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Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:16 pm
by svenedin
Wes wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 12:57 pm
I'm working on the floor with arms out stretched so not sure i can hold a partially filled canister steady enough. But will see how i get on,
Anyway this job really just keeps giving. Came to replace the o-ring/gasket in the housing to discover there isn't/wasn't one !!! also the filter has come with 2 new ones? Its the purolator type arrangement so do i use the thin one or the thicker one? both are the same depth ~3mm
They’re not exactly the same diameter. It’s the one that fits without distortion. The thinner one for Purolator
Stephen
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:19 pm
by Wes
svenedin wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:14 pm
myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 12:23 pm
I have always partially filled the canister before fitting. I always put the filter in the housing with all the other bits and then fill with oil about two thirds. The oil does not leak out as I make sure the bottom bolt and seal is pressed up tight whilst fitting the canister. It always works for me........
I do the same. To make things easier I jack the front of the car up and support on axle stands. Then I can also do the greasing and adjust the brakes. If I’m just doing an oil change sometimes I use ramps but I’m always scared I might drive off the end of them by accident.
Stephen
I have ramps but didn't expect this to be such a faff! now cant drive on. Suppose you could jack up and slide ramps under?
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:20 pm
by Wes
Chief wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:15 pm
Wes wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 12:57 pm
Came to replace the o-ring/gasket in the housing to discover there isn't/wasn't one !!!
Make sure you're right about that, I've had one squashed in so well it appeared not to be there, it was only with a screwdriver I found out I was wrong and it was just rock solid and well wedged down the gap.
Does this mean you're re-using your original parts like the spring etc. ?
I wiped and used copious amounts or solvent and cant see trace of one?
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:21 pm
by Wes
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They’re not exactly the same diameter. It’s the one that fits without distortion. The thinner one for Purolator
Stephen
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Got it
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:24 pm
by Wes
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Does this mean you're re-using your original parts like the spring etc. ?
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Yep all same parts, for now at least. But with the addition of a new washer between spring and pressure plate, plus a new o-ring between canister and the exterior collar-piece/ring.
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:01 pm
by les
Glad I’ve got a ‘spin on’ there seems more and more reasons to fit one, hearing all this palaver
————- fit and forget !
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:16 pm
by Wes
les wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:01 pm
Glad I’ve got a ‘spin on’ there seems more and more reasons to fit one, hearing all this palaver
————- fit and forget !
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2026 7:14 am
by Wes
Last night got front end on axle stands (should have done this from the off) so was able to properly get under, Yes there was a gasket buried deep in the housing. Yes I was able to partially fill the canister with oil during reassembly without it leaking. Job done.
Thanks for all your comments/tips/insights.
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:11 am
by svenedin
Wes wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2026 7:14 am
Last night got front end on axle stands (should have done this from the off) so was able to properly get under, Yes there was a gasket buried deep in the housing. Yes I was able to partially fill the canister with oil during reassembly without it leaking. Job done.
Thanks for all your comments/tips/insights.
Well done! You can get a set of picks cheaply that are good for digging out seals like the one in the oil filter head. They look like big dental picks with plastic handles.
Stephen
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:18 am
by Wes
Well done! You can get a set of picks cheaply that are good for digging out seals like the one in the oil filter head. They look like big dental picks with plastic handles.
Stephen
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Any old steel scriber did the job
Re: Oil filter "washer"
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 7:08 pm
by Michiel
I did the spin-on conversion and had to bend the feed pipe a few mm to nicely fit. Also I used the now redundant blocked-filter-wire for a temperature gauge
https://www.morrisminorspares.com/search/temperature with the sender in the hole in the block near the thermostat. Plus I now have free control light in the speedometer for a rear fog light or something else.