Filters

[DustyRusty]

I was wondering how many people are devoted to keeping their Kubota all Kubota, when it comes to filters. I usually buy my filters locally as I need them, but when it comes to oil filters, I usually buy a case of 12 of a national brand, such as Wix, Luberfiner, Fleetguard, etc. I just looked up the oil filter for my BX22, (HH150-32430) in the Wix filter cross reference and was surprised to see how common a filter that it is. Below is its principle applications. I checked to see if the filter number had changed by 2021, and the BX23S is still using the same oil filter as my BX22.

Ford (92-97), Honda (00-06), Mazda (97-15), Mercury (91-96), Saab (05-06), Suzuki (09-13)

 

[Bmyers]

I use all Kubota parts on mine. Yet, my tractor is still under warranty. I do not want the hassle of dealing with the possibility that Kubota would want to fight a claim because I used a non-factory part.

Once I'm outside of my warranty, then I will decide if I will keep with Kubota parts.

 

[85Hokie]

With the hydraulics - most stay with a OEM Kubota filter....... where as most go a different route with the oil filters. I use baldwin for the oil filters and sometimes depending on what I have on hand will still use the OEM filter.

 

[nbking]

OEM filters, and fluid for the hydraulics. Amsoil for the oil

 

[tradosaurus]

Kubota OEM vs non OEM filter

 

[swpflipper]

I have 5 pieces of equipment with kubota diesel power. I use baldwin. Oil, air, fuel, hydraulic. Maintenance schedule kept and oil samples taken.

 

[PaulR]

Ford Motorcraft filters with the silicone ADBV brought my POS 5.4L 3V FI150 to 185K and going strong. Also put them on my Cub Cadet/Kawi motor 300 hrs so far. I wanted to cross ref a motorcraft for my BX23S but I think I may just go factory Kubota filter.

I have seen crappy factory filters however, that name would be Briggs and Stratton. Can't verify for certain though that they were not chinese knock offs.

Would be nice to build a filter cross-ref thread of what everyone is using.

 

[Ikc1990]

I use wix filters oil hydro air on all my vehicles and tractors

 

[GeoHorn]

Cleaning out my Dad’s garage after Mom also passed, I found an assortment of filters on a back shelf that were probably worthy of a museum... A Lee LF-16, a K-mart for a Chrysler Windsor, a Hi-Lo (an old Houston area parts house in the ‘60s), several more unidentified store-brands....

I have a number of filters cross-referenced for the dozen or so engines I have around the ranch. Motorcraft is a Ford brand-name which is actually mfr’d by Purolator (in most instances). The Sears lawn-tractor I have calls for a Craftsman filter that is actually a re-badged Briggs&Stratton which in-turn is a re-badged Purolator. The cross referenced MotorCraft 910-S is what I use on it, which happily also crosses-over to my Yamaha outboard ...which normally is priced at $16-$22 from Yamaha.... but the Motorcraft is only $3.95 at WalMart and is every bit the exact same filter construction* painted white instead of black... from the can thickness, the base-plate machined (instead of stamping), the same silicone-rubber anti-drain-back, the same by-pass mechanism, and the same coil-spring (instead of stamped-sheet spring.) It’s difficult to imagine how that filter can be made of such good quality for $3.95 and still have a profit/overhead relationship.... but it really boggles to realize how many middle-men make a profit handling the Yamaha-badged unit in comparison.

Kubota filters are so reasonably priced I tend to use them on my Kubota, although I have no objection to WIX or NAPA or Luberfiner/Baldwin/Donaldson brands as they are equally good quality. I even will use a SuperTech (WalMarts’ re-badged Purolators) before I‘ll ever be caught using a Fram. (I’ll get flamed for saying Fram is trash but facts are facts....Fram is well-known to do what most cheap filters won’t do.... collapse and send cheap cardboard thru the lubrication-system causing actual damage to oil-starved bearings.)
Bosch, Mobil-1, are excellent filters but so over-priced that I won’t use them.

 

[Old_Paint]

A lot gets said about the filters, but the most critical component is the oils. If the oil's no good, the filter won't fix that. The filter's just to take harmful solids out of the oil before being pumped through the engine. If there's no solids, it shouldn't be getting stopped up and bypassing. I don't use cheap oil, and I'm not going to put good oil through a cheap filter. Especially while this thing still has a warranty.

 

[jimh406]

I’m right at the edge of needing filters. I will stay with Kubota. It’s not a Kubota thing. Diesels are generally very intollerant of nonOEM filters.

Just say no ... you won’t save that much money to do otherwise, but it can cost a lot of money.