Oil & Fuel MF 1540 Oil Filter

[MFRED]

Fleetguard is top of the line. Thats what I run on on all my trucks, and even better you can get the at your local AGCO/Massey dealer. However when I checked price the OEM filter was $1 cheaper, not that price should have anything to do with it. And yes anything to do with Cummins has got to be good! ( maybe biased due to owning 4 Cummins powered Dodges)

 

[DieselPower]

I'm a firm believer in Fleetguard filters to. I have worked in the heavy truck/tractor repair industry for many years and Fleetguard and Caterpillar are the best filters I ever ran across. I buy all my Fleetguard filters from RyderFleetProducts: Aftermarket Truck Parts, Semi Truck Parts, Heavy Duty Truck Parts . They may not have your filter in stock since they sell commercial truck repair parts but they can order anything Fleetguard sells.

 

[tractors23]

you want to be careful about using "aftermarket" filters on your new massey ferguson tractor. if you had a problem and were not using OEM service items (ie: lubricants & filters), you could run into a warranty issue. protect yourself and your tractor, along with supporting your local dealership by using genuine Massey Ferguson service parts.

 

[WilliamBos]

you want to be careful about using "aftermarket" filters on your new massey ferguson tractor. if you had a problem and were not using OEM service items (ie: lubricants & filters), you could run into a warranty issue. protect yourself and your tractor, along with supporting your local dealership by using genuine Massey Ferguson service parts.

I do believe in supporting the local dealer, over someone else. However, as long as the quality is the same, they cannot deny warranty work becuase you did not use their filters/oil. The Magnuson-Moss warranty act states that if they tell you that you have to use a certain brand of something, then they must supply it for free.

MF filters are not low quality crap, so I would use them over anyone else, plus it supports the local dealer.

JMHO.

Will

 

[DMF]

Almost True, The Engine Oil Filters Are Different Between The 1533 & 1540, The Hyd., Fuel & Air Are The Same But The 1533 Take The Samller Oil Like All The Small Frame Compacts.

Don't know all the details with the 15-series tractors but my 1433V has the same number oil filter you specified for the 1540 (Agco 3757038M2). What's wierd about your comment that the 1533 takes a smaller filter relates to what the aftermarket filters call out for my 1433V; they specify a smaller filter as well. I stopped at the NH dealer because I drive by it every day and my MF dealer closes too early for me to make it there after work and it's a pain for me to run out there on a Saturday morning to buy parts when I could be doing work. Anyway, the NH dealer looked up my 1433V and ordered a filter forme which came in the next day. I went out to the barn and lo and behold it's way too small. This time I went to the trouble of getting a flashlight and crawled under to see the actual number on the filter. Sure enough, it's the one you posted for a 1540 and it is definately larger than the one the aftermarket catalog calls for. I checked the Wix filter site and they had the same number called out for the too small filter the NH dealer got for me... Looks like I have to take a ride Saturday morning to my Massey dealer...

 

[MrSteve]

DMF... I just wonder if that is the difference between the 1540 and 1533 filters, size... As you said it was way to small the one you got, so I am wondering if gasket and thread pitch is the same... If that would be the case, I will have to check this out and if all is good, but just a bigger filter then the 1540 filter will be on my 1533 on my next oil change.

Just for the record, a oil filter from MF for a 1533 is #72201898 (well that is the one I got anyhow and looked the same all around as the one I took off)

 

[DMF]

DMF... I just wonder if that is the difference between the 1540 and 1533 filters, size... As you said it was way to small the one you got, so I am wondering if gasket and thread pitch is the same... If that would be the case, I will have to check this out and if all is good, but just a bigger filter then the 1540 filter will be on my 1533 on my next oil change.

Just for the record, a oil filter from MF for a 1533 is #72201898 (well that is the one I got anyhow and looked the same all around as the one I took off)

Well, I didn't pull the filter that is currently on the tractor off to check as it looked like this smaller one wasn't going to work; it was much shorter in length and the diameter was smaller as well. The larger one that's currently on is the same size it has always had as I have previously used MF (AGCO) filters since day one.

 

[MrSteve]

Understood... Things could still be the same at the contact point and threads, even if the filter is bigger in case diameter, just something to check out. Thanks

 

[JerryG]

Things could still be the same at the contact point and threads

They are the same. I have used both. It is the internal specifications that are the most different.

 

[DMF]

Well, I think I'll just wait until Saturday to get the larger of the two from my dealer. To me, the larger one is small enough (if you know what I mean) I'd hate to go smaller...