[Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter

[Michael Oritt]

I use K&N 2009's which fasten to the engine laterally and wish I could find
a spin-on adaptor that has the filter facing (open-end) up simply because
it is much easier to avoid a mess.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:32 PM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> yes generally if the filter is pointed down, the bigger the better...
> usually the wider it is is more preferable to the longer it is.
>
> But for filter conversions on our healeys, they normally sit sideways so
> you gotta get it with the oil bypass valve
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:52 AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> As a corollary to this topic, a question…..
>>
>> If one has two filters identical in all respects except size, would the
>> bigger of the two be better? ie, does size matter?
>>
>> I only ask because I have latterly been using large filters, Mann
>> W1130/1. Made in Germany.:-
>>
>> MANN-FILTER Online Catalog Europe - Product Details Oil Filter W 1130/1
>> <https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER%20Katalog%20Europa/Oil%20Filter/W%201130~1>
>>
>> Impossible with the original Lucas starter.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean
>> Caron
>> *Sent:* 07 November 2022 20:10
>> *To:* fsufan1952 at yahoo.com; Warren Dietz <flyhihealey at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>>
>>
>>
>> Don,
>>
>> It makes absolutely no difference where the filter is made unless the
>> manufacturer specifies different material in its manufacturing process.
>> Absolutely every step of the fabrication is automated and made by robots
>> except the step of lining up  the bottom part of the filter and I doubt an
>> American can drop it in place any better than a Chinese. See a video on
>> YouTube how Fram filters are made.
>>
>> Given the relatively low price of an oil filter, I would still change the
>> filter every oil change.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jean
>>
>>
>>
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