Dear Netters,
I bought a couple oil filter elements for my '70 B which has a Teclemite
canister (upright). One was felt and the other paper. Have you out there
any preference for one or the other? The felt is a lot more expensive,
does it have any advantages?
With respect to the oil pressure upon startup, it does indeed rattle a
bit upon startup.
Paul Root wrote:
>Rick Lindsay wrote:
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>>>I've never owned an MG with a spin-on filter, so I have no
>>>experience with them. What are the real benefits?
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>>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
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>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.
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>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.
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>>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.
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>>best,
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>>rick / tulsa
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