Champion XC Series Replacement Filter Element - Grades GP and HE (18-1,354 SCFM)

Genuine Champion XC Series replacement filter elements for the X-Series inline filter housings, sized 18 through 1,354 SCFM. These are the factory elements, not an aftermarket equivalent, so the media grade, the end cap seal and the pressure drop curve all match what the housing and its dual indicator were designed around.

Select your housing size and element grade from the dropdowns above.

Finding Your Element

The element part number is the grade, the flow rating, then the letter E. An XCGP235FD housing takes an XCGP235E element. An XCHE1077FD housing takes an XCHE1077E. The drain code in the housing part number (FD for float drain, M for manual) has nothing to do with the element, so ignore it when you order.

If the housing label has faded, measure the housing body height and match it to the selection chart on the XC Series filter page, or send us a photo of the nameplate and we will identify it.

Element Selection Chart

The Two Grades

• Grade GP, General Purpose. Particle removal down to 1 micron including coalesced liquid, water and oil, leaving a maximum remaining oil aerosol content of 0.1 ppm at 60°F. This is the workhorse pre-filter element.
• Grade HE, High Efficiency Oil Removal. Particle removal down to 0.01 micron including water and oil aerosols, leaving a maximum remaining oil aerosol content of 0.01 ppm at 60°F. This is the coalescing element that delivers instrument-quality air downstream of a dryer.

Grade AC activated carbon and Grade DP dust elements are supplied for the matching housings but are not published on the current Champion element price list. Call us with the housing model and we will quote them from the factory.

When to Change the Element

Change the element annually, or when the housing's dual indicator shows differential pressure has risen roughly 5 PSID over its clean reading, whichever happens first. Two things go wrong when you stretch the interval. First, pressure drop costs money continuously: every PSID of avoidable restriction burns roughly half a percent of the compressor's power, every hour it runs. Second, a coalescing element that has been saturated past its capacity stops coalescing and starts re-entraining, so the oil it collected leaves in the air stream and lands in whatever is downstream.

Keep one spare element per housing on the shelf. An element is cheap next to an unplanned shutdown, and these are not parts a local supply house stocks.

Installation Notes

1. Isolate and fully depressurize the housing. Verify zero pressure at the drain before you touch the bowl.
2. Unthread the bowl, remove the spent element, and wipe the sealing surfaces clean.
3. Inspect the bowl O-ring. Replace it if it is flattened, nicked or hardened.
4. Fit the new element hand tight. Do not lubricate the media end caps with anything other than clean compressed air system oil.
5. Re-thread the bowl, repressurize slowly, and confirm the drain is functioning.
6. Note the clean differential pressure reading so the next change interval has a baseline.

Why Buy from Warthog Air Compressor Store

Warthog Air Compressor Store is an authorized Champion Pneumatic distributor. These are genuine Champion elements from Gardner Denver under Ingersoll Rand, covered by the factory parts warranty, and our engineers will confirm the right part number before you order if you are unsure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I put an HE element in a GP housing?

Physically, in the same size, yes, and people do it to upgrade filtration. Understand what you are buying: the HE element has a higher clean pressure drop and a shorter life when it is taking the bulk contaminant load that a GP element should have caught first. The right answer is usually two housings in series rather than one over-specified element.

Are aftermarket elements a problem?

The risk is not the media, it is the seal and the collapse rating. An element that bypasses at the end cap filters nothing while reading a perfectly healthy pressure drop, and one that collapses sends its own media downstream. We sell the factory part.

Do these fit CFL Series housings?

No. The CFL Series uses its own CF-prefix elements. XC elements fit XC housings only.

What weight will ship?

Champion does not publish element shipping weights in the current price list, so our cart estimates freight on the housing weight class. If you are booking your own freight or shipping internationally, call us and we will weigh the exact carton before it leaves.