YM 2500 Air Filter
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Lots will "work", but we went through this in the early days and found that all the "almost fits" still allowed some flow around them. The OEM is a bastard size, proprietary strictly to a small group of Yanmar engines. We remain convinced that in time those using the almost fits filters will be doing ring jobs sooner than those using the OEM filter or the only aftermarket we know of that is made to the OEM specs. We and many other dealers carry that particular aftermarket filter. Check the neoprene collar at the base of the filter housing too....they are often in bad shape, and that is also available aftermarket at a very reasonable price.rainman1 said:
HoyeTractor
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Some of those "almost fits" that we tested measured as much as 1/4 thinner than the OEM filters. A LOT of dirt can fit through a 1/4" opening! 
Save yourself some money & get the correct Air filter.
Aaron
Parts@HoyeTractor.com
(940)592-0181
Save yourself some money & get the correct Air filter.Aaron
Parts@HoyeTractor.com
(940)592-0181
rainman1 said:
WIX Filters : Filter Look-Up
wix Air Filter 42492
wix fuel filter 33263
wix hydraulic filter 51525
wix oil filter 51568
drop the first number and that should be yer napa part number
John47
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I used JD air filter cartridges on my FX235, and they are a perfect fit. There's a large rubber sealing ring on the inside.
I now use Baldwin filters which are an exact cross match and cheaper than JD's for both air and fuel cartridges.
Our local feed/farmers store cross matched Yanmar filters for me.
I now use Baldwin filters which are an exact cross match and cheaper than JD's for both air and fuel cartridges.
Our local feed/farmers store cross matched Yanmar filters for me.
And your point? Your FX235 filter is as far from the 2500 filter as east is from west. There is no logical analogy. Your filter is NOT a proprietary bastard sized filter; the 2500 filter is, limited to about 6 or so Yanmar models, and to my knoweldge has no other application.John47 said:
Wix may list it, but it doesn't fit. In fact it's not even the right configuration or shape, and you couldn't make it fit with a saw, hammer, and duct tape. I have seen thousands of these tractors. Aaron (from Hoye) has sold parts for at least that many. What is it that makes some people think we get on here just to blow smoke?shimp said:
RobJ
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LMTC said:
Wanna bet????
And folks wonder why sometimes dealers stay away from these forums for a time.RobJ said:
No, I don't want to bet. I'm sure you have vastly greater experience with the Yanmar grey market tractors than either Aaron or I do, and I bow to that vast wealth of knowledge as I go on another hiatus until I can deal with this nonsense again. This is why more dealers with rich experience don't bother to answer questions here.
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Another job for the BFH.RobJ said:
Shimp's Filter
Filter that fits
Folks, listen to LMTC and Hoye. The Yanmar filter was proprietary. These two dealers (and a few others) can provide replica filters that I think are NAPA quality.
Nothing else fits!!!
In the little picture, a filter provided by Yanmar-USA in 2003 is on the left. The two in the middle are NOS genuine Yanmar I bought on ebay, probably 20 years old looking at the shabby packaging, these have the same ID and a smaller OD compared to the new filter. I think the replica filter is a clone of this one.
And on the right is a NAPA filter that someone here recommended. I took it back. It is 1/8" too tall which keeps the lid of the filter housing from sealing. It also has far less element for the dirt to be trapped in. It might look close in a catalog listing, but it simply is not suitable.
When the experienced dealers post, I suggest listen to them rather than to someone who just did an online lookup.
Or get out the BFH and stuff Shimp's filter in there.
