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Time is close for my first oil change on my new 2100. My zero turn has the smaller 26 H.P. Briggs engine. I was at our local Farm and Garden store and noticed that they stock 3 different oil filters for the Briggs engine. One of the filters they stock is yellow in color, as is the filter that came in the Briggs new, they also have a identical filter, however it is black, and last but not least they have a filter black in color however it it about 1 and 1/2 inches longer. There are no catalogues or information as to which filter I should use. Are all Briggs filters the same? For those of you who do your own service, what filter and filter number do you use.

pauldeere said:

Time is close for my first oil change on my new 2100. My zero turn has the smaller 26 H.P. Briggs engine. I was at our local Farm and Garden store and noticed that they stock 3 different oil filters for the Briggs engine. One of the filters they stock is yellow in color, as is the filter that came in the Briggs new, they also have a identical filter, however it is black, and last but not least they have a filter black in color however it it about 1 and 1/2 inches longer. There are no catalogues or information as to which filter I should use. Are all Briggs filters the same? For those of you who do your own service, what filter and filter number do you use.

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Start here, ..( https://shop.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/repair-parts ) click on this link

It shows how to find your model number (which you will need) ..NEW mower ?? and NO owners manuals for the mower OR engine ?? , didn't you receive any info. from your dealer ??

The yellow filter has more paper in a finer fold so in theory lasts longer.
It is no practical benefit to the home owner as build up of acid residue is a bigger problem than filters cloging.
There are 3 sizes in the filters and there is o practical difference between them.
Some pore size, same thread, same bypass pressure, one is juts bigger than the other so has a higher flow rate which does not matter as even the smallest one still flows faster than he pump pumps.
IT was mainly just a size constraint as many filters only just barely fit in the space.
Where ever possible I fit the large black type, becay=use that is the most common one so I buy them by the case (144 ) and get a better price.