Originally Posted By: oiltard
It's not an unreasonable question either. If I go to the dealership to buy filters for the three vehicles, they sell me 3 of the same filter. Does that mean a filter that fits one fits all 3?
Yes ... the car manufacture engineers must think that all those vehicles will work just fine with that same filter.
Originally Posted By: oiltard
If so, why doesn't Denso spec the filter for the Acura and the CR-V? And why doesn't Wix spec the 51356 for those 2?
Because different engineers from different companies are making different decisions on which filter should be used on what vehicle. Denso or WIX or whoever might have some other reasons why they spec a different filter for the same vehicle.
It's not an unreasonable question either. If I go to the dealership to buy filters for the three vehicles, they sell me 3 of the same filter. Does that mean a filter that fits one fits all 3?
Yes ... the car manufacture engineers must think that all those vehicles will work just fine with that same filter.
Originally Posted By: oiltard
If so, why doesn't Denso spec the filter for the Acura and the CR-V? And why doesn't Wix spec the 51356 for those 2?
Because different engineers from different companies are making different decisions on which filter should be used on what vehicle. Denso or WIX or whoever might have some other reasons why they spec a different filter for the same vehicle.