[TR] Moss TR6 spin on oil filter conversion

[Dave Massey]

 Where is it leaking?  I got one second hand (about twenty years ago) and the
bolt was too long.  I think there is a piece missing.  A piece that works with
an O-ring or two to seal off the bolt.  In a pinch I stacked up a couple of
washers slathered with gasket sealer and bolted it on.  It didn't so much as
leak as it weeped.  More recently I bought a small bag of sealing washers
(http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-sealing-washers/=n79sn1) to do it up right.
Turns out the bolt was still too long (missing part) so I found a tight
fitting flat washer and between that and two sealing washers I got a good fit.
It works so well that the bolt head is now rusty.

If your leak is where the body fits into the annular seal check the sealing
ring.  A perennial problem here is too many rings.  An old ring may still be
in there and not sealing well.  Also the casting may not be true in which case
it will never seal.  This would qualify as a defective part.

I love my conversion.  I get oil pressure much more quickly upon startup and
changing filters is a little less messy.




Dave Massey






-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Cherington <a_flying_scotsman at yahoo.com>


Hi,

Has anybody else fitted one of these????

I purchased one a long time
ago but it leaked on installation and was replaced. I didn't get round to a
second attempt but my garage attempted to fit the second one and it leaked
too.

Anybody else had any luck with it???