49065-0721 Kawasaki OEM Oil Filter replaces 49065-7007

[Hammermechanicman]

The hex is just another place the filter can leak. Or at least that what on my last oil filter change on my Chevy S1500. Put on new Purolator filter and with a couple weeks I started losing oil. It looked a rear main seal failure until I ran UV oil dye test. Two stress cracks right where the hex were formed. But considering that filter cups are made single flat sheet stretched into a cup I surprised that I don't see more failures. It the same process that they use to make soft drink and beer cans,

Initial non leak was just that the paint hadn't failed. Purolator wouldn't honor their filter warranty either.

As for the 49065-7007 I just the Briggs 492932S or aftermarket version.

Are you the same AVB on the OPEforum.com forum??

 

[AVB]

Yes. along being on the Jack's Forum and others. Now on some I do use my full callsign of KE4AVB.

Now with that out the way I do apology for going off subject here. So I will just get back on the topic for now as others have brought us back onto the subject at hand which was did Kawasaki supersede the oil filter. From what I gather they did but I have one distributor that has over a 1000 of 7007 filter and about 500 of 0721.

Since I don't have access to the Kawasaki price files I in the same boat as others I have all the engine part numbers on file with any supersedes available which makes finding and verifying Kawasaki part numbers difficult.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Long long ago in a land far far away i was KA8FRO. Blew the finals out of my Dentron radio, got married, had kids and gave up on the radios. Too many other things happening.
I just use Briggs filters on the Kaw engines.

 

[AVB]

Boy that been awhile as that was either a No Code Tech or Technician license. I manage to pass the 13 wpm before they dropped the code requirement. Maybe one of these days I go get my Extra Class. I still remember my CB license number of KBOD-3634. That was before dropped the license requirement.

There are at least two different size Kawasaki filters and only the larger one will take the Briggs. I keep both in stock for oil changes but as the oil I have switched to full synthetic 15w50 due the summer heat around here, besides Kawasaki is recommending me to use 20w50 in their engines.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Boy that been awhile as that was either a No Code Tech or Technician license. I manage to pass the 13 wpm before they dropped the code requirement. Maybe one of these days I go get my Extra Class. I still remember my CB license number of KBOD-3634. That was before dropped the license requirement.

There are at least two different size Kawasaki filters and only the larger one will take the Briggs. I keep both in stock for oil changes but as the oil I have switched to full synthetic 15w50 due the summer heat around here, besides Kawasaki is recommending me to use 20w50 in their engines.

Back in 1978 i passed the novice ticket. I could copy code at 20 WPM. Oh yeah.....i had been a morse interceptor in the army for a few years. Had to pass 18 WPM to graduate morse class. The guy giving the morse test couldn't believe it.
Is the filter issue size or a thread/flange issue the short briggs filter won't work?

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Back in 1978 i passed the novice ticket. I could copy code at 20 WPM. Oh yeah.....i had been a morse interceptor in the army for a few years. Had to pass 18 WPM to graduate morse class.

Thank you for your service!??

 

[7394]

Thanks Everyone for your input.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

WalMart has Wix 57035 Bout $8. Life is good again..

Scrub- Yes I have all the auto parts houses close by. Thanks Bud.

Your Walmart carries Wix!? Lucky you, ours only carries fram shtuff
Luckily O'rielly is closer to me, wix 51394 is what I go for. My local Autozone, or advance auto doesn't carry wix either. Just KN,Fram, etc.

 

[7394]

O'reilleys here wants $14.95 for a Wix 57035. They can keep it.

I can get 2 @ WalMart for a pinch above O'reilleys pricing for 1.

Home Depot also carries Wix 57035, but it is $9.57, that's not bad. But not the best price either.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Thanks!
But I put in my location and the store doesn't carry it. Although it is $2 cheaper,orielly the shipping jacks it up.