Soundguy
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got a huskee lt3800 with a 12.5 brigs in it ( good mower by the way! )
wet to do an oil change on it today.. notied that if you go by the brigs engine specs.. it takes a filtr that is 200ml larger in capacity than if you use the mtd spec oil filter. IE.. when you buy the machine.. you get an mtd mower owner manual, and a brigs engine manual.. under the hood there is an mtd oil filter #, in the brigs manual is a brigs #.
both filters fit obviously.. however the mtd filter is about 1/2" shorter and maybee 1/4" narrower. brigs filter actually is larger diameter than the oring seal area where mtd filter diameter is same as oring diameter.
I opted for the brigs filter... more oil capicity can't be worse....
any ideas why?
wet to do an oil change on it today.. notied that if you go by the brigs engine specs.. it takes a filtr that is 200ml larger in capacity than if you use the mtd spec oil filter. IE.. when you buy the machine.. you get an mtd mower owner manual, and a brigs engine manual.. under the hood there is an mtd oil filter #, in the brigs manual is a brigs #.
both filters fit obviously.. however the mtd filter is about 1/2" shorter and maybee 1/4" narrower. brigs filter actually is larger diameter than the oring seal area where mtd filter diameter is same as oring diameter.
I opted for the brigs filter... more oil capicity can't be worse....
any ideas why?