b&s and kohler oil filters

[300 4 ever]

Just curious who made these, for arguments sake?

The question sparked after I was commenting on a blown engine that was due to oil failure, and the motor had a wix on it. I wondered if the maker of these two brands are better than wix. Any info is appreciated.

 

[racer12306]

just to put info out there. my dad used fram filters on our john deere lawn mower that had a kohler engine in it. never had an issue with the engine, it still runs good now (our neighbor bought it from us and my dad maintains it for them)

 

[muddawgs]

not sure who makes the oe filters but the one i took off looked similiar to a purolator from what i could tell.
i've used a champ/supertech 3614 on my 15hp b&s since new. it works well,slightly longer and have never had any issue. the price diff is $2 vs $9 locally.
the motor probably did fail due to oil or lack of it. those things will run for a long time with no oil at all.

 

[seldont]

I have had some Briggs and Stratton filters that were made bu Wix and some made by Champ. But mostly were Wix tha I can recall....

 

[kkat]

I have seen many engine failures due to other brand oil filters,Most likely you are just buying 1 oil filter per year anyways so why dont you just by the OEM. If your going to buy an aftermarket filter I would stay with a known filter that are made for small engines, ROTARY, STENS, OREGON, are good aftermarket companys for the small engine, and they cost maybe 1/3 to 1/2 less than the OEM.

 

[Virtuoso]

Wix is a good filter.

 

[seldont]

By the way if you have as much room on your application as I do you may try a Motorcraft FL400S. It is what I use all the time now on my Craftsman 26 HP Briggs and Stratton garden tractor.

 

[Porkchopx]

I checked the filter stats for a Kohler oil filter vs a Baldwin and a Fram PH 3614. Other than the color. $4.00 for the Fram and over 18.00 at the lawn mower shop that sold us the mower. The filter media, thread size, ADBV, and bypass opening pressure were all as/per owners manual. And I can find Fram PH3614's anywhere. No problems so far on three oil changes. You can compare filters on Baldwin filters web site.

 

[Racerjk]

I use a Wix filter on my Kohler engine. It's about half the price of the Kohler filter.