Oil Filter

[brakedust]

After my service my oil pressure dropped by 20psi... After lots of messing about it looks like the NRV in the filter may be fooked.... Does has anyone used a halfords one before? (its not a halfords one that is fitted at the mo)
Are they as good as other brands, or can someone recommend a good filter?

[gruffalo]

Get your self along to a Land Rover Garage and buy one for a Rover V8 engined Range Rover, that is the correct filter and top quality.

[itiejim]

Can't see how a non return valve would change oil pressure when the engine's running - unless it was blocking flow?

If that's the case then I'm sure a Halfords filter would be infinitely preferable to the current one!

[TVdinneR]

gruffalo said:

Get your self along to a Land Rover Garage and buy one for a Rover V8 engined Range Rover, that is the correct filter and top quality.

Hi,
Can you confirm any part numbers for the aforementioned filter.
Have come up with genuine Land Rover ones on ebay - Part No ERR3340.
Is this the one I should be looking for.
Cheers.

[ridds]

I'm running one of these.

http://www.v8filters.co.uk/

[scotty_d]

I use the Fram ones in my chim for years and now the Cerb. I bought a brand new one from a Indy UMI and was not keen to use it as it would not fill up with oil. For the sake of 7 quid went and bought the Fram one again.

[ukkid35]

ridds said:

I'm running one of these.

http://www.v8filters.co.uk/

Thanks for reminding me - just bought one.

[anonymous-user]

ukkid35 said:

ridds said:

I'm running one of these.

http://www.v8filters.co.uk/

Thanks for reminding me - just bought one.

I tried one of those on mine, APM couldn't get it to fit, so using a FRAM standard jobbie.

[ukkid35]

djstevec said:

I tried one of those on mine, APM couldn't get it to fit, so using a FRAM standard jobbie.

Oh Pants - If Andy can't fit it, it's hardly worth me even putting my gloves on.

Edited by ukkid35 on Thursday 5th April 16:04

[anonymous-user]

ukkid35 said:

Oh Pants - If Andy can't fit it, it's hardly worth me even putting my gloves on.

Edited by ukkid35 on Thursday 5th April 16:04

Its worth a try....we all know how identical these cars are! ;-)

[GT6k]

I have changed the filter and oil on mine three times now the first two times I put on the official branded item from one of the main suppliers (Coopers FRAM etc). But I picked up a job lot of Unipart filters this year and with one of those fitted I get 10psi more pressure.

[Toadusmodus]

Maybe I'm being dim, but if a certain oil filter makes the oil pressure rise is this not a sign that it is restricting the oil flow and therefore not good? I'm sure I've read somewhere that just getting high oil pressure is not always good, it's about flow rate and other technical stuff?

[gruffalo]

TVdinneR said:

Hi,
Can you confirm any part numbers for the aforementioned filter.
Have come up with genuine Land Rover ones on ebay - Part No ERR3340.
Is this the one I should be looking for.
Cheers.

That is the one.

[TVdinneR]

gruffalo said:

That is the one.

Cheers for that.
Appreciate everyones opinions on the filter.
It appears there is no definitive answer here.
Down to personal preference and experience it appears.

[GT6k]

Whether higher pressure means more or less flow in the filter depends on where the pressure is measured. Can anyone tell me where the oil pressure capilary comes from (on an AJP) I assume it is downstream of the filter ?

[ridds]

Both pressures (switch and capillary) are measured at the rear of the "V" so it main gallery pressure.

[GT6k]

Thanks Ridds, in that case more pressure means less flow restriction in the filter which is obviously good.

[ridds]

Or does it suggest the filter is not doing as good a job?

[ridds]

To add further info to this, I ported my remote oil filter head and gained 5 odd psi! Just shows how st the original filter heads are.

[ukkid35]

djstevec said:

Its worth a try....we all know how identical these cars are! ;-)

You're right, it was worth trying and it fit's fine on mine.