Thread: Oil Filter?

Originally Posted by chazza

The filter on your car Aaron, looks like the one my Bedford truck used to have.
A sensible modification in an easy to get at place - I like it!

Cheers Charlie

I have seen Bedfords with ZS-1 filters, so yours was probably changed for the same reason.
Aaron.

Chazza, if you do you mate, you have sold me one before you have even started cheers, Anthony.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

...We will have to talk to Chazza to start casting some aluminium billets that we can machine into an adapter and do it all locally. ...

Originally Posted by chazza

... Jolly good idea Diana and now that I have a lathe, I can probably do the machining as well.
Cheers Charlie

Great I' in for one as well!

BTW the AC number for the ZS-1 is "AC 1530021" if it helps track a NOS one down.

C Ya
Diana

Any more happening here?
I have a NOS but dont want to fit it if someone is making an adapter.
Keith

Originally Posted by vin16660088

Hope this works, never attached a picture before, the battered rusted on on the left is the one i took off the engine before dropping it off to get worked on, it is a sealed unit it is definitely a RYCO, i cant make out the product number properly but it looks like it says ZS1 (i could be mistaken)

The one on the right is the paper element i got sent to me, I presume it needs a housing to hold it, i would much rather go down this route as there is a sealed unit type one for sale on ebay.uk for 26 pound stirling without postage, if thats the rate for a sealed one i think i will use a coffee filter. Cheers. Anthony.

Your filter is the bypass filter which is mounted on the L/H side of the engine the 1595cc & early 2Lengines, the one you have been supplied is for a full flow which is fitted on the R/H side of the engine on late 2L engines. The bypass filters are like hens' teeth. I bought one of these S1 oil filter.jpg from the Series One Club Shop UK, it fits in the clamp where yours was mounted & takes a Ford Focus screw on filter.IMAG1010.jpg IMAG1011.jpg IMAG0999.jpgMost early S1's when found the filter has been removed & where the pipes fit on the block has been plugged. With a Bypass filter the oil is pumped through the filter & straight back into the sump with a full flow the oil goes through the filter & is pumped throughout the engine . With a Bypass filter you can leave them off but you need to replace the oil more often.