[Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter

[Bob Spidell]

Alan,

How did you determine the filter was bypassing the oil?

Bob

On 11/8/2022 3:23 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
> Hi Steve -
>
> I had one of those as well but I discovered it was improperly designed 
> and the oil completely bypassed the filter in operation.  Not sure if 
> it’s because it was designed for a puralator and I had a teclemite or 
> vice versatile, who knows.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 11:36 PM, BJ8Healeys via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     I got one of Moss’s first “spin on” adapters in the late ‘80s
>     because of the mess caused by the original canister, and the need
>     to special-order the replacement cartridges.  This adapter holds
>     the spin-on filter parallel to the centerline of the car, with the
>     aft end of the filter lower than the front. Changing oil is easy
>     and causes no mess.  I don’t know if this type of adapter is still
>     available, but the one I have is the only one I’ve ever seen.  All
>     the others hold the filter perpendicular and level to the block
>     and seem to be sized for a smaller filter than what I use.
>     I have several Wix 51085 filters, and all except one (China) are
>     marked “Made in USA”.  I remember back in the ‘60s that I used to
>     pass the Wix plant in Gastonia, NC about once a week.
>
>     Steve Byers
>
>     HBJ8L/36666
>
>     BJ8 Registry
>
>     AHCA Delegate at Large
>
>     Havelock, NC  USA
>
>     *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf
>     Of *Michael Oritt via Healeys
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:26 AM
>     *To:* Alan Seigrist
>     *Cc:* Healeys at autox.team.net
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter
>
>     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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