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I work at a local auto parts store, I was looking through our system and found a bigger filter that fits the 4.0ls

 

Stock filter: wix 51626

 

New filter : wix 51182

 

They both have...

21 micron rating

M20x1.50 thread

2.462" gasket inside diameter.

3.663" bottom outside diameter

 

The ONLY difference is the "51182" is 5.207" tall and the stock "51626" is 3.812" tall

 

Hope this helps someone someday...

 

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That's only for Renix oil filters - the thread on the HOs is SAE, not metric. Here's the list for the HO oversized filters:

 

Oversize Oil Filters for HO 4.0L Engines (3/4"x16 thread)

5.178" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER
AC-Delco PF2, $6.28
Motorcraft FL-1A, $6.49
Purolator L30001, $5.76
Napa 1515, $6.69
Wix 51515, $6.69
Mopar L-72 L-326, L-526, L-55, L-1007, L-138
Baldwin B118, $9.26
Hastings LF115, $8.73
Mobil 1 M1-301, $8.00
Amsoil EaO15, $18.75
Donaldson P550008, $4.21

6.93" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER
AC-Delco PF42
Motorcraft FL299
Purolator L40017
Napa 1773
Wix 51773
Mopar L-526

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Good info.

 

I always like using a taller filter on any vehicle that has room for it. There are a couple advantages: more filter element means not only greater filtration capacity, but also less oil pressure drop; and the taller filter is easier to change next time around because it's easier to get ahold of. :)

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I just use a modified coffee can with a roll of toilet paper in it.

 

Toilet paper filters do exist, being a canister (like your "modified coffee can") and a roll inserted for the filter element. IIRC, they filter down to 5 microns, too, making them better in that respect than store-bought filters. Also IIRC, they are a by-pass type filter, meaning they don't filter all the oil volume coming from the oil pump, just some percentage of it. They did use to have the reputation of keeping engine oil super clean.

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I worked the wheat harvest in Kansas when I was a kid. Seems most of the farmers used them on most of their equipment. A roll of toilet paper was a standard item along with a monkee wrench, pair of pliers and a hank of baling wire.in the tool box

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That's only for Renix oil filters - the thread on the HOs is SAE, not metric. Here's the list for the HO oversized filters:

 

Oversize Oil Filters for HO 4.0L Engines (3/4"x16 thread)

 

5.178" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF2, $6.28

Motorcraft FL-1A, $6.49

Purolator L30001, $5.76

Napa 1515, $6.69

Wix 51515, $6.69

Mopar L-72 L-326, L-526, L-55, L-1007, L-138

Baldwin B118, $9.26

Hastings LF115, $8.73

Mobil 1 M1-301, $8.00

Amsoil EaO15, $18.75

Donaldson P550008, $4.21

 

6.93" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF42

Motorcraft FL299

Purolator L40017

Napa 1773

Wix 51773

Mopar L-526

Will any of these oversize filters work on a 2.5, or is there another list?

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That's only for Renix oil filters - the thread on the HOs is SAE, not metric. Here's the list for the HO oversized filters:

 

Oversize Oil Filters for HO 4.0L Engines (3/4"x16 thread)

 

5.178" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF2, $6.28

Motorcraft FL-1A, $6.49

Purolator L30001, $5.76

Napa 1515, $6.69

Wix 51515, $6.69

Mopar L-72 L-326, L-526, L-55, L-1007, L-138

Baldwin B118, $9.26

Hastings LF115, $8.73

Mobil 1 M1-301, $8.00

Amsoil EaO15, $18.75

Donaldson P550008, $4.21

 

6.93" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF42

Motorcraft FL299

Purolator L40017

Napa 1773

Wix 51773

Mopar L-526

Will any of these oversize filters work on a 2.5, or is there another list?

 

The 91-92 2.5L filter threads are the same as on the 4.0L, but whether or not there is enough physical room for a larger filter I don't know.

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That's only for Renix oil filters - the thread on the HOs is SAE, not metric. Here's the list for the HO oversized filters:

 

Oversize Oil Filters for HO 4.0L Engines (3/4"x16 thread)

 

5.178" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF2, $6.28

Motorcraft FL-1A, $6.49

Purolator L30001, $5.76

Napa 1515, $6.69

Wix 51515, $6.69

Mopar L-72 L-326, L-526, L-55, L-1007, L-138

Baldwin B118, $9.26

Hastings LF115, $8.73

Mobil 1 M1-301, $8.00

Amsoil EaO15, $18.75

Donaldson P550008, $4.21

 

6.93" HIGH, 3.660" DIAMETER

AC-Delco PF42

Motorcraft FL299

Purolator L40017

Napa 1773

Wix 51773

Mopar L-526

 

 

curious Ive always used a Purolator 14670.... on all my jeeps

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