Morris Minor Owners Club

"You need a set of picks to easily get the old seal out."

I used to use a sewing needle with a bent pointy end with this type of filter.

I reckon a mobile phone repair kit which has both a hooked pry bar and a cam shaped flat pry tool would probably do the job without damage (provided it was the light blue plastic variant).

Well, I went out and fitted the housing (pre-filled with oil) and pressed it up as best I could while hand tightening the bolt until I could then tighten it a bit more with my socket and it seemed to become quite snug, I couldn't push the cannister up any further and the bolt stopped turning.

Since it did seem so snug I foolishly decided not to get a pan to put underneath and subsequently flooded the mat I was lying on with a pool of oil which poured out from the top where the housing meets the head.

I tried tightening it again, and there was a *sproinnggg* sound from the cannister and the bolt was suddenly turning more freely (I'm sure I wasn't cross threading etc. while hand tightening as it didn't require any effort to turn the bolt).

After tightening it until it seemed tight again, I ran the car on the starter again for 2-3 minutes (not continously) and didn't have any oil come out.

I presume the cannister wasn't completely empty since the oil was overflowing from the top, but if it was - would the 2-3 minutes be enough to fill an empty cannister and can I take it that (until I try starting the engine once I get fuel) it's probably now leak free?

Thanks

I think the canister fills in seconds with the engine spinning on the starter. You were being careful which is sensible. Go ahead and start up.

Stephen

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