new air filter for 2810 gear

[Texan4Life]

bought a new air filter for our 2810 and went with wix #42276 per their app guide and thought I would share a few comments about it.

Ordered mine from rockauto for $19 (just do a part number search)

The only thing different about it was the rubber seal on the back was a different design and was a little taller. But because of the shape will flex outward forming a nice seal. Because of this the filter didn't seem to fit, but after lubing the rubber with some wd-40 it was able to flare out easier and fit perfect. I probably could have just cranked harder on the wingnut, but didn't want to strip it, and then thought of the wd-40 which worked great. It also came with a new rubber washer that goes on the wing nut, I thought that was nice.

wish I would have taken a pic sorry

Also noticed wix lists an inner filter (#42456) that goes with this filter for some applications. That would be nice to have better air filtration. I might order one for the heck of it and see if it fits.

For what its worth the wix# should cross with other brands like baldwin, fleetguard, and donaldson if your brand picky.

 

[Texan4Life]

Well I was bored and decided to cross the number over to the other brands for those who might be interested. When doing so I noticed Donaldson had "standard" and "long life" versions for this application. Not sure what the difference is but from pics I think the long life has more pleats, if so it would have a larger holding capacity allowing for more time in between cleaning. Baldwin also has a long life version. I think I might try and get my hands on a long life version and compare it to the Wix. I also still have the old OEM filter for comparison. I will remember a camera next time too.

Donaldson:
P181050 (Standard)
P182050 (Long Life)

Baldwin:
PA1690-FN (Standard)
LL1690-FN (Long Life)