I thought I’d have another go at reading this thread and trying to make sense of it.
”Today I phoned (lets call him a canaline 42 engine installer) and asked for his help in working out compatible (oem) fuel, oil and air filters for our engine”
So, oem stands for:
www.oemautoparts.net/ does it?
The Canaline 42 is an engine.
So you called to someone who works for Canaline. And he wasn’t happy because you were asking him can you get cheaper filters off oem instead of from Canaline.
So he got all huffy and puffy. Perhaps he should remember you’ve kept him employed (and paying his mortgage/debt) in the first place by buying a Canaline engine.
He could have just politely pointed out why you should buy (in his opinion) Canaline filters and not some cheaper make.
”asking me why he should be telling me how to prevent him paying his mortgage etc... ” - did he really say that? If I were the managing director of Canaline I would be calling him into my office for an explanation. This sort of thing quickly brings a company into bad reputation. Already people in Finland are reading about Canaline!!
With our Bukh, T W Marine told us (and showed us some cross-reference charts) that Bukh filters are mentioned nowhere – only Bukh themselves know the tolerances. You cannot find a match. Which is why I’m happy to buy Bukh filters for the time being. Until proven otherwise, let’s say.
From Wiki: Cartridge and spin-on filters:
Early engine oil filters were of cartridge (or replaceable element) construction, in which a permanent housing contains a replaceable filter element or cartridge. The housing is mounted either directly on the engine or remotely with supply and return pipes connecting it to the engine. In the mid-1950s, the spin-on oil filter design was introduced: a self-contained housing and element assembly which was to be unscrewed from its mount, discarded, and replaced with a new one. This made filter changes more convenient and potentially less messy, and quickly came to be the dominant type of oil filter installed by the world's automakers. Conversion kits were offered for vehicles originally equipped with cartridge-type filters. In the 1990s, European and Asian automakers in particular began to shift back in favor of replaceable-element filter construction, because it generates less waste with each filter change. American automakers have likewise begun to shift to replaceable-cartridge filters, and retrofit kits to convert from spin-on to cartridge-type filters are offered for popular applications. Commercially available automotive oil filters vary in their design, materials, and construction details. Ones that are made from completely synthetic material excepting the metal drain cylinders contained within are far superior and longer lasting than the traditional cardboard/cellulose/paper type that still predominate. These variables affect the efficacy, durability, and cost of the filter.
Gazza said: ”You should ditch your element filter and fit a spin on one anyway”
But the above article from Wikipedia says: ”European and Asian automakers in particular began to shift back in favor of replaceable-element filter construction, because it generates less waste with each filter change.”
This begs the question – where do old engine oil filters (and fuel filters) go? How can they be recycled, they have paper, metal and oil/fuel in them, rubber and plastic.
I bet they end up in The Dump. Landfill. For future generations to enjoy. Anyone who claims they are ’recycled’ has to prove it to me
Now, to Crosland filters:
"I'm surprised that anybody still sells Crosland as they have been crap for years"
"i didnt buy on price i bought crosland as i wrongly assumed they were quality filters produced in the UK
It's been many years since the UK made Crosland filters and I would advise anyone to check the packaging or the product as country of manufacturer should be clearly marked on one of them."
"Recently got some Crosland filters from Euro Car Parts to service one of our non-Volvos. Just had a look and there was no country of origin anywhere on them. I thought it was a requirement these days to have that sort of information on the packaging somewhere."
"ECP dont give a monkeys, Ive grumbled about them to Trading Standards (expecting customer to take the financial risk of non-delivery), I suggest you do the same."
"Recently had a issue with a crosland filter i prurchased from a well known parts retailer , After some digging it turns out that this once highly respected UK manufacturer actually went under a few years back and the name was bought by this supplier who now produce these filters in China and sell them as their low cost line."
From here:
www.volvoforums.org.uk/archive/index.php/t-261444.html"Up to 270 jobs are to go at a Nottingham firm founded 50 years ago as Crosland Filters." (from the year 2005)
"Crosland are almost certainly made in India by Guttmann Automotive Components as they used to sell these and the they started selling Crosland. Most of ECP's generic stuff is Indian as the owner is a slimy Indian."
From here:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=28684www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8806947/Sukhpal-Singh-Ahluwalia-sells-Euro-Car-Parts-for-225m-after-starting-it-with-5000.htmlwww.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10778532/Asian-entrepreneur-moves-on-from-the-Euro-Car-Parts-group-he-founded.htmlcorporate.eurocarparts.com/about/ourfounder"Look at the names listed in the article: Arjan and Jaya Vekaria, Neeraj Patil, Sanjay and Sanjeev Anand, Rami Ranger, Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia. Bercow represents BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. These are all monied interests that Vaz, as a prominent Asian, Hindu and Leicester MP uses to fund his politician friends." (article below)
£2,500 from APX Autopart Express, whose directors included
Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, who was presented with a business award at an event attended by Mr Vaz. (looks like Sukhpal is sucking his pals, eh??!!)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/5tig9v/bercow_blocked_vaz_revelations_after_accepting/ddmrf0f/