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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 21, 2016 17:51:14 GMT
Curiously, given that chandlers are generally expensive, I paid £4.21 for an oil filter at Rose Narrowboats a week or so ago which is about half the price of one on ebay.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 21, 2016 18:08:41 GMT
I have read/seen that there is a difference in filters quality - but then you'd really need an expert to guide you. I think in this field I will follow blind faith and think that the more expensive a filter is, the better it is. I change our engine oil all the time anyway so I don't think out filters get a load of shite going through 'em anyway. We have been buying and using Morris oil 10-40W - I'm not sure if Morris oils are better than other 'good brands'. This one. Is it really the bee's knees or just another load of advertising bollox? www.morrislubricants.co.uk/products/classsteam/classic-engine-oils/golden-film-sae-10w-40-classic-marine-oil.html
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 18:09:01 GMT
Curiously, given that chandlers are generally expensive, I paid £4.21 for an oil filter at Rose Narrowboats a week or so ago which is about half the price of one on ebay. You can't grumble at that!
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 21, 2016 18:10:09 GMT
Curiously, given that chandlers are generally expensive, I paid £4.21 for an oil filter at Rose Narrowboats a week or so ago which is about half the price of one on ebay. Make and model, if u please!
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 21, 2016 18:10:36 GMT
Who buys oil filters off Ebay???
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 18:13:20 GMT
I have read/seen that there is a difference in filters quality - but then you'd really need an expert to guide you. I think in this field I will follow blind faith and think that the more expensive a filter is, the better it is. I change our engine oil all the time anyway so I don't think out filters get a load of shite going through 'em anyway. We have been buying and using Morris oil 10-40W - I'm not sure if Morris oils are better than other 'good brands'. This one. Is it really the bee's knees or just another load of advertising bollox? www.morrislubricants.co.uk/products/classsteam/classic-engine-oils/golden-film-sae-10w-40-classic-marine-oil.htmlOils cheaper than engine bits I use Comma oil in the boat, used to use it in the agricultural cars we had before the whizz bang petrol turbos we have now. They get the finest Castrol and Selina (owned by Petronas I think) at 6 month intervals. The boat gets a change when laid up for the winter and a change when reawakened in the spring. Morris is good stuff, I'd be happy with that, sometimes can be had for a similar price to the Comma I use.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 18:14:52 GMT
Who buys oil filters off Ebay??? Eurocarparts are on there, no reason not to if the price is right. As I said, the only stuff I steer clear of is the once famous and trusted Crossland brand.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 21, 2016 18:23:53 GMT
Curiously, given that chandlers are generally expensive, I paid £4.21 for an oil filter at Rose Narrowboats a week or so ago which is about half the price of one on ebay. Make and model, if u please! It was a Fram filter for a BMC 1.5 engine, can't remember the number. The Mahle filter I bought last time was part number OX13. It's cheap because it's a paper element filter I suppose.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 21, 2016 18:37:26 GMT
Who buys oil filters off Ebay??? Before I moved onto the boat, I used to, as it was a lot simpler to have the postman deliver it than to get it at a chandlers on the 3+ drive from Ramsgate to Rugby. Curiously, one filter I got once had Alfa Romeo branding on the box, I guess it would have cost £20+ from an AR main dealer. I would bet the farm that all BMC 1.5 oil filters are made in the same factory to the same specification.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 18:53:32 GMT
Make and model, if u please! It was a Fram filter for a BMC 1.5 engine, can't remember the number. The Mahle filter I bought last time was part number OX13. It's cheap because it's a paper element filter I suppose. I didn't realise you are on a cartridge filter still, ignore that number - you probably guessed that though!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 21, 2016 19:02:49 GMT
I didn't realise you are on a cartridge filter still, ignore that number - you probably guessed that though! I still have the original cartridge filter, can't see any reason to buy the spin-on conversion, it's just as quick and easy to change a cartridge filter as a spin-on filter, I think many people have problems getting the old filter seal out but all you need is a dental pick (99p from Savers, with a mirror-on-a-stick thrown in) and it's out in two seconds.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 19:09:17 GMT
I didn't realise you are on a cartridge filter still, ignore that number - you probably guessed that though! I still have the original cartridge filter, can't see any reason to buy the spin-on conversion, it's just as quick and easy to change a cartridge filter as a spin-on filter, I think many people have problems getting the old filter seal out but all you need is a dental pick (99p from Savers, with a mirror-on-a-stick thrown in) and it's out in two seconds. We had an engine built at Calcutts, I dropped off the motor minus both filter heads, they fitted a spin on oil filter, not difficult to use a paper one as you point out, but, irritatingly they fitted the old c119pl element type Lucas fuel filter - spin on one there would have been most welcome. The Lucas one is a mucky job due to the limited clearance between bottom of filter and bell housing - not a difficult one, it's also a pain in the arse as you crouch over it in the engine bay. I have since fitted a twin element head in a locker that has good access, can get a bowl under it to drain it and doesn't knacker my back up!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 21, 2016 19:35:20 GMT
I'll post some pics next time I do an oil and filter change, but basically it's a 17mm spanner on the nut at the bottom of the filter housing to crack it off, then undo it by hand. It's mounted vertically so there's no oil spillage. Then empty it out into a bowl and throw the old filter away, wipe out the casing with a bit of petrol and kitchen towel, hook the old rubber seal out with a dental pick and put the new one in after oiling it, put the new oil filter in the cartridge and do it all back up, start the engine on tickover until the oil pressurises- maybe 10 seconds- and check for leaks. I normally nip the filter housing bolt up an eighth of a turn once it's all hot but that's just me.
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