Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[Bayliss Thomas]

As I continue to learn my way around my new stead I find myself surprised to read, in the maintenance manual, remove and dispose oil filter and fit new one after around 8/10k miles. I shall try the VOC but somehow doubt if they stock them. What other vintage (pre1930) cars had disposable oil filters?

[Salopian]

Can only think of several with cleanable filters and even centrifugal filters but have a feeling there were some - must investigate my old motor factor catalogues and revert. Is it by chance one of those external steel cased jobs which were often by pass rather than full flow?

Actually I have modern full flow filters on the Sunbeam and the Alvis so I can think of two now although has rather than had. Strangely easy to do without any mods to the engine in both cases and with the price of white metalling worthwhile I feel. These both had cleanable filters originally - now have both!

If I can find anything further I'll post tomorrow - the 20/60 may be listed in one of the books.
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Jonathan Butler
Alvis SD 12/50 1928 MG TD 1950

[Salopian]

Been perusing my old books - you can tell I'm stuck in with a flu type bug and getting bored.
No listing I can find for the Vauxhall 20/60 but quite a few listed for 30's cars mostly felt elements so no real help there.
See what type of element it is - I'm quite interested in this topic at the risk of being an anorak because I think with modern air and oil filter elements plus modern oil (not going to start an oil thread) my feeling is pre war engine life between rebuild can be quite dramatically extended. If it is a full flow element type I expect a modern replacement albeit with spacers may be adaptable and if the old external bypass can then bases to replace this and use a spin on are available.
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Jonathan Butler
Alvis SD 12/50 1928 MG TD 1950

[Bayliss Thomas]

Thanks Jonathan, I have been swotting up on in my recently aquired 20/60 handbook and the oil filter is the bypass type. Apparently the filter should be of some type of cloth affair. The filter is indeed contained within an steel container. I need to have this modified to accept an screw on cartridge at some point.

[Castellated nut]

You can probably still find Fram bypass filter units at autojumbles, but elements could be a problem. There is a modern alternative - see: -

http://www.rover-forum.thersr.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=622

The pictures are no longer in the thread, but it looked a very good unit.

Steve.

[Bayliss Thomas]

Thanks castellated nut, the link is extremely helpful.