[Mgs] alternative to the inverted oil filter mount?

[Paul Root]

Yes, mine is the inverted, spin on type. I hate it. Makes a big mess when
changing. And the threads are very soft aluminum, easy to cross-thread/strip.
I did that 6-7 years ago.
The one I have now isn't too bad, but I never seem to get it tight the first
time. I double checked, but the gasket coming out did me in this time.

Sitting for a year in the Minnesota cold garage may have compromised the
integrity of the gasket.

On Jul 27, 2011, at 4:27 PM, mgbob at juno.com wrote:

> Paul,
>  Your engine should be fitted with the spin-on filter. It is inverted, not
hanging, but the spin-on type works well. I have not heard before of the
gasket problem you mention.
>  The filter is not a cannister type, with a bolt running through it, is it?
Though their brackets will fit all engines, and were used on engines for a
couple of years, the inverted cannister filters are far from ideal. They have
gasket issues and, worse, about a pint of oil must be pumped up into the
filter before the bearings are supplied with any.
>  Take a look at Moss catalogue, Oil Filters, and see the three types on the
page.
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Paul Root <ptrmgb at gmail.com>
> To: MG List <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Mgs] alternative to the inverted oil filter mount?
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:07:02 -0500
>
> I took this morning off to handle an issue with my daily driver, and since
I
> was in the garage, and dirty, I decided to change the oil on the MGB (77).
>
> When I finished, and started the car to check pressure and then level, I
was
> getting no pressure. I look over, oil is pumping out. Pulled the oil
filter,
> and the rubber gasket came out of it's channel.
>
> I have this trouble seemingly ever other year. I really dislike the
inverted
> filter mount. Are there alternatives? Being a 77, I have the larger starter
so
> I guess an early hanging filter will not work.
>
> Paul.
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