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Sep 20, 2010 | 01:43 PM

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Oil filter size?

I changed the oil on my f68 (flathead V8) and the oil filter I took out was much longer than the one I got at the parts store. The oil filter I took out was 7" long while the one I got was 5". My first question is, is it all right to put the new one in? If not anybody know the part # of the longer filter?

Sep 20, 2010 | 01:58 PM

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NAPA P/N 1006. It needs to be long enough that the spring holds the element in place tightly.

Sep 20, 2010 | 02:52 PM

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Thanks for the reply. Now I am confused though as the oil filter I got was a wix 51006 and I though Wix and Napa where the same as far as part numbers go. Wix adding a number to the front of the part number.

Sep 20, 2010 | 06:18 PM

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Well, it does look right in this pic:
Wix 51006 & Napa 1006 Oil Filter: FleetFilter Secure Online Store

It is entirely possible your truck doesn't have an OEM oil filter, they were an add-on. Are there any markings on the case? This is the stock setup:

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Sep 20, 2010 | 08:45 PM

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Well I went out and checked some of the engines I have collected and I found 3 that still had the canisters and one that still had a bit of a decal on it but it wasn't a Ford decal and then I found a filter in another one that was a Hastings and it was a 303A but when I crossed it I came up with the napa 1006. But the Hastings filter was 7.5" tall. I finally found a filter that had a number on it and it was actually a Chryco and it took a while to find a site that would cross the number but I finally came up with a wix number and it is 51503. When I checked the specs it is 8" tall and has the same diameter and it has a 10 micron filter as appossed to the 51006 which has a 30 micron filter. So any ways I hope the search is over.

Sep 20, 2010 | 09:28 PM

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Interesting... I'll have to measure my canister but I am pretty sure an 8" won't fit in it. 10 micron would be better for sure. I wonder who makes the Hastings filter, I don't think they mfr them.