[C320-list] [External] Oil Filter for Perkins M30 Engine?

[P.F. Ross]

I have used the NAPA Gold 1348 for many oil changes without problems.

Frank Ross
Beta Wave #206
Naples, FL

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 10:15 PM Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I used the Wix 51361 oil filter. It fits well but I don’t know how it
> compares to the two sizes you mention.
>
> Myron Welch
> Wind Instrument #238, 1995
> Grace Memorial Harbor
> Elk Rapids, Michigan
> Iowa City, Iowa
>
> > On Sep 10, 2019, at 12:22 PM, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have used a FRAM PH2951 oil filter since I bought my 1994 boat based
> on guidance from association members.  However, recently I've read a good
> bit of reviews that say Fram filters are junk now (although I've used them
> all my life without incident). So, I wanted to use a better filter.
> > I believe I read that others were using NAPA Gold 1348 oil filters.  I
> went to my local NAPA store today and they said NAPA 1348 was not the
> cross-reference for FRAM PH2951 that I had been using.  Instead, they said
> that NAPA Gold 1394 is the cross-reference.
> > The NAPA 1394 is smaller in outer diameter and height than the NAPA 1348
> recommended by others.
> > As an aside, I inherited some Microgard MGL51394 oil filters from the
> previous owner.  It is more like the smaller size of the NAPA 1394 filter
> that the store says is the cross-reference for FRAM PH2951.
> > Can any of you others with older boats and Perkins M30 engines tell me
> what oil filter you use (without actually getting a Perkins filter)?
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 Cat320 (#32)
> > Holland, MI
>
>