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Re: That's not a leak! It's *pouring* out!

To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: That's not a leak! It's *pouring* out!
From: jab@netrix.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 08:42:02 -0400
>Hmm, this oil filter element is a lot different than the Unipart one I
>have to replace it.  "Crosland, No. 479, Made in UK."  The old filter
>looks really nice, with metal top & bottom pieces instead of the
>paper/fibre pieces on the Unipart filter.  Well, I hope I don't need
>to take those metal pieces off to use with the Unipart filter, they
>seem to be part of the filter...  (I don't need to keep them, do I?)

It sounds like your first oil change was quite an event.  Thanks for
sharing it.  I don't think that any filter parts need to be carried
over during an oil change, but the bypass valve at the bottom of the
canister should probably be dismantled and cleaned.  I also clean out
the interior of the canister since this is where the gunk from the oil
will collect.

I performed my last oil/filter change with an all-paper filter, and
I wonder how it is holding up.  Prior to receiving this part from one
of the mail order suppliers, I had been using a filter from my nearby
NAPA store.  Interestingly enough, this filter has an all-metal casing.
I wonder if it wouldn't resist collapse better than an all-paper unit.

-Jim.
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James A. Babcock, Software Engineer   Email:  jab@netrix.com
Netrix Corporation                    '92 Honda Accord
13595 Dulles Technology Drive         '76 Triumph TR7
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