Help with 496 HO

[Danhercules]

My buddy has a 01 Essex with a 496 and a jet. I am gonna help him change the oil. My question is what oil filter? When I go to the auto part store, what do I ask for, or better yet, got a part number?

[disco_charger]

Go to Napa, get the Napa Gold oil filter (it's a Wix and it's only $4) and tell them it's for a 2004 Chevy Dually with the 8.1.

[Danhercules]

4 or 2 wdr? They seem to ask that. Also if they ask, CD player????
LOL, Thanks man.

[79miller]

Doesn't the interior color matter also...
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[Slider]

While your at it,I need my oil changed too.When your done with his,Come on over.

[Hallett19]

get the Wix R filter, its goooood ....

[Danhercules]

Originally posted by disco_charger
tell them it's for a 2004 Chevy Dually with the 8.1.
Wrong. Its a diffrent filter.

[Nucking futs]

You must not read all your threads,i posted it for ya in the gear head thread.wix 15051 or something like that.Its a fram ph8a but dont use fram,they suck!!!!get the crossover to wix or napa# Does it have a remote filter or not?May be different if not a remote.

[Danhercules]

Yup a remote. Two filters. The moron at Essex told be there was one. Why cant people get their shit stright. He friggin works in the service dept. I am gettin so sick of customer service.
I think I got it all strighted out. Thanks for the help.
By the way Disco, I was not tryin to flame you in any way. I was just sayin its the wrong one. Thanks for tryin. Hell even the guy who works as Essex dose not know.
Futs, I did see it. But I assumed (yes, I made and ass out of you and me) the filter you gave me was the one for the 8.1. My bad. Thanks man.

[Jordy]

Originally posted by Nucking futs
You must not read all your threads,i posted it for ya in the gear head thread.wix 15051 or something like that.Its a fram ph8a but dont use fram,they suck!!!!get the crossover to wix or napa#
Wix would be a 55051, that's the standard Chevy filter with the back flow prevention. 55050 is without the backflow as I recall.
With Wix, they add a number in front of the 4 digit Napa number (Napa filters are made by Wix) to signify the application.
A 2 prefix indicates an air filter (I think)
A 3 prefix indicates fuel.
A 4 prefix indicates hydraulic filters.
A 5 prefix indicates engine oil.

[rivercrazy]

Sounds like its not a Merc496HO but a Marine Power or a Indmar? If they still use the same dual filter setup when I had a 454Mag, it was Fram PH8A or equivalent in the dual remote filter setup

[disco_charger]

If you would have told me that it's a remote filter, then I could have told you it's the Ford filters. However there was no mention of the remote. I guess my mind reading skills are slipping. :rolleyes: No good deed goes unpunished.