Does My Oil Filter On My 496 HO Mags Have An Anti-Drain Back Valve?
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I'm having way too many problems getting the correct oil filter and being comfortable that I have the correct one.
I just purchased this 2005 Sunsation Dominator with twin 496 HO Mags
I went to Mercury's website and punched in my serial numbers and the filter there says it's a 35-802885Q. of course this filter does not exist right. my local marina hims and haws and I request that they call Mercury. You'd swear that we were talking to them about something prewar. the filter they want to sell me is a part number 35-866340K01. this filter is like 2/3 the total height of the Purolator PL34631. so he says "That's the problem right there. someone put the wrong one on it". so when I specifically ask him if this one he wants to sell is the correct one he says "It should be". Well that's real comforting. I asked him if it had an anti-drain back valve in it and he didn't know. I had him ask Mercury when he had them on the phone, and they had no idea what I was talking about. I'd really like to put some filters on this thing and dump the Mercruiser oil in that must be extracted from the ground right directly adjacent to a gold mine. Can you please help?
I just purchased this 2005 Sunsation Dominator with twin 496 HO Mags
I went to Mercury's website and punched in my serial numbers and the filter there says it's a 35-802885Q. of course this filter does not exist right. my local marina hims and haws and I request that they call Mercury. You'd swear that we were talking to them about something prewar. the filter they want to sell me is a part number 35-866340K01. this filter is like 2/3 the total height of the Purolator PL34631. so he says "That's the problem right there. someone put the wrong one on it". so when I specifically ask him if this one he wants to sell is the correct one he says "It should be". Well that's real comforting. I asked him if it had an anti-drain back valve in it and he didn't know. I had him ask Mercury when he had them on the phone, and they had no idea what I was talking about. I'd really like to put some filters on this thing and dump the Mercruiser oil in that must be extracted from the ground right directly adjacent to a gold mine. Can you please help?
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I just installed a k&n filter hp-3002 on my 496ho. It's a quality filter with anti drain valve that can be bought almost anywhere.
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Merc uses the same oil filters on nearly all of their V8 sterndrive engines. Yours take the standard Merc oil filter.
If I look up my engine(2000 502mpi) it shows the same old part number that you posted.
I run Mobil1 M1-302 Filters and they do have an anti drainback valve. A very good filter and readily available at most auto parts stores.
If I look up my engine(2000 502mpi) it shows the same old part number that you posted.
I run Mobil1 M1-302 Filters and they do have an anti drainback valve. A very good filter and readily available at most auto parts stores.
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I run Wix 51086 (NAPA Gold 1086). Has the anti-drainback valve.
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