Ford maverick expensive oil filters?

[Mavmike]

Hi all, i went down to supercheap and the ryco booklet said my 89 diesel mav needs z170 oil filter, yet a 89 diesel gq takes z115's. z170 was $25 each vs z115 $13 each, I thought they are the same block, what the? Please help

The previous owner has two Donaldson p557780 on it

Also the z115 are like 1 1/2 times the size of the z170's

[93patrol]

same motor doesnt matter what you usei think mine uses the Z9 oil filter same ones that go on the 25o cross flow ford motor

[iansmqshotyy]

DO NOT USE Z9!!! although it may screw on.. ITS A 3/4 SAE THREAD AND THE NISSAN Z115 AND Z170 ARE 19MM,z170 is a short version of the z115 the z170 is use for clearance issues when height is a problem ( the only time a z9 would be seen on a nissan would be if a universal oil filter relocation kit is used , they commonly spin on z9, purely as an availability thing)

[Mavmike]

Thank you, out of curiosity what sort of mods would you have to impact clearance issue on the oil filters

[iansmqshotyy]

my guess would be pwr steer or oil cooler , i did parts for 10 years but ive been out a while so the memory is a little vague on some details, but if there is room use the z115 , ive used both z115 and z170 on my l serires blubird over the years with no ill effects, just for interest sake the z9 mentioned earliar has the same shorter counter part, the z89a , so the interchange thing is nothing new , the thing to be sure of is o ring size and shaft thread and to a lesser extent by pass presure, most of this info can be found in the back of the ryco catalouge , if you can decypher it (-;