O'Reilly house brand or WIX?

ridiculously_necessary · #1 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 07:45 AM

Which air cleaner is better? or more so, is there a good reason not to go with house brand? $10 for house brand or $33 for WIX. i have the stock air box with metal screws, which i will swap out some day, but stock for now.

i generally consider WIX a good brand, but the budget is tight this month.

thanks guys!

**Banshee34** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 07:48 AM

Wow I'm lost, what year is your rig?

ridiculously_necessary · #3 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 08:14 AM

what the crap happened to my sig? lol sorry, ill fix that. its a 95.

**Banshee34** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 08:16 AM

Have no clue about your year but I stick with motorcraft. At least until I get an aftermarket intake.

**CHUCK** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 08:35 AM

Check into the DIY intake.

TANK'S 250 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 08:54 AM

FILTER PART NUMBERS

******Even though I have listed the following part #'s...I recommend you watch this video****************

YouTube - Motorcraft Powerstroke Diesel Filter Compairson

1994-2003

Air filter NAPA 6637

6.0L 2003-2007

FUEL:

Int'l: #1847170C93 (New Part #)
Int'l: #1847170C92 (Old Part #)
Baldwin: #PF7812
Wix: #33599
Ford: #FD-4604
NAPA: # FIL 3899
Racor: # PFF4604
Amsoil: # FFK60

AIR FILTER:

Wix: # 42731
Ford: # FA-1778
NAPA: # FIL 2731
Donaldson: # P603577
Amsoil: # 24490

OIL FILTER:

Wix: # 57312
Int'l: # 1840752C91
Ford: # FL-2016
NAPA: # FIL 7314
Racor: # PFL2016
Baldwin: # P7235
Amsoil: # EA088

TRANSMISSION:

External:

Wix: # 57702
Motorcraft: # FT145
Ford : # 3C3Z7B155BA

Internal Filter:

Motorcraft: # FT144
Ford: # 3C3Z7A098AA

wedge · #7 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:54 PM

Wix are a really good high quality air filter, the house brands have much less paper pleat material, thus giving you less filtering ability.

metallitera · #8 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008, 07:05 AM

The house brand, MicroGuard, is a purolator filter, as are Motorcraft filters. The microguard filters are good, check prices with the motorcraft, they are usually cheaper and same if not a little better quality.

id stay away from FRAM, STP and the like and of course always recommend WIX filters but i understand budget issues.

ridiculously_necessary · #9 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHUCK

Check into the DIY intake.

where is the the DIY intake? is there a section in the forum somwhere?

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