Air filter

[Runaround]

What is y’all’s thoughts on using a Wix air filter on my 2018 Cummins?

 

[06 Dodge]

What is y’all’s thoughts on using a Wix air filter on my 2018 Cummins?

My self I only use Fleetguard, as for wix are not all that great anymore but one will do in a pinch, JMHO

 

[star_deceiver]

There were certain air filters that throw a code. Believe they were the ones without the glued strip.

I’ve found that some brands air filters are made in the same factory as cheap, identical knock offs. Find those knockoffs. I’ve never had any issue with cheap air filters changed every second oil change.

Here’s a cabin filter I have with 3 brands stamp. Wix Hastings AFC

 

[Runaround]

There were certain air filters that throw a code. Believe they were the ones without the glued strip.

I’ve found that some brands air filters are made in the same factory as cheap, identical knock offs. Find those knockoffs. I’ve never had any issue with cheap air filters changed every second oil change.

Here’s a cabin filter I have with 3 brands stamp. Wix Hastings AFC
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I’ve read it is the filters with the glue strip that will throw the code.

 

[06 Dodge]

I’ve read it is the filters with the glue strip that will throw the code.

2007.5 to 2018 should be okay with glue strips, it was the 2019 up that can not use filters with glue strips, to avoid that problem use a Fleetguard brand filter then you don't have to worry as their air filters work on all 2007.5 to 2025 cummins engines and you know it meets Cummins specifications for filtering, never understood a person buying a 50-100K on a truck to then cheap out on air filters that last 20-30k miles...

 

[Runaround]

2007.5 to 2018 should be okay with glue strips, it was the 2019 up that can not use filters with glue strips, to avoid that problem use a Fleetguard brand filter then you don't have to worry as their air filters work on all 2007.5 to 2025 cummins engines and you know it meets Cummins specifications for filtering, never understood a person buying a 50-100K on a truck to then cheap out on air filters that last 20-30k miles...

This is why I’m asking about the Wix, trying to find out if they are good or not.

 

[06 Dodge]

This is why I’m asking about the Wix, trying to find out if they are good or not.

At one time they were an okay air filter, but nowadays to many companies are going cheap all to reduce cost so it's anybody's guess how good they are, for the heck of it I looked at the cost of each, you buy a Fleetguard Af27684 air filter for $31.95 at Genos Garage or buy Wix 46930 at O Reillys for $56.99

 

[Runaround]

I always get my fuel filters from Geno’s, it’s just I hate paying the shipping fees.
FYI you can get the Wix 46930 from Walmart for under $30.

 

[BossHogg]

My self I only use Fleetguard, as for wix are not all that great anymore but one will do in a pinch, JMHO

What happened to the quality of WIX filters? I've been running them in my 2015 since new and also in my 2022. WIX has been regarded as a quality filter for as long as I can remember. I believe WIX manufactures filters for many labels, including the NAPA Gold series and OEM filters.

While this air filter comparison is two years old, it shows that a WIX air filter ranks in the top, along with a few other brands, in air filtration. Has anything changed in WIX quality over the past two years since this comparison?

 

[miketx]

I’ve read it is the filters with the glue strip that will throw the code.

The OEM filter (no glue strips) my 2024 came with would throw a code (low turbo pressure). It had too much oil in it from the factory (yes, these papers filters are slightly oiled). I finally bought a new OEM filter and the code went away.

 

[Grams]

All the advice found online… none of which have any responsibility for problems if you follow … while there are Some brands* that are good…. MOPAR is the “correct” filter for these things.

* KN is Not. Nope. Never. Mopar, Fleetguard, Purolator, …even Fram…but KN..? Never!

 

[06 Dodge]

What happened to the quality of WIX filters? I've been running them in my 2015 since new and also in my 2022. WIX has been regarded as a quality filter for as long as I can remember. I believe WIX manufactures filters for many labels, including the NAPA Gold series and OEM filters.

While this air filter comparison is two years old, it shows that a WIX air filter ranks in the top, along with a few other brands, in air filtration. Has anything changed in WIX quality over the past two years since this comparison?

Learned long ago that even when the manufacture run a test on there filters be it air or oil they only only test a few of them so you have no way to know for sure that all filters made use the same filtering media, also in the past few years filter manufacture have made cost reductions by switching to a different manufacturing company and or consolidated to then reduce cost by using lower grade filtering media, as I see it why take a chance to save $3-5 on an air or oil filter over a quality one....

 

[06 Dodge]

I always get my fuel filters from Geno’s, it’s just I hate paying the shipping fees.
FYI you can get the Wix 46930 from Walmart for under $30.

Too help lower shipping cost per item buy more than one at a time, I have learned that buying 2 or more of an item only cost a few extra $$ on total shipping thus lowering the shipping for each item purchased, example when I buy Donaldson oil filters I by 3 at a time an doing so lower my cost per filter from $29 each to $19.33 each

 

[Sherman Bird]

What is y’all’s thoughts on using a Wix air filter on my 2018 Cummins?

As a professional, owning my shop, I have never had a Wix filter let my customer or me down.

 

[06 Dodge]

As a professional, owning my shop, I have never had a Wix filter let my customer or me down.

My self I have had 2 of them one did not fit the airbox properly in my old 2006 and the other one I found out after a few months of usage had let dust get by the seal...

 

[BossHogg]

save $3-5 on an air or oil filter over a quality one....

What you pay for an item typically has little to do with the item's quality and more to do with marketing hype and how many distributor steps the item generated profit for.

Now that the cost has been dismissed as an indicator of quality, what is left? The age-old question, unfortunately. The good news is that the Internet has brought forth people who are testing and showing the results. Many argue their method are not scientific, whatever that means, but they do test under real-world conditions (ProjectFarm). So the link I share is one of those. But I caution: one day a name is good; the next day, it isn't, because a bean counter got in charge.

Right now, I'm comfortable running WIX (MANN+HUMMEL), Fleetguard (Atmos Filtration Technologies, formerly Cummins Filtration), and Baldwin (Parker Hannifin Corporation) filters. I don't get too excited over an air filter or an oil filter, but fuel filters are a concern. Can't be messing around with these, not with a high-pressure fuel system where a simple spec of something can cost big bucks in repairs. You can look up these corporate names and see what other brands they are involved with.

 

[06 Dodge]

What you pay for an item typically has little to do with the item's quality and more to do with marketing hype and how many distributor steps the item generated profit for.

Now that the cost has been dismissed as an indicator of quality, what is left? The age-old question, unfortunately. The good news is that the Internet has brought forth people who are testing and showing the results. Many argue their method are not scientific, whatever that means, but they do test under real-world conditions (ProjectFarm). So the link I share is one of those. But I caution: one day a name is good; the next day, it isn't, because a bean counter got in charge.

Right now, I'm comfortable running WIX (MANN+HUMMEL), Fleetguard (Atmos Filtration Technologies, formerly Cummins Filtration), and Baldwin (Parker Hannifin Corporation) filters. I don't get too excited over an air filter or an oil filter, but fuel filters are a concern. Can't be messing around with these, not with a high-pressure fuel system where a simple spec of something can cost big bucks in repairs. You can look up these corporate names and see what other brands they are involved with.

For me based on past experience with a Wix air filter while trying to save money, back then it was a $11 savings over local OEM filter, I can say it was no fun to find dust had gotten past the filter and into the tubing going to the turbo on my 2006, but you can trust them if you want, I have a sc rew me once policy...

 

[Sherman Bird]

What you pay for an item typically has little to do with the item's quality and more to do with marketing hype and how many distributor steps the item generated profit for.

Now that the cost has been dismissed as an indicator of quality, what is left? The age-old question, unfortunately. The good news is that the Internet has brought forth people who are testing and showing the results. Many argue their method are not scientific, whatever that means, but they do test under real-world conditions (ProjectFarm). So the link I share is one of those. But I caution: one day a name is good; the next day, it isn't, because a bean counter got in charge.

Right now, I'm comfortable running WIX (MANN+HUMMEL), Fleetguard (Atmos Filtration Technologies, formerly Cummins Filtration), and Baldwin (Parker Hannifin Corporation) filters. I don't get too excited over an air filter or an oil filter, but fuel filters are a concern. Can't be messing around with these, not with a high-pressure fuel system where a simple spec of something can cost big bucks in repairs. You can look up these corporate names and see what other brands they are involved with.

I rebuilt a 722.6 Mercedes transmission in a 2009 300C/Hemi, which I just got back into operation on Thursday, 3-12.
I bought some aftermarket parts for this transmission from a new to me supplier. The filter turned out to be a VERY enigmatic thing:

When I did the initial test drive, it shifted like butter... oh so nicely. After about 10 minutes, it shuddered and went into a computer induced neutral... Drive AND Reverse. Hmm?

I went into a mental replay of my rebuild, and couldn't think of what went wrong. After that thought, ant 4 or 5 minutes of sitting in the car stranded in the middle of the street, I started the car and put it into drive, and VOILA! It moved normally..... for about 20 feet. I repeated the shut it off/wait a few minutes, put into gear several more times and just did get it into my shop driveway. I rechecked fluid level.... perfect.

I called a peer who works ONLY on Mercedes, and told him what was going on, and told him I had a stand-alone P0731 DTC (1st gear incorrect ratio). He chuckled and with zero hesitation, said "You put an aftermarket filter in, didn't you?

I said "yes", and he told me to replace it with a factory filter. He recommended a Mercedes filter, and even rattled off the part number from memory!

I bought a Chrysler factory filter and it cured the problem!

I've NEVER had problems with automatic transmission aftermarket filters before. Been doing them since the 1970's.

 

[melvingeraldmesse]

I like wix ive beeen using them for years without an issue

 

[06 Dodge]

I like wix ive beeen using them for years without an issue

Naturally Aspirated Gas engine can use just about any air filter and be okay with it but a turboed gas or diesel engine you should always to use high quality air filters...