I don't like it but you better use Mahindra filters

[WilliamBos]

You bought a cheap flea market china mart crappa Napa air filter, ran it on your tractor, lost a cylinder, and have the nerve to blame Mahindra? Seriously? Chances are Mahindra farms filter production out to a reputable company, not anyone that crappa napa would deal with.

Unless you are changing that filter weekly, why bother cheaping out on something as critical as that? Does Donaldson make one that will cross?

Like suggested above, shop around for parts. Most will ship them to you.

 

[SPYDERLK]

You bought a cheap flea market china mart crappa Napa air filter, ran it on your tractor, lost a cylinder, and have the nerve to blame Mahindra? Seriously? Chances are Mahindra farms filter production out to a reputable company, not anyone that crappa napa would deal with.

Unless you are changing that filter weekly, why bother cheaping out on something as critical as that? Does Donaldson make one that will cross?

Like suggested above, shop around for parts. Most will ship them to you.

Not sure why you would need to change an air filter much. I knock the dust out of mine every 100hrs or so. 1050 hrs and still in fine shape.
larry

 

[Texan4Life]

What was the napa part #?

either they gave you the wrong filter or it wasn't installed properly. or you have an intake leak between filter/engine

if it was the filter, kinda odd dust wasn't being sucked to all cylinders.

edit:

should have been wix #46483 (napa #6483... napa generally drops wix's first number)

if that is the filter you used, it was installed correctly, and is the real cause of failure. not sure about napa, but if that was any other brand (baldwin, wix, ect) I would try and get them to cover cost since they specd the wrong filter. but honestly that is pretty dang rare for a big mfg to make that mistake. Wix has a good reputation. I also highly doubt it was a media quality issue. unless it somehow got a tear it in.

 

[crbonline]

So I'd like to recap this experience. I bought a mahindra and when it came time to change the filters, I figured I'd search one of the more popular websites re: tractors (TBN) where I'd found a lot of mahindra owners talking about their struggles with locating a reasonably priced mahindra filter. The forum discussed non-OEM filters that are available and even discussed how the non-OEM filters don't fit exactly the same but some folks chimed in saying it worked. So I follow the advice from the forum and the folks at the parts store and bought a non-OEM filter and installed it. Then I have engine issues that seem to indicate a faulty filter as a root cause. So I post my experience online to help others avoid the frustration I'm experiencing and I get a bunch of folks arm chair quarterbacking telling me I shouldn't trust what I read from others which were posted on this forum. You're all right. I should only buy OEM parts and do exactly what the manual says. I guess I'm the only guy out there that believes that while the manufacturer stuff may be right, there are other ways to achieve the same goal. And I think I'm going to take the advice and stop listening to info I get on this forum. Thanks for the help everyone. Well technically it's not help; but I appreciate the input. And why only the rear cylinder had the issue...from what I understand this is the first cylinder that receives the air because it is a serial piping and not parallel so that is why it got all the crud. Not sure if that's 100% accurate but it seems to make sense. I'm planning to pick up the tractor and do the engine work myself. I would like to post what I find and how difficult/easy it is to do, but I'm really not looking to get into irrelevant arguments or being told I screwed it up. Because let's face it, we all screw up but the important thing is to share the experience so others avoid the same mistake...we don't share to be told what we did wrong...I can figure that out for myself.

 

[AchingBack]

When I bought an air filter about 3 years ago, my dealer kindly sold me one made for a Kubota. It looked identical to the one made for Mahindra, and it was $20.00 less. Ironically, my dealer doesn't sell Kubota tractors.

 

[kootch88]

Actually it was a good post regarding aftermarket filters so thanks for the information. It was certainly helpful.

 

[Texan4Life]

When I bought an air filter about 3 years ago, my dealer kindly sold me one made for a Kubota. It looked identical to the one made for Mahindra, and it was $20.00 less. Ironically, my dealer doesn't sell Kubota tractors.

yeah the Wix list the main application for the filter number i posted as kubota. (but the full list includes many others)

fwiw you can always cross wix # to your favorite brand, just go to their website. for example wix #46483 crosses to Baldwin #PA3792, Donaldson #P606953, Fleetguard #AF25578M

I always use wix numbers cuz usually they are the fastest in updating their online filter application search. Mahindra (like all OEMs) doesn't have to reinvent the wheel, if possible they are going to use an "off the shelf" filter that meets their specs and is already being mfg for a another application.

 

[Texan4Life]

So I'd like to recap this experience. I bought a mahindra and when it came time to change the filters, I figured I'd search one of the more popular websites re: tractors (TBN) where I'd found a lot of mahindra owners talking about their struggles with locating a reasonably priced mahindra filter. The forum discussed non-OEM filters that are available and even discussed how the non-OEM filters don't fit exactly the same but some folks chimed in saying it worked. So I follow the advice from the forum and the folks at the parts store and bought a non-OEM filter and installed it. Then I have engine issues that seem to indicate a faulty filter as a root cause. So I post my experience online to help others avoid the frustration I'm experiencing and I get a bunch of folks arm chair quarterbacking telling me I shouldn't trust what I read from others which were posted on this forum. You're all right. I should only buy OEM parts and do exactly what the manual says. I guess I'm the only guy out there that believes that while the manufacturer stuff may be right, there are other ways to achieve the same goal. And I think I'm going to take the advice and stop listening to info I get on this forum. Thanks for the help everyone. Well technically it's not help; but I appreciate the input. And why only the rear cylinder had the issue...from what I understand this is the first cylinder that receives the air because it is a serial piping and not parallel so that is why it got all the crud. Not sure if that's 100% accurate but it seems to make sense. I'm planning to pick up the tractor and do the engine work myself. I would like to post what I find and how difficult/easy it is to do, but I'm really not looking to get into irrelevant arguments or being told I screwed it up. Because let's face it, we all screw up but the important thing is to share the experience so others avoid the same mistake...we don't share to be told what we did wrong...I can figure that out for myself.

personally I feel a filter from a US mfg (wix, baldwin, donaldon, fleetguard) is of equal or higher quality than OEM, so if its available I go aftermarket and save some coin in the process.

JMO

edit:
Also if a dealer is denying warranty repair based on the fact they pulled out a non-oem filter (but according to the filter mfg is the right filter for the application), I'm pretty sure that is illegal. Or at least I know it is for cars, not sure if the same is true about tractors. Or if they say it is the filters fault, then you contact the filter mfg. they have whole legal department and insurance for this very thing.

 

[aczlan]

Also if a dealer is denying warranty repair based on the fact they pulled out a non-oem filter (but according to the filter mfg is the right filter for the application), I'm pretty sure that is illegal. Or at least I know it is for cars, not sure if the same is true about tractors. Or if they say it is the filters fault, then you contact the filter mfg. they have whole legal department and insurance for this very thing.

Ayep, per Magnum Moss they can only deny warranty coverage due to you having aftermarket parts if the parts caused the failure (as it appears is the case here). If that is the case, the aftermarket mfg is on the hook for the repair.

Aaron Z

 

[DK35vince]

What was the filter # you installed?