The BITOG rabbit hole continues! I apologize if this is covered a ton, I did some searching, but I have read some much lately I got lazy with this one.
According to RA's oil flter lineup my 5.0 can use the MC FL500S, Wix 57502, Champ PH500XL, Fram TG10575, ACD PF63E and some others. So, I found a couple cross reference tools and figured, what the heck I got some time... The MC FL500S would be the OE for me, but I could not find exact specs like I did for others (just PSI and bypass location from reading on here).
After the cross referencing and comparing (media, bypass PSI's, gasket OD and ID, overall size, etc.) I noticed most specs do not really match up exactly and when cross referencing, the filters that come up as replacements, some that are brought up aren't listed for the 5.0.
For example, the PH500XL and the PF63E are listed as a 5.0 filters on RA. Cross reference them on the Wix website and both bring up the WL10255. Overall the 3 seem to be very similar across the board, but they are not the Wix 57502 that is listed on RA. The only big difference I could find for the WL10255 and the 57502 is the overall length. Cross reference the PH500XL, PF63E, and 57502 on Fram's website and they bring up the TG10575 like expected, but some noticeable differences in some specs (most noticeable overall length of PH500XL and PF63E compared to the other 2).
For the sake of not rambling on anymore, my question(s) is: With filters being used across so many different applications, does matching specs beyond the thread size and gasket (as best you can) really matter? Some have bypass located at the plate some in the dome. Some have an exact PSI, others have a range. Overall lengths vary and so I would assume capacity and media amount vary.
Thanks ahead of time for the education that is coming!
According to RA's oil flter lineup my 5.0 can use the MC FL500S, Wix 57502, Champ PH500XL, Fram TG10575, ACD PF63E and some others. So, I found a couple cross reference tools and figured, what the heck I got some time... The MC FL500S would be the OE for me, but I could not find exact specs like I did for others (just PSI and bypass location from reading on here).
After the cross referencing and comparing (media, bypass PSI's, gasket OD and ID, overall size, etc.) I noticed most specs do not really match up exactly and when cross referencing, the filters that come up as replacements, some that are brought up aren't listed for the 5.0.
For example, the PH500XL and the PF63E are listed as a 5.0 filters on RA. Cross reference them on the Wix website and both bring up the WL10255. Overall the 3 seem to be very similar across the board, but they are not the Wix 57502 that is listed on RA. The only big difference I could find for the WL10255 and the 57502 is the overall length. Cross reference the PH500XL, PF63E, and 57502 on Fram's website and they bring up the TG10575 like expected, but some noticeable differences in some specs (most noticeable overall length of PH500XL and PF63E compared to the other 2).
For the sake of not rambling on anymore, my question(s) is: With filters being used across so many different applications, does matching specs beyond the thread size and gasket (as best you can) really matter? Some have bypass located at the plate some in the dome. Some have an exact PSI, others have a range. Overall lengths vary and so I would assume capacity and media amount vary.
Thanks ahead of time for the education that is coming!