Rick Lindsay wrote:
>>I've never owned an MG with a spin-on filter, so I have no
>>experience with them. What are the real benefits?
>>
>
> David, I can only imagine that there is an implied simplicity
> but I never found the cartridge filters in my e-type to be
> any more hassle than the screw-on cans. My BMW M3
> uses a cartridge and it is no hassle either. I really think
> that the American buying public thinks they know what
> an oil filter looks like: an orange, screw-on can. Anything
> else looks too hard. Then again, I don't place too much
> faith in humanity. :-P
I had the cartidge on my TR7. Once when I changed the oil, I
got the canister on a bit sideways and pumped 3-4 quarts of oil
out on the paddock of my apartment complex.
On the other hand, I shreded a oil filter can on my old Mazda Navajo
and had to turn it's base 1/16 in at a time. Talk about your 3 hour
oil changes.
> FWIW, my 1930 Chevy doesn't have an oil filter. It has
> instructions to change the oil frequently with the best quality
> oil one can find! I think this car is a perfect candidate for
> an upgrade to a magnetic drain plug! It also doesn't have
> pressure fed bearings. The oil is just pumped up high in the
> engine and it rains down into troughs below the rod big
> ends -- where there are splash dippers! An external
> copper line delivers oil to the rockers.
>
> best,
>
> rick / tulsa
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