Thread: Oil Filter?

Originally Posted by vin16660088

Hello all, Silly Question 3. i ordered a oil filter for the green money trap and got sent a replacement element (a paper refill) for one, the old one is a canister type RYCO ZS1? (its pretty banged up), so where can i get the canister to hold a replacement element, was this the original type of oil filter, cheere. Anthony.

ZS1 or Z51

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.

That looks like an old bypass oil filter.

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.

The new filter you've been supplied with is the correct replacement for the original. You are right, it has a housing which it fits into (similar to the S2 as well). Don't know where you'll source one, as I'm sure you cant get one new.

There is an adaptor available to fit the later type Ryco as per Ron's picture.

G'day Vin,
Check out the Series 1 Club site for spin on filters and housing - you have to join the Club though

Cheers Charlie

G'day Anthony,
Try;
http://www.lrsoc.demon.co.uk/html/contents.htm

Cheers Charlie

PS Tried to PM you but it said it couldn't deliver.

Have a look at the included picture. I guess that you have been sent item #24 "Element, AC FF 24 Rover#246262" and you want item #1 "Oil filter complete, AC 1530021 Z.S. 1 Rover#216322". Item #1 is listed as up to 1954, and item #24 is listed as 1955-1958. #1 is a bypass filter for the early engines, while #24 is a full-flow insert for the later engines. My 1949 has been converted to take the same filter as the WWII Jeep, (still bypass) which takes a replaceable insert R4P. I have been told that this was a conversion done by the Adelaide dealer. Picture also included.
Aaron.

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