Same filter, 3 different applications.

[mrsilv04]

I just figured out that I can use the same filter for three different vehicles, that I change the oil on.

2000 GMC Sierra 5300
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 2.4 DOHC
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 5300

The two trucks taking the same filter wasn't a surprise, but the 4 cylinder in the Pontiac was.

I will be using the bigger AC PF61 / NAPA-Wix 1522 equivalent on all three vehicles.

Too bad there's a fourth vehicle, a '99 Park Avenue, that takes an AC Delco PF47... Four vehicles and one filter would have really been nice.

 

[Gary Allan]

Yes, one part number is nice. Currently all of the extended fleet use 3/4-16 thread filter. I really miss the bogo at AA for the AATG filters. While I didn't keep it to one part number, I could grab a variety for whatever I was going to service ..and they all fit.

 

[RWEST]

Yeah, since I started hanging around here, doing some research, and listening to guys like Gary, I've been able to cut down the number of filters I have to stock, too.

What's really neat is some of the cross-applications, like the MC FL400S/Puro L20195 (and equivalents) that my Taurus "X" takes will also fit my Briggs/Stratton and Kohler garden tractors. OEM filters for those tractors are $10-12!!

Or, my all-time favorite, the WIX 51334 (and equivalents) that my J-D Yanmar diesels require will also fit brother #2's Kubota, and brothers 1 & 2's Honda motorcycles. I think I read in here somewhere that they'll work on some Subaru models, too.

Now, if I could just find some other apps for the FL820S that my Expedition takes....

 

[sparkplug]

A lot of the newer DC vehicles use the same filter. My mom's Stratus uses the same filter as my Jeep. If you wanted to run a bigger filter on your Park Ave AC Delco's PF52 is roughly 50% bigger. I used them on my 3.4 Camaro for years.