[Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter

Tue Nov 8 20:11:35 MST 2022

Hi Bob -

I assembled it all and the oil turned dark very fast, so I pulled it all
apart and I don't recall all the particulars but something about how it was
all set up it had a direct stream of flow past the filter....  I switched
to the side mounted filter which was a big improvement, oil stayed clean
for at least 1,000 miles before start turning color.

Cheers,

Alan

On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 11:04 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Alan,
>
> How did you determine the filter was bypassing the oil?
>
> Bob
>
> On 11/8/2022 3:23 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
>
> Hi Steve -
>
> I had one of those as well but I discovered it was improperly designed and
> the oil completely bypassed the filter in operation.  Not sure if it’s
> because it was designed for a puralator and I had a teclemite or vice
> versatile, who knows.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 11:36 PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I got one of Moss’s first “spin on” adapters in the late ‘80s because of
>> the mess caused by the original canister, and the need to special-order the
>> replacement cartridges.  This adapter holds the spin-on filter parallel to
>> the centerline of the car, with the aft end of the filter lower than the
>> front.  Changing oil is easy and causes no mess.  I don’t know if this type
>> of adapter is still available, but the one I have is the only one I’ve ever
>> seen.  All the others hold the filter perpendicular and level to the block
>> and seem to be sized for a smaller filter than what I use.
>> I have several Wix 51085 filters, and all except one (China) are marked
>> “Made in USA”.  I remember back in the ‘60s that I used to pass the Wix
>> plant in Gastonia, NC about once a week.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Byers
>>
>> HBJ8L/36666
>>
>> BJ8 Registry
>>
>> AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>> Havelock, NC  USA
>>
>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Michael
>> Oritt via Healeys
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:26 AM
>> *To:* Alan Seigrist
>> *Cc:* Healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>>
>>
>>
>> I use K&N 2009's which fasten to the engine laterally and wish I could
>> find a spin-on adaptor that has the filter facing (open-end) up simply
>> because it is much easier to avoid a mess.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:32 PM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> yes generally if the filter is pointed down, the bigger the better...
>> usually the wider it is is more preferable to the longer it is.
>>
>>
>> But for filter conversions on our healeys, they normally sit sideways so
>> you gotta get it with the oil bypass valve
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:52 AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> As a corollary to this topic, a question…..
>>
>> If one has two filters identical in all respects except size, would the
>> bigger of the two be better? ie, does size matter?
>>
>> I only ask because I have latterly been using large filters, Mann
>> W1130/1. Made in Germany.:-
>>
>> MANN-FILTER Online Catalog Europe - Product Details Oil Filter W 1130/1
>> <https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER%20Katalog%20Europa/Oil%20Filter/W%201130~1>
>>
>> Impossible with the original Lucas starter.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean
>> Caron
>> *Sent:* 07 November 2022 20:10
>> *To:* fsufan1952 at yahoo.com; Warren Dietz <flyhihealey at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>>
>>
>>
>> Don,
>>
>> It makes absolutely no difference where the filter is made unless the
>> manufacturer specifies different material in its manufacturing process.
>> Absolutely every step of the fabrication is automated and made by robots
>> except the step of lining up  the bottom part of the filter and I doubt an
>> American can drop it in place any better than a Chinese. See a video on
>> YouTube how Fram filters are made.
>>
>> Given the relatively low price of an oil filter, I would still change the
>> filter every oil change.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jean
>>
>>
>>
>>
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