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Oil filter
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Dec 2018
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From: Daytona Beach Fl
Oil filter
I just received a Wix 51042XP oil filter for my 04 C-5. I was surprised at the physical size of the filter. It’s about the same size as my riding lawn mower filter. I was familiar with the larger SB Chevy filters. Any ideas why Chevy downsized their filters. My thinking is smaller size means less filtering media.
Last edited by Scscuba1; Jan 10, 2019 at 06:44 PM. Reason: add info
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Olathe Kansas
Even the 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, 6.2 engines use a very small short filter.
So apparently the engineers didn't see a need for such a large sized filter.
Stick with the Wix filters.. They are WAY Better than most..
So apparently the engineers didn't see a need for such a large sized filter.
Stick with the Wix filters.. They are WAY Better than most..
Le Mans Master
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To reinforce the previous post, I think it is the K&N filter that has a nut type of projection on the bottom of the filter. My car is lowered and when I tried that filter, at oil change time the nut was scraped and dented. Fortunately no further damage, could have been disastrous.
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