7.3 Oil Filter Question
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7.3 Oil Filter Question
Anyone on here using a Donaldson ELF7405 filter on their 7.3? Specifically on an Excursion with a 7.3. Looks like a great filter, but rather large and wondering if any risk of hitting it on something and punturcing it? Picture....(clipped from another forum)
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I believe there's a clearance on the side of the oil pan for this filter to work. I was reading abotu it awhile back, but came to the conclusion the standard motorcraft filter was more than adequate, given the 7500 mile oil change intervals I'm planning with synthetic.
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Couple more filter pictures off another site. Filter itself holds 3 quarts, which eliminates the left over one quart of oil on a 15 quart change. Apparently the hardest part is lifting up the filter to attach with 3 quarts in it.
Here's what the poster said when he posted the pictures.....
filter intended for a Caterpillar 3406. It holds 3 quarts of oil, and has the best ratings for any full-flow oil filter I've ever seen.
15 microns absolute (98.7%)
7 microns nominal (50%)
I ordered one from ryder Fleet Products and plan to run Schaeffers 7000 15-40, that is if I eliminate any concerns. The only thing I can see in the picture below is a possibility of bottoming out on the bar below.
Here's what the poster said when he posted the pictures.....
filter intended for a Caterpillar 3406. It holds 3 quarts of oil, and has the best ratings for any full-flow oil filter I've ever seen.
15 microns absolute (98.7%)
7 microns nominal (50%)
I ordered one from ryder Fleet Products and plan to run Schaeffers 7000 15-40, that is if I eliminate any concerns. The only thing I can see in the picture below is a possibility of bottoming out on the bar below.
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