[C320-list] [External] Oil Filter for Perkins M30 Engin

[Dave Hupe]

Myron - the Wix 51361 filter compares to Napa 1361.  They have an outer diameter of 82 mm which is large compared to the 74mm diameter that parts4engines.com (Perkins parts supplier in UK) says is the correct size for my engine (Perkins oil filter part 140516190).  
The Napa Gold 1348/Wix 51348 has an outer diameter of 74mm which matches what I supposedly should use and others have used it.
This is confusing !
Dave Hupe(#32)

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  On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:15 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