Thread: Can you identify this filter?

edit, hey they loaded.....

Thats the same filter as was in my old cj-5 the filters are commonly available as they are just a cartridge filter they just dont always come with the handle.

take the old one out and let it dry for a while then goto somewhere that specialises in filters and they will help you out.

I think from memory that you can use the filter from the series in them.

Looks like an old bypass filter often fitted as an aftermarket accessory in the 40's-50's to engines that didn't have an oil filter.

chazza
I had one the same on one of the 80" Land rovers
Just opened it up and the same as the one you have
Tried the canister in one of my GPW oil filters an i say it will fit.
Have a few spare oil filters but can't find them
purOlator No PD51 R
WIX 5110
A few people on here with WW2 jeeps may know
They are still a common canister......Mark

Brian is right. Common accessory for a whole variety of engines from the forties, fifties and sixties. Best guess is that it was first fitted to a Holden, but only because they were the most common model in that period.

John

Thanks for the advice chaps, I will visit Coventrys some time.

Thanks very much for the Pt Nos Groucho, I will see if they fit

I knew this forum would come up trumps!

Cheers Charlie

I am in the forklift game and it a very common filter for me.
Old Hyster and Clark forkilfts with continental motors use them.
They were used on every thing ....common on old equiptment.
It must be used as a bypass filter and there is a restriction in the filter housing because of this.
The most common size is Ryco P/N R3P.
Motors up until the end of World War 2 used a slightly larger version ryco P/N
R4P.
Note R3P and R4P elements do not interchange.
Most auto stores can still get the R3P filter element for you on order.
R4P harder to get, but Marathon spares should have both types cheap(WW2 jeep parts supplier)
My retail price is $16.50 plus GST.
They can be used as transmission filters on tractors too.
When changing the filter use lifting ring to get filter out and then a suction gun to get the dirty oil and sludge out of the housing before fitting the new filter.
Run engine for 5 mins and recheck oil level as it can take some time to fill the filter housing.
Check top gasket for leaks too.
5/8 is the normal spanner size for the top plate.
War time jeep uses R4P(3/4 spanner size)
Post war Willys 4 and 6 cyl jeeps used R3P until about 1963.
Holden Grey motors used the R3P housing and element on models fitted with oil filters and as after market.
Chamberland and Fergy Tractors used R3P and R4P housings depending on the model and transmission.
Standard early model filter in the forklift world on all american brands.

The filter housing can be mounted to the chassis or directly to the engine block.
Engine block mountings may some times crack on the top most support strap.
R3P also used on Chrysler industrial motors.

Thanks for the info Ron

My housing has a 7/8 AF bolt on the top of it so it may need the the R4P.

I was initially planning to use it on my tractor's transmission but the 80" has assumed precedence. I will try the BARECo dealer near me and see if he has a listing as per Ferguson,

Cheers Charlie