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gilbey69(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject: oil filter #

listers,just returned back to flying kitfoxs  again,after a number of years,i use to use oil; filters from NAPA and FRAM,also  from car quest, can anyone on the list give me the correct oil filter numbers  for the right filters to use on the 912 engines,i can not remmber  them  after 15 years of not using them, thanks all

 frank goggio

 912 speedster

 wilmington nc

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vetdrem

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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: oil filter #

I think that a FRAM 1056 or Carquest 85056 are two that will work.  



I hope that you are wearing a flack jacket, the purists are going to get you.  Personally, I am not afraid that a non-rotax filter will turn your day to s###, but others are sure that the world will end.



There was a comparison posted "somewhere" (I can't find it now) that tested 6 or 7 different filters for particle size, by-pass relief pressure, physical size, and a few other things.  What I took from the comparison was that rotax is not the only filter that will do a great job of protecting your engine, but it is the only one that maintains the warranty if that is a concern.

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Av8r3400

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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: oil filter #

This may very well be a "can of worms" topic!



The Rotax people have been very big lately on pushing their own filter due to it's housing's pressure capacity and bypass valve pressure settings.  On cold starts and during normal operations, they are claiming that the "aftermarket" filters are either failing at the housing or their by-pass valves (if equipped) are opening allowing unfiltered oil to circulate through the system.



But there sure are a lot of 912s running just fine with a filter that says "NAPA" or "FRAM" on the outside.  I don't know.  



In my opinion using a $25 filter to save your $20k engine from possible failure is a "no brainer" decision for me...  Cheap insurance.

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gilbey69(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: oil filter #

thanks guys,for the infor,i l used  napa and fram on my former speedster 

about 4 years,never a problem,of course that was about  in 93.if i remmber 

right perolator makes the rotax filter in there overseas plant,no problem 

with the warrenty on this engine, thats long been gone,i to remember a 

comparison on filters way back,did not seen to be much different, to me 

thats like a car dealer telling me i got to use only his dealership,mileage 

may very,but i got this engine with 800hrs on it, compression still 

79/80,all cylinders,runs like a sewing machine,had wicks filter on it,and 

where it came from i dought it ever had a rotax filter other then what it 

came with,

frank goggio

912 speedster

wilmington nc

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