[Mgs] Paper or Felt Oil Filters

[don]

This is my observation from using both types of filters many years ago in 
my MGA 1600:
A felt filter would give about 5-10 pounds more oil pressure than a paper 
one.  That sold me on the felt ones.  I don't know about how much filtering 
was going on though- for all I know the diminished pressure indicated more 
effective filtration.
Don Scott
1962 MGA
1973 MGB GT
1991 Miata BRG


At 11:26 PM 09/05/2007, Wilkmanracing at aol.com wrote:

>Which is best, paper or felt oil filters?  My MGA has the felt  type.  I
>noticed when I changed the filter the other day, that the felt  element was
>crammed tightly against the filter body.  I had to use needle  nose pliers 
>to get it
>out, it was so tight.  This led me to wonder how any  filtering could take
>place, if the oil could not freely pass between the inside  and outside of 
>the
>filter element.  I'm looking forward to hearing the  wisdom of the list.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bill Wilkman


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