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08-02-2016, 09:10 AM | #1 |
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canister oil filter
where do you guys get the original filter for your engines ?
or perhaps a conversion inside the original |
08-02-2016, 09:19 AM | #2 |
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Re: canister oil filter
Fram C4P is available at most auto supply stores.
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08-02-2016, 10:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: canister oil filter
For filters for my '51, I usually go to NAPA and buy their house brand, "NAPA Gold". I hear they are made by "Wix" and are of a high quality. Every time I went to NAPA to buy one, they had them in stock.
Speaking of Fram filters, I have read on the H.A.M.B. they have a bad reputation for being cheaply made and are prone to falling apart. This may be on the "spin-on" filters only. Does anyone know if this pertains to the cartridge filters as well? I ask because I bought a couple on closeout from Rock Auto last winter for a a very good price, but am kind of reticent to use them. |
08-02-2016, 10:52 AM | #4 |
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Re: canister oil filter
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-Shell S-5 -Texaco T-5 -Union Oil P-115 -A.C. P-115 -Purolater P-51 -Fram C-4 -NAPA gold 1004 -Motorcraft - FL25 -Wix - 51006 -Hastings LF-101 -Baldwin p41 -51503 wix 8"long -lf106 Hastings 8"long R Last edited by Ronnie; 08-02-2016 at 08:41 PM. |
08-02-2016, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: canister oil filter
Is there only one canister for all flat heads regardless of the year, so any year flat head if it has a canister filter system they are all the same ?
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08-02-2016, 12:57 PM | #6 |
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08-02-2016, 01:03 PM | #7 |
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Re: canister oil filter
All Ford Canada 8RT truck engines had tall canisters for a filter maybe twice as long as the 8BA car engines.
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08-02-2016, 01:12 PM | #8 | |
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08-02-2016, 01:43 PM | #9 | |
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I've got a "Varcon" oil filter in the 52 Merc. Bet nobody remembers them.
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08-02-2016, 03:14 PM | #10 | |
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08-02-2016, 03:57 PM | #11 |
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"I've got a "Varcon" oil filter in the 52 Merc. Bet nobody remembers them" Ralph, you need to change out that filter, Macleod's Hardware has been gone for what, 40 years? Used to buy flathead fuel pumps there for $2.65
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08-02-2016, 04:50 PM | #12 |
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Varcon I believe was a private branded Krallinator.
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08-02-2016, 04:57 PM | #13 |
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Re: canister oil filter
I know very little about post 48 engines! Was thinking in terms of pre 49, thanks Kube. Also, I use a modified oil filter system (with a sprin-on filter) and not the by-pass, anyone know the filter numbers for the post 48 by-pass filter?
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08-02-2016, 05:07 PM | #14 |
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08-02-2016, 05:33 PM | #15 | |
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I am fairly certain the '49 - '53 housing uses the same filter cartridge as the '40 - '48. The body of the filter appears to be the same diameter and depth. It's the mounting bracket that is different.
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08-02-2016, 05:58 PM | #17 |
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Re: canister oil filter
Just changed oil yesterday in my '40......NAPA # 1006
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08-02-2016, 09:35 PM | #18 |
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Re: canister oil filter
What RalphG said ☝
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08-02-2016, 10:08 PM | #19 |
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If anyone is interested in filter comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIcFgjEikUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hvUNXv5Bg0 Like I posted earlier a lot of auto parts stores locally will have the oil filters cut apart so you can see what is inside. Frame is by far the poorest constructed filter I have ever seen. I guess they work to a degree, but if you are interested in quality they are not it. In a by-pass filter application it is a little different, but Frame still uses poorer quality filter material and construction than just about anything out there. Last edited by JSeery; 08-02-2016 at 10:17 PM. |
08-02-2016, 10:38 PM | #20 | |
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I'm buying mostly Baldwin filters lately since they are the closest available.
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