leylandracer Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Just changed the oil and filter on the 16V (Valvoline 20-50) somtime ago Brian kitley mentioned some oil filter probs-saying that the correct unipart filter must be used? i noticed the unipart filter that came off (which i presume was the correct unipart filter) had the same part number as the replacment but the old one didnt have a cork sealing ring on the end of the filter?Any thoughts???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I thought Brian Kitley's comment was that spin on filters reduce oil flow over the standard fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandracer Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Raider wrote:I thought Brian Kitley's comment was that spin on filters reduce oil flow over the standard fitting. :-/i was meaning the standard filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Oh, sorry didn't realise.Mine's a spin on so I can't help (no problems with it tho as far as i can tell and a damned site easier to change). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I seem to remember from Sprint days that the filter cartridges with stick-on gaskets on the ends were the ones to avoid as they could move and block or partially block the oilways with catastrophic results. The 'proper' ones have a sealing edge formed in the end casing and no gasket.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Same as Raider for me, been using spin-on filters for quite a long time now. They are very cheap and as Raide rmentioned easy to change.If I remember correctly the OS filters (which I used till the early 90's) had profiled steel end casings with a seal inside the profiled ring ... though not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Correct-avoid the repro ones, as they do indeed have rubber 'seals' on the ends which partially cover the oilways-having had first hand experience of the effects avoid them like the plague.. Personally I always buy genuine Unipart ones with a formed metal 'ridge' in the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandracer Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 Paul_S wrote:Correct-avoid the repro ones, as they do indeed have rubber 'seals' on the ends which partially cover the oilways-having had first hand experience of the effects avoid them like the plague.. Personally I always buy genuine Unipart ones with a formed metal 'ridge' in the end... just thought it strange that the replacment unipart filter with the same part number had a cork seal and not just the formed metal 'ridge' :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 never come accross Unipart with a cork seal - maybe it's very old stock - suggest avoid!The one's I have been using for years are GFE 147 (from memory), crimped metal end with a ridge (both ends). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 YUp-what Mikeyb says ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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