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 Post subject: Oil filter BA XR8
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:50 pm 
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I have a BA XR8 Ute and I recently changed the oil and filter. The filter is a Z516 i think from memory but it is a lot smaller than the Z9. A lot dearer to buy as well. Can anyone tell me if the Z9 will fit the motor instead. I wold prefer to have a larger filter even though I do change the oil regularly on all of my cars at 5,000ks.
I know a lot of comments will be why bother if you change it at a low k's but peace of mind is why I do it. I have only had this car about 2 weeks and I am not up to date with BA series engines and specs yet.

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:29 pm 
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I don't think it's the best idea to fit a filter that isn't specific to the car.
It must be a late model BA to have the Z516 on it, so I'd run that.

At work (local mechanic), we tend not to change the filter (as in change the type) unless they are wrong, or want a genuine filter fitted.

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:32 pm 
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just run the filter that is recomended, it must be doing its job and if you change the oil at 5000kms i wouldnt be too woryed, changing your oil at 5000 kms is a good idea, i find by then oils pretty well stuffed in any car and an extra 5000 kms on that oil cant be too good lol

 

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 Post subject: Re: Oil filter BA XR8
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:38 pm 
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bry40l wrote:
just run the filter that is recomended, it must be doing its job and if you change the oil at 5000kms i wouldnt be too woryed, changing your oil at 5000 kms is a good idea, i find by then oils pretty well stuffed in any car and an extra 5000 kms on that oil cant be too good lol

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7000km is the best in-between method for an oil + oil filter change for customers at work, but in saying that, I change my oil and oil filter every 5000km.
Can't hurt.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:54 pm 
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REW93N wrote:
It must be a late model BA to have the Z516 on it, so I'd run that.


nope. this is the filter that all the 5.4l v8s run. the z9 is the sixpot filter.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:50 pm 
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Many thanks guys, I will stick to the smaller one
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:10 pm 
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Benny D wrote:
REW93N wrote:
It must be a late model BA to have the Z516 on it, so I'd run that.


nope. this is the filter that all the 5.4l v8s run. the z9 is the sixpot filter.

Must just be the late model BA 6cyl that run the Z516.
I know that the E series V8s use the Z9s

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:22 pm 
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So do the AU V8's & I6's.

Ford must of changed the filter from BA & on.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:25 pm 
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Shen Long wrote:
So do the AU V8's & I6's.

Ford must of changed the filter from BA & on.

Early model BA i6s still use the Z9s

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:45 pm 
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all ford i6s use the z9... wat are you guys on about??

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:16 am 
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im pretty sure the ford 6 changed the oil filter along the way somewhere, just not sure where though...
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:45 pm 
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BFII 6cyl uses the smaller filter not Z9
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:15 pm 
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Benny D wrote:
all ford i6s use the z9... wat are you guys on about??

Nah, at work I changed a BA i6 oil filter and it was a 516. That's why it was late model, kind of a cross over between the BA and BF

 

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