Correct Oil filter but wrong threads
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Correct Oil filter but wrong threads
What a mess. I bought the correct oil filter for my vette at Walmart - Mobile 1-113A. The filter's numbers absolutely matched the numbers on the box it came in. No problem or so i thought. Took off the old filter but could not for the life of me get the new one to spin on. Tried the old one and it spin on like a champ. So off i went to an auto store and bought one of theirs. It spun on like the way it should have. All i can say about all this is that on looking down into each filter I noticed the Walmart one did not have an intermittent red color near the threads. A lot of ifs about what happened here.
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The 113A is NOT recommended. The bypass spec is to low 15 psi. There are so many that are recommended you don't need Mobil 1. Even the 114A has quality issues. Start watching at 3:20.
Last edited by kodpkd; Jan 8, 2024 at 11:35 AM.
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Who knows, perhaps a bad batch from Mobil 1, someone else bought the filter, tried it and stripped the threads, etc.
At least you got one that worked.
At least you got one that worked.
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That filter should have had no issues with the installation
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Could have happened if previous buyer tried to install on an engine that required the older 44 / 46 series filter thread pitch!!
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The K&N HP 1017 bypass starts at 11 psi,,,, way to low. It's the wrong filter.
The K&N SO-1017, or HP-1020 would be 22-28 psi. closer to spec.
At least this is what K&N recommends for the C7
https://www.knfilters.com/chevrolet/...l-v8-gas/2014/
The K&N SO-1017, or HP-1020 would be 22-28 psi. closer to spec.
At least this is what K&N recommends for the C7
https://www.knfilters.com/chevrolet/...l-v8-gas/2014/
Last edited by kodpkd; Jan 11, 2024 at 03:04 PM.
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The K&N HP 1017 bypass starts at 11 psi,,,, way to low. It's the wrong filter.
The K&N SO-1017, or HP-1020 would be 22-28 psi. closer to spec.
At least this is what K&N recommends for the C7
https://www.knfilters.com/chevrolet/...l-v8-gas/2014/
The K&N SO-1017, or HP-1020 would be 22-28 psi. closer to spec.
At least this is what K&N recommends for the C7
https://www.knfilters.com/chevrolet/...l-v8-gas/2014/
Last edited by gpotski; Jan 12, 2024 at 09:45 AM.
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There is a difference between the SO-1017 and the HP-1017. The HP-1017 isn't recommended. The HP-1020 and SO-1017 are the recommended K&N filters.
The important part is what Chevrolet recommends. 22PSI.
The important part is what Chevrolet recommends. 22PSI.
Last edited by kodpkd; Jan 13, 2024 at 01:16 PM.
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