Oil & Fuel MT125 Engine Oil Filter Cross Over

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I found an Engine Oil Filter cross over to WIX. PN 51365
Part Applications List
if you scroll down the engine application list you will find Yanmar 3TNV80F.




MT125 Engine: Model (Tier 4 ): Yanmar 3TNV80F


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[mslisaj]

Thanks for posting the number. WIX has always been a top of the line filter manufacture. They could even be a better filter them OEM Yanmar. They could also make the filter for OEM Yanmar. What's always most important is the oil change interval and in my experience more often is better.

 

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Today I purchased one factory oil filter PN 40356015 ($27.49) and one WIX PN 51365 ($8.29) to compare.

Installed the WIX and put the Factory one on the shelf.

 

[tomplum]

That is quite pricey for an engine oil filter. Being a Yanmar engine in yours, is there an engine OEM rather than an LS? I wouldn't say that WIX is a bad filter, but where you can get into trouble is probably more so on the hydraulic side of things. IE who really knows the degree of filtration (micron rating/ amount of media) inside. That being said , it looks as though that the LS filter is dished more inward from your pic? I see that in certain Honda and Toro imported filters that have that same inward dish. Just be careful that there is good clearance on the block for the center of the WIX . Though filter companies make the bulk of the filters , it is important to know that it protects and does no harm.

This is a neat Deere propaganda piece on the filter that fits many of their Yanmars
PMB Product:

 

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WIX 51365 details:

Part Details

 

[mslisaj]

I've used and sold Wix filters for years. Always considered it a first class product.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

WIX 51365 details:

Part Details

Yes, but is there a side by side comparison or details of the LS filter?

 

[tomplum]

LS mt125 owner, I looked at both the Yanmar and LS numbers and didn't see a micron rating. The Deere equivalent shows as a 20 micron. If you prefer the OEM filters to be sure, the OEM Yanmar filter is quite a bit less. Someone could do surgery on the LS / Yanmar filter that came on the tractor and see how it compares to the Deere in appearance. They are cheap and available if one wants an aftermarket.

 

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LS mt125 owner, I looked at both the Yanmar and LS numbers and didn't see a micron rating. The Deere equivalent shows as a 20 micron. If you prefer the OEM filters to be sure, the OEM Yanmar filter is quite a bit less. Someone could do surgery on the LS / Yanmar filter that came on the tractor and see how it compares to the Deere in appearance. They are cheap and available if one wants an aftermarket.

Filter that came on the tractor

 

[tomplum]

One of those a picture is worth a 100 words type of thing. Nice amount of media in there compared , I think to the cut away of the Deere. So, is there a check valve in this filter? I see the spring - not sure if that is just to hold the media tight to the end.

 

[rider7767]

I want to point out, there is nothing special about the little Yanmar engine in the LS MT125. It is a great engine use in hundreds of applications. The same engine is use in the many of the smaller Military generators. As a Maintenance Warrant Officer in the Army, I have supervised 100+ oil changes on these engines setting in the desert running in 120+ degree temps. Wix is one of the main filters in the Army supply line for these little engines. They just run and run and run. I know personally of 15 Generators that ran 7 days a week for 11 months only to be shut down servicing. We had generator problems, but never with the engine. I say all of this to make the point, WIX will get it done. I also recommend the Mobil 1 M1-108.

 

[rider7767]

I've used and sold Wix filters for years. Always considered it a first class product.

I agree. Wix is a fine product. Makes all of NAPA's filters also. I will use a Wix or a Mobil 1 filter on my engine. I have not researched the hydraulic filters yet.

 

[CDinnes]

Perhaps a more precise cross-over is WIX 51358. Using the Yanmar part number on the LS filter's box (119305-35151), it crosses over to WIX 51358. Comparing 51358 to 51365, the height of the 51365 is a match for the LS Filter; 66mm vice 71mm. But the By-Pass Valve Setting, Burst Pressure, and Max Flow Rate are different between the two WIX filters. I would be inclined to go with the filter that WIX calls out as being the direct cross-over to the Yanmar filter, the 51358. At the end of the day, none of the differences are likely to be deal-breakers. As noted earlier in this thread, keeping up with the oil and filter changes matters the most.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

CDinnes, did you get your tractor from RCO? If so, check their prices on the genuine LS filters... they just lowered the prices, now very competitive with any aftermarket filters. So much so that I can get them shipped to me for just a little more....

 

[traderfjp]

My only concern is if you had a problem and the dealer saw an aftermarket filter. Other than that I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[CDinnes]

I got this first set of filters (for the 50 hr service) from RCO. Prices were competitive. Generally, I go with OEM for everything, for every vehicle and piece of equipment we have. But. If I know I can get better quality from an aftermarket source, I will often go that way; regardless of price. Most of the filters, I am happy getting from LS. Like, the Air Filter is a straight up Donaldson, with a Donaldson PN embossed on the end cap, (made in China, but at least a top name brand filter). But the HST hydraulic filter and the engine oil filter are both no-name Chinese filters. If I can help it, I won't be doing that again.