Hello everyone. This will essentially be my first post. Hopefully this is the right section to ask my question in. Aside from asking quick lube shops and part store managers, which both seem like a terrible idea, I figured this is the best entity to ask.
TL;DR:
In your opinion, what are 10-20 of the most common oil filter sizes for gasoline cars and trucks on the road today? Please post the WIX/NG part numbers for uniformity, as that's what I'll be buying.
If you want the long version:
My first post was informing you all about the NAPA Farm & Fleet sale going live yesterday. I'm literally days away from 'opening' my unofficial mechanic shop (which will see plenty of oil changes) and it's the perfect time to stock up. "Unofficial" means it's not a full-fledged business, and therefore I probably won't be able to just make a phone call and expect a truck with a hat to magically appear. I've already had a fairly substantial client base of family/friends/neighbors for years, so I know a few sizes are a slam dunk. But now I'm opening into the unknown. My pricing is incredibly aggressive, $25 for 5 quarts of anything I have in stock (including any and all full synthetics) and a NAPA Gold filter. A select few choices I can do for $20 while supplies last. Price goes up $3/qt for each additional quart. As you can imagine, my prices are absolutely dependent on getting filters for an aggressive price. So I need to take advantage while I can. I understand I realistically can't prepare for everything, but I'm looking for the most common 10-20 sizes. This way I only have to buy a more expensive filter for a small handful of vehicles (I reduce my profit instead of raising the price in those instances). As my name suggests, I'm up to my eyeballs in oil. 1,276 precisely tracked and rotated quarts to be exact. But my current stock of 38 filters in 2 sizes is horribly insufficient. I plan on buying 5-7 master packs of the most common ones, and 2-4 filters each of several other sizes individually.
The two sizes that I keep are the 7356 (Honda/Nissan), and 1334 (Hyundai/old Honda). Off the top of my head, due to living in truck country, my only thoughts are the 7060 (GM/Dodge), 1042 (old GM), 7502 (Ford), 1372 (old Ford), 1085 (old Dodge/Jeep), 7899 (Dodge HEMI cars) and maybe the 7145 for Toyota cars. I'm NOT a fan of doing what quick lube shops do: condense sizes and install incorrect filters just because they're supposedly "compatible." I won't compromise my quality or standards to save a dime. That's why I use NG/WIX instead of the cheapest filters I can find. That's also why all of my customers are repeats.
So which filters would be solid choices to have on hand? Thank you all for your time. I look forward to your suggestions.
TL;DR:
In your opinion, what are 10-20 of the most common oil filter sizes for gasoline cars and trucks on the road today? Please post the WIX/NG part numbers for uniformity, as that's what I'll be buying.
If you want the long version:
My first post was informing you all about the NAPA Farm & Fleet sale going live yesterday. I'm literally days away from 'opening' my unofficial mechanic shop (which will see plenty of oil changes) and it's the perfect time to stock up. "Unofficial" means it's not a full-fledged business, and therefore I probably won't be able to just make a phone call and expect a truck with a hat to magically appear. I've already had a fairly substantial client base of family/friends/neighbors for years, so I know a few sizes are a slam dunk. But now I'm opening into the unknown. My pricing is incredibly aggressive, $25 for 5 quarts of anything I have in stock (including any and all full synthetics) and a NAPA Gold filter. A select few choices I can do for $20 while supplies last. Price goes up $3/qt for each additional quart. As you can imagine, my prices are absolutely dependent on getting filters for an aggressive price. So I need to take advantage while I can. I understand I realistically can't prepare for everything, but I'm looking for the most common 10-20 sizes. This way I only have to buy a more expensive filter for a small handful of vehicles (I reduce my profit instead of raising the price in those instances). As my name suggests, I'm up to my eyeballs in oil. 1,276 precisely tracked and rotated quarts to be exact. But my current stock of 38 filters in 2 sizes is horribly insufficient. I plan on buying 5-7 master packs of the most common ones, and 2-4 filters each of several other sizes individually.
The two sizes that I keep are the 7356 (Honda/Nissan), and 1334 (Hyundai/old Honda). Off the top of my head, due to living in truck country, my only thoughts are the 7060 (GM/Dodge), 1042 (old GM), 7502 (Ford), 1372 (old Ford), 1085 (old Dodge/Jeep), 7899 (Dodge HEMI cars) and maybe the 7145 for Toyota cars. I'm NOT a fan of doing what quick lube shops do: condense sizes and install incorrect filters just because they're supposedly "compatible." I won't compromise my quality or standards to save a dime. That's why I use NG/WIX instead of the cheapest filters I can find. That's also why all of my customers are repeats.
So which filters would be solid choices to have on hand? Thank you all for your time. I look forward to your suggestions.
