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Cat 3208 & Allison MT643 use same oil filters?

My ORED came with the same oil filters on both the transmission and engine. Seems odd. Both are Cat 1R-0713 equivalents. I haven't seen this before but I suppose it works? Is this normal and can any other ORED owners confirm theirs is the same? The napa part# is 1268
1987 Grand Villa ORED
2001 U320 4010

Not all that wander are lost... but I often am.

Re: Cat 3208 & Allison MT643 use same oil filters?

Reply #1 –
Can't answer your question Elliot but I strongly suggest using the Cat brand filters,at least on the engine,yes they cost more but
a much stronger made filter.
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

Re: Cat 3208 & Allison MT643 use same oil filters?

Reply #2 –
And, call Allison with our transmission model and serial number to confirm correct filter.

Allison help line 800 252 5283
Brett Wolfe
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Re: Cat 3208 & Allison MT643 use same oil filters?

Reply #3 –
OK so I got ahold of Allison and they no longer support this transmission. They handed me off to a company called Weller who does aftermarket support now. Both parties were awesome to work with.

Weller phone number: 800 872 6697
Transmission pan filter part number: 29538489

As for the spin on the filter I was asking about, that is for the oil cooler and it sounds like you can use pretty much anything. The guy at Weller said just take whatever is on there and buy another one and spin that sucker on. All it's doing is catching particles before they get to the oil cooler and it is typically an engine oil filter as was the case on my coach.
1987 Grand Villa ORED
2001 U320 4010

Not all that wander are lost... but I often am.

Re: Cat 3208 & Allison MT643 use same oil filters?

Reply #4 –
When that coach came from the factory it had an AC filter, but I can't remember the number. I am thinking 798 or something like that. It has been too many years for me to remember the number.
previous 1984 35 ft ORED 250 HP 3208 Cat       
previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
1999 Mazda Miata
Ron, Nancy, Tipper the cat, Max The dog
1997 U 270 36 ft build number 5174 8.3 Cummins