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Blog: Notes from the Catalogue

Articles on matching and comparing the parts in this catalogue — written from the listings themselves.

Oil Filter Cross Reference: How to Match OE Numbers

A cross reference only works if you read the numbers the right way. Here is the method behind the catalogue's oil filter cross-reference listings.

How Often Should You Replace a Cabin Air Filter?

The cabin listings print no replacement interval or schedule — they print applications, sizes and cross references for matching the replacement part. What the listings state, and what they do not.

Engine Air Filter vs Cabin Filter: What Each One Does

Two ranges, two number series: the catalogue's engine air listings set against its Toyota 87139 cabin listings — sizes, constructions, application lists and cross references, compared from the listings themselves.

Spin-On vs Cartridge Oil Filters: Pros and Cons

The catalogue carries both oil filter formats. How they differ in construction and in what an order consists of — without a declared winner. The listings print no fitting instructions for either group.

Iridium vs Copper Spark Plugs: Life, Cost and Performance

The catalogue groups its plug codes as IX-suffix, DILFR/IFR/IL and standard codes — and prints one construction line across all of them. What the listings state, what they state identically, and what they do not state.

Signs of a Worn Stabilizer Link and When to Replace It

The stabilizer link listings print no symptom lists and no replacement intervals. What they print — stated function, construction, mounting position, applications and cross references across 24 references — is what a replacement is matched with.

Ceramic vs Semi-Metallic Brake Pads for Wholesalers

The brake pad listing offers ceramic, semi-metallic and low-metallic materials. A wholesaler's comparison of the three, based on the listed options.

Diesel Fuel Filter Maintenance for Perkins and Cummins Engines

The fuel filter catalogue is built on Perkins diesel references used across equipment and vehicles. Number matching for diesel fuel filters, from the five Perkins listings — which print no service intervals or change procedures.

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