B&S Oil Filters

[ILENGINE]

Part of the issue is marketing. The 696854 is supposed to have better filtration than the 492932 filter, but can't find specs on either filter. And it appears that the 798576 orange filter is being possibly marketed toward Husqvarna, so could be the same filter as the 696854 but painted orange to match Husqvarna.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Oil life is determined by how much microscopic carbon blowby the oil's detergent package can suspend before sludging occurs. "Extended oil filter life" is marketing hype. The detergent package will saturate long before the filter needs changed.
Put whatever filter you want on but millions of engines have been just fine with a standard filter or no filter at all.
$0.02

 

[MParr]

Part of the issue is marketing. The 696854 is supposed to have better filtration than the 492932 filter, but can't find specs on either filter. And it appears that the 798576 orange filter is being possibly marketed toward Husqvarna, so could be the same filter as the 696854 but painted orange to match Husqvarna.

I think you might be right about the orange filters. Amazon lists them as primarily for Husqvarna application.

 

[Skippydiesel]

"Extended oil filter life"

Not oil filter life.

B&S are claiming an extended oil service interval from 50 -100hr oil change, with yellow & orange oil filters.

 

[Skippydiesel]

SOOOoooooo!

The consensuses would seem to be that the B&S Yellow & Orange oil filters are a marketing gimmick

 

[MParr]

SOOOoooooo!

The consensuses would seem to be that the B&S Yellow & Orange oil filters are a marketing gimmick

The only differences are the paint color and the filtering media. The yellow filters will catch smaller particles.

 

[Skippydiesel]

The only differences are the paint color and the filtering media. The yellow filters will catch smaller particles.

You suggest that the filter media will catch finer particle (smaller micron). If this be correct then its likly the filter will;

• Compared with say the Long Black, raise oil pressure, by restricting oil flow
• Block sooner (shorter service life) & further raise oil pressure, by catching more "stuff"

Do you know that it's a finer filter or are you speculating??

 

[MParr]

You suggest that the filter media will catch finer particle (smaller micron). If this be correct then its likly the filter will;

• Compared with say the Long Black, raise oil pressure, by restricting oil flow
• Block sooner (shorter service life) & further raise oil pressure, by catching more "stuff"

Do you know that it's a finer filter or are you speculating??

AI is your friend.
The longer version of either color will capture more particulate.
There are better filters than B&S, Kohler, or Kawasaki. All three engine manufacturers outsource their oil filter manufacturing to the lowest bidder.

 

[StarTech]

AI is your friend.

Until it decides you are of no longer an use and orders you to be eliminated. Otherwords when it determines you are ugly useless bag of mostly water and therefore determines you should be disposed of permanently.

People start using your brains instead depending on an AI to tell you want to do................

 

[Auto Doc's]

AI is your friend.
The longer version of either color will capture more particulate.
There are better filters than B&S, Kohler, or Kawasaki. All three engine manufacturers outsource their oil filter manufacturing to the lowest bidder.

Hello MParr,

AI is no friend of mine. It is like a clueless infant child trying to direct people's lives based on a mix of mostly garbage inputs it has gathered.

It is a data farming program and only gathers what appears to be the most popular opinions, then it reasons that they must be correct based on volume.

Inputs are easily manipulated to predetermine the outputs.