Morris Minor Owners Club

hi

anyone know what oil filter is used when the engine has a screw on filter conversion ? i cant find the number on this one at all

cheers
grainger

Use one for a MINI
Willie

From memory:

Champion C103 - Mini
Champion D102 - Morris Ital

(best check though)

Halfords has discontinued quite a few Champion filters for BL type cars (including the above) but the Halfords (HOF) equivalents seem OK.

excellent, i'll ask halfords if i can look at them both, i think this may be a halfords filter actually

cheers
grainger

Or Unipart GFE166 or Coopers Z25

My local Unipart stockist has closed down - Unipart doesn't exist anymore

ive been in touch with ESM they tell me its usually the mini filter

thanks for all your help

grainger

it WAS the mini filter, and man im not changing it again without a big filter spanner, it was easier doing the old paper element filter on my saloon, i tried everything and was getting worried i might have damaged something when i ended up shoving a screwdriver through it !! but no its going fine now.
cheers
grainger

Grainger using a screwdriver is fine but messy if you go down to Halfords etc they will have a chain wrench or similar thats designed for the job and makes removal quite simple, trying to undo it by hand invoves having the strength of Mike Tyson

i will investigate in a proper spanner as the filter will always be the same, the screwdriver did it in the end but what a mess - i tried a chain but once it was oily that wouldnt grip at all

ps is it right that i only have to change the filter every other oil change ?

cheers
grainger

I would always change the filter & oil together as the filter is where most of the grime etc ends up, its good mechanical practice.
I am also puzzled about your problems with the chain wrench as oily or not, it should tighten its grip ( and crush the filter slightly ) as it begins to undo the filter, did you use the right type?

You can buy a rubber equivalent to a chain wrench - they are about 3.50 from a market/car boot and about £5/6 from an ironmonger. They work really well and seem easier than the chain wrench -my chain is an american pipe wrench and is a bit big for the job - I expect proper sized chains d too.
One problem with chains is that the tightness is stepped according to the size of the chain link, so some arc of movement is lost to take up the slack - a problem in an engine bay. The rubber ones being a belt have no links and can be adjusted to be quite tight before any unscrewing is done.