[Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter

gradea1 at charter.net gradea1 at charter.net
Tue Nov 8 19:29:21 MST 2022 

Yes, much easier removing the bolts from the block and have the head
on the bench to extract and replace the gasket properly. On the early
100, due to the tilt of the bracket, you cannot drop the middle fixing
bolt from the canister and then get the unit out of the car-either
topside or from bottom...you must remove the whole unit from the block
and bench it-also easier to fill up with oil to prime the filter prior
to starting. The later 100 production modified the filter body to take
it away from the motor mount, but its still easier to take it from the
block and replace the paper gasket as well. Way less mess and positive
sealing a plus. Hank

	-----------------------------------------From: "Stephen Hutchings via
Healeys" 
To: "Jim Ryan"
Cc: "List Healey"
Sent: Tuesday November 8 2022 5:27:03PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wix 51516XP oil filter

 I too changed to a spin on filter, but mine came from AH spares, and
I think I have a different WIX number. When I had the original system,
I found it much easier to take the whole assembly off the side of the
block, change the filter on the bench, and then reinstall with a new
gasket. I remember Rich Chrysler saying he did it that way too. A lot
less mess. 
 Stephen, BJ8

 On Nov 8, 2022, at 5:40 PM, Jim Ryan  wrote: 
 I'm pretty sure that was the same one I had on my BJ7. Worked great. 
 On Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 10:19 AM BJ8Healeys via Healeys  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  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  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 [1] 

	Impossible with the original Lucas starter. 

	Any ideas? 

	Thanks, 

	Simon 

	FROM: Healeys  ON BEHALF OF Jean Caron
SENT: 07 November 2022 20:10
TO: fsufan1952 at yahoo.com; Warren Dietz 
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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