Motorcraft Oil Filter FL-14

barkleydave

barkleydave

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Have a valve cover mounted oil filter on a 31 Slant.
Has a Motorcraft FL-14 oil filter.
Will a NAPA 1515 fit?

Unable to locate the Motorcraft is a very old number.

Thanks
 
I have the same setup as you Dave and I use NAPA Gold 1068

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Are you sure it is not a FL-1A? I am building an engine with that set up and it came with a Motorcraft FL-1A. That is a common filter you can get just about anywhere.
 
They may be leading a leading sales manufacturer but are far from a leading quality producer. They are big because they are cheap and sold by every discount place in the world. I used them as a youngster because my family did but I stopped when the inside collapsed on a race motor many years back. Now Ionly use OEM and Wix. I have used Napa Gold in a pinch in engines I'm not that fussy about.
 
These are all interchangeable and will work on the after market side cover oil filters for the Model A:

Pennzoil PZ-1
Fram PH8A
AC PF-2, PF-20
Motocraft FL-1A3
Napa 1515
Lee LF-2

Tom Endy
 
klawockvet said:
They may be leading a leading sales manufacturer but are far from a leading quality producer. They are big because they are cheap and sold by every discount place in the world. I used them as a youngster because my family did but I stopped when the inside collapsed on a race motor many years back. Now I only use OEM and Wix. I have used Napa Gold in a pinch in engines I'm not that fussy about.
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Just for the record I use WIX filters. I'm just saying all the problems I have heard about Fram filters were from 15 years ago.
 
On another auto site several guys with a lot more time than I have cut apart filters from all the manufacturers. You would be amazed at the difference in construction. I'm sure there are dozens maybe hundreds of threads knocking Fram filters. I suppose they do the job, but for a few extra bucks why not buy the best, WIX.
 
Is it possible it could be a Motorcraft FL144 that was used on Jeep, Willys, Case, Ford, Hudson, Massey? Thought a number 4 may have worn off.
 
I've used many, many Fram filters over the last 50 years or so and never had a problem w/any of them.

BTW, are Kralinator oil filters still made? If so, does anyone use them?
 
I have also used fram for years with no problem, bottom line use what ever filter you want too it's your car Bob
 
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