Thread: 2.25 oil filter upgrade to spin on filter

The company below make an interface adaptor to allow a spin on filter to be used with your existing filter mount.
They don't list Land Rover but it might be worth investigating.

Flexolite

If you check out their technical section they also mention a remote housing for replacing a bypass filter.


Colin

I made my own about 25 years ago, let it go with the Land Rover when I sold the engine, anyway if I can find n scan an image I will post it up cheers Dennis
I found the image but I dunno how 2 use the new scanner, so I took a digital image, the photo is bent so it looks distorted, anyway the image of the oil filter adaptor that i made

Honestly I think they're a waste of money, the existing system is hardly difficult to deal with. Takes 2 minutes, you always get a new seal with the filter anyway.

Is there any difference in filtration effectiveness between the short cartridge, long cartridge and spin on filters that'd warrant going to spin on for more than just ease of use?
It can be a real pain finding long filters at times

Not being new to mechanicking, I just don't like the bucket type as it is prone to failures, mine is probably kangaroo Edward as i needed to over tighten it to stop the oil leak,
One of the best things to happen with aircraft engines was to get rid of this style filter housing.
As for long or short filters, in an air cooled engine the oil is also part of the cooling system, long filters contain more oil, more oil, more cooling
Long filters for me if there is room even on normal engines

I don't know how you get a leak with it, unless the top seal wasn't replaced, or the old one not removed and the groove cleaned.

With respect, I actually know how to replace a filter
This was replaced about 1000 k or so ago, and has had intermittent use since it was changed, with no leaks during that time.
Recently it has sat without use for about three weeks without driving, but started now and then, so when I moved it and noticed the leak I then retightened the centre bolt, which stopped the leak, but the tension i had to apply to the bolt tells me there is something wrong, it isn't my ability to fit the filter, so it has to be the forty two year old filter adapter, things that are old do need replacement now and then
Like me!!!

Originally Posted by ashhhhh

I don't know how you get a leak with it, unless the top seal wasn't replaced, or the old one not removed and the groove cleaned.

There is also the sealing washer under the bolt head. These aren't supplied with the filter so tend to be the original.
Interesting that the parts book lists the washer for the IIa diesel motor but it isn't shown for the petrol or the diesel SII ?


Colin