Wix Filters (www.wixfilters.com) was started in 1939 and is headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina. Wix manufacturers over 210 million filters every year and is a major supplier to many auto part chains. Wix’s founders invented the spin-on filter design and now offer more than 12,000 unique part numbers. They remain a leader in aftermarket and original equipment filter design. In 1997, Wix expanded operations to the entire European market and has become the fourth largest European filter manufacturer thanks to partnerships with Ford, Jaguar, Volkswagen, Land Rover, Volvo, and Renault.

Wix Filter Products:

  • Wix Light Duty Filters
    • Wix Oil Filters
      • For all conventional and synthetic motor oils.
      • Durable enough for all OE manufacturer oil change intervals.
    • Wix Air Filters
      • Air filters play a vital part in preventing foreign particles like soot, carbon and abrasives from entering the fuel mix and damaging your engine.
      • WIX air filter media features long life and the ability to capture more engine-killing contaminants.
      • Panel and Radial air filters
        • Panel air filters provide air with a linear path and low air restriction. WIX panel air filters have special pocket pleats in the media, held together with specially formulated adhesive. The filter media is framed by a urethane soft sealing gasket and is supported (when applicable) by a mesh screen, which are both molded in place with the filter element.
        • WIX radial air filters feature a mesh screen on the inside and outside walls for element strength and media protection from backfire. Each filter is held together with heat-resistant plastisol with specially designed seals on the top and bottom walls and an adhesive seal that joins the media ends.
    • Wix Fuel Filters
      • A high-quality WIX fuel filter is essential for protecting advanced fuel injection systems from contaminants that may be in the fuel.
      • Originating from dirty and rusty service station tanks or from corrosion in fuel system components as a vehicle ages, dirt, rust, scale and water are the major impurities present in fuel. These contaminants can plug injectors and carburetors, causing engine malfunction and deterioration.
      • WIX spin-on and cartridge-type fuel filters are engineered and built for long life and the possibility of extended service intervals. And, WIX fuel filters are simple to replace – our spin-on filters even feature built-in gaskets.
    • Wix Cabin Air Filters
      • WIX cabin air filters capture airborne contaminants like dirt, soot, pollen, and other pollutants and prevent leaves, dirt, bugs and other debris from entering the HVAC system and negatively impacting the operation of the heater, air conditioner and defroster.
      • Today, more than 80 percent of all domestic and foreign nameplate vehicles sold in the U.S. are equipped with a cabin air filter.
      • WIX Cabin Air Filters with Bioshield® 75 not only filter the air, they prevent the growth of a wide array of bacteria, mold, mildew, algae and yeast. This is extra protection against odor and the microbes that can cause allergies.
    • Wix Heavy Duty Filters
      • Thicker base plates (standard .155 inch thickness) for consistent thread strength, easier thread engagement, positive inner-element support, and consistent gasket compression.
      • Sturdy element supports designed to resist all fluid types, vibration, and high and low temperatures, which will not deform under constant spring-load pressure.
      • Heavy duty center tubes and cans which can withstand exposure to a wide range in flow and pressure.
      • High tech media and other technological improvements that can give premium filters the edge over OE designs.
      • Wix Heavy Duty Oil Filters
        • Wix XD heavy duty oil filter
          • The WIX XD (extended drain) oil filter is engineered to increase the miles driven between oil changes by up to 50 percent, thus reducing down time and allowing fleets to significantly extend oil change intervals when combined with proper oil analysis. This could mean savings on oil, filters, disposal and maintenance costs that can add to the profitability of your fleet. Rigorous industry tests have shown that the WIX XD oil filter lasts longer, runs cleaner and more efficiently than the competition in both the sludge and the multi-pass tests and traps up to 50 percent more contaminants.
          • WIX XD oil filters feature patent pending “Spin Flow Technology” designed to increase filter life. The angled fins are placed where the oil enters the filter to start the process of directing heavy particles to the coarse filtration element in order to remove them from the oil. This allows the XD multi–density wire back media in the fine filtration element to trap finer particles and last longer. The XD high-strength media will trap the larger particles being “spun” down and will trap media clogging sludge.
        • Wix XE Filters
          • The WIX XE (extra-efficiency) oil filters are the most efficient and cost-effective filters in severe conditions. They feature microfiber "glass" media in order to filter out more of the small, engine-destroying particles. This special glass media offers less resistance to oil flow, therefore providing better protection on start-ups, especially in cold weather. Also, the glass media won’t absorb water like cellulose media.
      • Wix Heavy Duty Air Filters
        • It only takes eight ounces of dirt to destroy the engine of a heavy duty machine. This fact makes WIX air filters, which are 99.9 percent efficient, critical to the life of an engine.
        • There are many components to consider when selecting air filters. One of the most important elements is the type of sealing gasket. WIX premium air filters use more expensive compounds like silicone, rather than foam or rubber gaskets, in order to assure a proper seal under harsh conditions.
        • When selecting air filters take a close look at the media or paper. WIX premium air filters feature embossed pleats and pleat stabilization beads that help the filter trap more dirt and last longer.
        • Another key element of heavy duty air filters is the end caps, which should be designed with structure and fit in mind. WIX premium heavy duty air filters often go to the added expense of adding metal end caps with handles, which allows for ease of installation and helps ensure that the filter becomes one with the housing to protect the engine.
        • Another innovation is WIX’s ability to produce air filters with precise embossed pleats, stabilization beads and various media basis weights designed to maximize the filtration media surface area. With greater media surface area, filters can trap more contaminants while maintaining low air flow restriction for efficient engine performance.
      • Wix Heavy Duty Fuel Filters
        • The fuel filter is often the forgotten filter. Yet the fuel put into diesel and off-road equipment, more often than not, contains contaminants such as dirt, rust, scale and water. These impurities can plug fuel injectors and carburetors, resulting in engine malfunction or deterioration.
        • These contaminants often originate from dirty and rusty storage tanks, and as the vehicle ages, from corrosion within the fuel system components. All the more reason to invest in high-quality WIX fuel filters and to maintain them at recommended intervals.
        • It is also good to remember that the primary fuel filter for any diesel engine should always be a fuel/water separator. All diesel fuel contains some water, and removing it ensures longer diesel injection system life and productive engine uptime. This is why WIX fuel filters feature Quickvent® water removal capabilities.
        • The last few years' alternative fuels, such as biodiesel, have drawn considerable attention in the industry. When converting to a biodiesel blend, it’s important to remember that biodiesel has a “solvent” quality, which will result in the cleansing of the fuel system, and may subsequently clog the fuel filter. After the initial clean up of the fuel delivery system, fuel filter service intervals will return to normal under biodiesel utilization. Biodiesel also has a tendency to attract more water mixing with the fuel, increasing the need for proper fuel/water separation.
      • Wix Heavy Duty Cabin Air Filters
        • The protective passenger cabin air filter is a critical part of a vehicle’s ventilation, heating, air conditioning and defrosting (HVAC) system. In addition to the benefits of breathing clean air, when the cabin air filter is dirty or clogged, less air passes through the filter, making it harder to keep the air clean and flowing, hampering the performance of the HVAC system and shortening the life of vital system components.
        • Using advanced filter media innovations, WIX offers a full line of high-efficiency cabin air filters for heavy trucks, buses, and off-highway vehicles
      • Wix Heavy Duty Hydraulic Filters
        • Heavy truck, off-highway, agricultural and construction vehicles and equipment depend on hydraulic fluids to power many of their critical functions. To operate at peak efficiency, fluid contaminants must be kept to an absolute minimum – no small challenge given the rugged environments these vehicles and equipment work in every day. WIX has applied its superior filter design and manufacturing expertise to produce high quality hydraulic filters for a variety of applications
      • Wix Heavy Duty Coolant Filters
        • Surprisingly, 53 percent of all catastrophic, premature diesel engine failures are directly related to improper cooling system maintenance techniques and habits. Providing the correct water, antifreeze, filters and supplemental coolant additives is critical to coolant system life.
        • WIX has applied years of research and development in filter media technology to create the industry’s highest performing coolant filters. Coolant filters help maintain proper heat transfer by filtering solid contaminants, like rust and sand particles, from the coolant and by minimizing corrosion and deposits in the cooling system. This results in a clean, well-functioning coolant system, proper heat dissipation, and engine efficiency through improved heat conductivity. WIX coolant filters also provide a method to introduce necessary supplement Coolant Additives when required.
        • Field-testing is also vital to proper coolant system maintenance. Maintenance crews should take advantage of available field test strips, as well as full laboratory coolant-analysis programs. Test strips provide a quick and simple method to check cooling systems on-site to make sure they are properly protected; a full laboratory analysis provides a complete and in-depth test procedure that can aid in troubleshooting, verifying the service interval for the system, and testing if the filtration products and/or the chemical additives are performing and protecting the way they are expected.
        • WIX offers filters, additives, test strips, and field expertise to assist fleets in determining the proper coolant maintenance schedule and procedures.
      • Wix Heavy Duty External Transmission Filters
        • Contaminants can enter your transmission fluid system in the manufacturing process. They can also enter the transmission through the vent, or through the dipstick and fill tube during fluid level checking/filling. Most of the time, however, contaminants are the result of normal wear. These contaminants consist of metal chips and flakes from gears and bushings and fine fibrous material from clutch facings.
        • WIX transmission filters protect transmissions against contaminants in the transmission fluid system. Proper filtration helps improve transmission life by minimizing wear and preventing sticking and scoring of sensitive shift control valves. In the event of a part failure, the filter also guards against secondary damage to other parts and thus helps to minimize repair costs.
      • Wix Heavy Duty Industrial filters
        • The WIX industrial filter line is structured to deliver the utmost in performance and coverage with more than 8,000 product numbers available for hydraulic and fluid power system applications. And, our compressed air and gas filters are a perfect complement to our Industrial Line and have been engineered to meet the special high-performance needs and physical requirements of the air and gas industry