

MikeyB

 

It would be nice to grab both of them at Grainger at the same time rather then having to buy a FG from Geno's and pay shipping. If I could grab oil and fuel it would save me time and money.

You guys know if Baldwin offers tranny and air filter?

 

The fleetgaurd 7 micron is perfect, dont worry about lower micron. It is better restriction then the filter dodge installed at the factory, which is good enough.

 

If it is good enough why is Fleetguard working on a 5um absolute?

Bosch want a minimum of 5um filtration on their system. Dodge thought they could get away with 10, caused too many failures went to 7, now they are going to 5...

Its not a cheap fuel system, but good filters are cheap.

Dodge current minimum requirement is 7um absolute.

 

Tell that to your injectors. Running any fuel filter above a "5 micron absolute" filtration rating is going to cause the unfiltered fuel to do the injectors what sand blasting does to rust.

 

how many trucks have the fuel filter replaced and debris gets in from a slipshot replacement? To say this is caused by the fuel filter is absolutely bogus without all the "FACTS"! I was at a dodge dealer watching the goofs replace the filter, the damned thing had an 1/8th inch of dirt ont he cap, when they spun it off, debris had to have fallen in! Also, other people try to clean the bottom of the fuel cannister when the filters out. This can push debris into the intake portion where the filter can not "FILTER" it.

5 micron go for it.

Hint to noobs who are going to change their own fuel filter. The night before you plan on changing, clean the top of the fuel canister liberally. This will prevent dirt, little rocks etc from falling in when you pull the cap off. I wash it off with hose and use toothbrush on it.

 

I would hope that the dirt you can see is filtered out.. Its the crap you can't see. At 23K psi 5um particles do DAMAGE!

 

The following part numbers come up in an application search:

Lube BT7349
Air PA4162
Fuel PF7977
Transmission Filter No. 18055

 

Thanks Drizz!

I just went to their site and after a little bit of poking around figured out how you got those lol... Now next question... Other then the fuel filter, are the others better than stock ? Anyone know what the ratings are on them? I am going to try and search around to see if I can't dig something up.

 

Not finding anything just yet.

Anyone use the Baldwin oil filter? I was wondering if it has the same fultes in it as the Fleet Gaurd?

 

I'm using the Baldwin oil filter, and yes, it has the flutes so it uses the same filter wrench as the Fleetguards.

MikeyB

 

I'm running Baldwin air, fuel, and oil filters on both my trucks with no problems at all, plus I buy them at a very good price through one of our suppliers at work.

 

Great. I think I may endup switching to all Baldwin filters then on my next maintance cycle. Now I just got to findout what the specs are on the oil,air, and tranny filters to make sure they are better then what I am running (which I am sure they are)

 

Not being mean but the intake portion after the filter is the little black pipe sticking up to just about the top of the filter housing. The rubber o-ring of the filter goes over this pipe with no opening on the other end. So the fuel comes into the housing, through the filter, and up and over into the exit pipe which is at the bottom of the housing. You can flush the canister out with no issues. Not sure what you saw at the dealer, but I would use brake cleaner spray off the canister, then used air to dry it off quickly before I popped the top. Brake cleaner won't hurt rubber or plastic and dries quickly.