A tale of 2 oil filters
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Routine oil change
Went to local Unipart and asked for GFE181 - been superseded by GFE295
Change went OK - oil pressure sat at start where it was before and then as the engine warmed the needle started to fall. It got to 0.5 and I switched off. Checked the filter for leaks and started again revved to 2000 and it would not hold pressure properly - it was all over the place.
Thought that the pressure relief valve might be sticking but it was OK
I don't know why but I decided to order a Fram and tried that: Oil pressure 50% higher at ide and no falling back when warm or variability
As you can see there on the Fram there's an angled shoulder leading to the rubber ring, there are eight larger holes and a much more pronounced plateau leading to the centre hole
Went to local Unipart and asked for GFE181 - been superseded by GFE295
Change went OK - oil pressure sat at start where it was before and then as the engine warmed the needle started to fall. It got to 0.5 and I switched off. Checked the filter for leaks and started again revved to 2000 and it would not hold pressure properly - it was all over the place.
Thought that the pressure relief valve might be sticking but it was OK
I don't know why but I decided to order a Fram and tried that: Oil pressure 50% higher at ide and no falling back when warm or variability
As you can see there on the Fram there's an angled shoulder leading to the rubber ring, there are eight larger holes and a much more pronounced plateau leading to the centre hole
(I am a closet wedge sado GV said:
What's the best way to prime the engine & filter guys?
The "Adam Quantrill method"Oil filter off, squeezy bottle of oil with plastic tube extension, invert into centre hole tightly and squeeze hard
Wait till oil comes out the other hole and keep squeezing for about 10 seconds
(thanks Adam!)
Edited by cuneus on Wednesday 10th November 16:30
cuneus said:
Routine oil change
Went to local Unipart and asked for GFE181 - been superseded by GFE295
Change went OK - oil pressure sat at start where it was before and then as the engine warmed the needle started to fall. It got to 0.5 and I switched off. Checked the filter for leaks and started again revved to 2000 and it would not hold pressure properly - it was all over the place.
Thought that the pressure relief valve might be sticking but it was OK
I don't know why but I decided to order a Fram and tried that: Oil pressure 50% higher at ide and no falling back when warm or variability
As you can see there on the Fram there's an angled shoulder leading to the rubber ring, there are eight larger holes and a much more pronounced plateau leading to the centre hole
I've got several spare Unipart GFE 295 oil filters which all look identical to the photo of the Fram filter and have 8 holes in the top! Went to local Unipart and asked for GFE181 - been superseded by GFE295
Change went OK - oil pressure sat at start where it was before and then as the engine warmed the needle started to fall. It got to 0.5 and I switched off. Checked the filter for leaks and started again revved to 2000 and it would not hold pressure properly - it was all over the place.
Thought that the pressure relief valve might be sticking but it was OK
I don't know why but I decided to order a Fram and tried that: Oil pressure 50% higher at ide and no falling back when warm or variability
As you can see there on the Fram there's an angled shoulder leading to the rubber ring, there are eight larger holes and a much more pronounced plateau leading to the centre hole
cuneus said:
GV said:
What's the best way to prime the engine & filter guys?
The "Adam Quantrill method"Oil filter off, squeezy bottle of oil with plastic tube extension, invert into centre hole tightly and squeeze hard
Wait till oil comes out the other hole and keep squeezing for about 10 seconds
I take it I have to disconnect one of the pipes going into the the engine block as there are 2 other hole to choose from asides the centre one??
TVRVixenV8 said:
And how have you found it? I can get the croslands and K&N oil filters here in australia. I've not seen Fram or unipart.
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