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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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Noticed the oil filter I just bought for my Fatboy has an "A" after the part number and it appears to have a higher flow with larger holes surrounding the big hole in the center. Anyone know what's going on?
 
Old Sep 4, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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I think the new filters are now rated to 5 microns instead of 10(like the old ones were)
Is this what you may be talking about?
 
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I dunno. Just know there is an "A" added to the number under the UPC code and that the holes surrounding the big hole in the center are larger.


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I think the new filters are now rated to 5 microns instead of 10(like the old ones were)
Is this what you may be talking about?
 
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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I dunno. Just know there is an "A" added to the number under the UPC code and that the holes surrounding the big hole in the center are larger.
The letter after the part number denotes the latest version of the part. You'll see like on the downloads for the ECM that they run A-B-C- and so on everytime they upgrade it to a newer version.
 
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10-4. Roger that. They forgot to update the price to something reasonable.....

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I dunno. Just know there is an "A" added to the number under the UPC code and that the holes surrounding the big hole in the center are larger.
The letter after the part number denotes the latest version of the part. You'll see like on the downloads for the ECM that they run A-B-C- and so on everytime they upgrade it to a newer version.
 
 
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