Walton,
I installed one of Bob Gruneau's adapters on a TD for a friend (not my
car) and agree with you about workmanship. Fit was excellent.
Even though we re-used the copper gaskets, the connections did not leak
a drop (miracles do still happen) and the filter sealed tight against the
adapter.
115 PSI is way too high. When did you start seeing that pressure, at
the time of this installation or have you always had high pressure?
The filter that we used for the job was Napa's equivalent to Fram
3600. Pressure was, if anything, perhaps ten percent lower than with the
old filter, though still well within specs. What spin-on filter element
did you use? Have you tried a different one?
Bob
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:39:50 -0800 (PST) Walton Smith
<waltonps@yahoo.com> writes:
> Recently in my quest for the Holy Grail of MG ownership, I as so many
> others before me was foolish attempting to achieve a non oil leaking
> TD. I purchased a spin-on oil filter adapter which replicated the
> remote mount canister type on early models. The adapter is sold by
> Bob
> G. and it is a beautiful display of quality workmanship, and I feel
> it
> aesthetically enhances the appearance of the engine bay. The
> problem
> which has now manifested after the alteration was complete is where
> I
> need assistance. The gasket interface between the spin-on filter and
> the adapter blows out from the side, and consequently results in a
> major amount of oil being pumped right to the ground. Twice this has
> occurred on cold start-up when the engine is brought up from cold
> idle
> to about 2400 RPMs. The oil pressure under the conditions of failure
> is
> about 115 psi. I have not checked the by-pass or relief valve,
> because
> Im not sure I would be able to ascertain a problem even upon
> examination.
> Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated;
> Walt
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