oil filter

[vodkakid]

morning,
does anyone know the halfords code for the oil filter so i get the right one, im after the smaller one as its easier to fit to my s3
cheers

[muley]

I tried very hard to get a suitable one from Halfords - tried 3 or 4- but in the end the Cooper Z501 from the motor factors was the only one that would fit.

[lavingp]

Fitted a Fram PH2854 recently from above without much difficulty. Purchased from TVR dealer to get correct type, but easily available from a factors next time.

Paul.

PS The one that came off was Unipart GFE 264

>> Edited by lavingp on Tuesday 6th August 11:06

[M@H]

Oil Filter Options

I'll quote a previous post of mine for you then

quote:
So I booked monday and tuesday off to give me a 4 day weekend to get the S from under the Tarpaulin and onto the road.. (it hasn't moved since 14th July last year )

Anyway.. Saturday morning.. Change Plugs (replacing a perfectly good set of NGK's with a set of Motorcrafts (which have a tapered seat to match the head unlike the NGK's) (Note to StevePub, points gaps in Metric would be nice )

Saturday lunchtime having drained the sump (and why is there a plastic sump washer?), get the old filter off the engine (chain extractor thingy was great) and get ordered filter our of box.. doesn't look right.

So I'm now in the land described in the bible of a Standard 2.9 cologne oil filter in one hand and the shorter old filter in the other D'oh. So into the Puma and an eventful afternoons filter shopping ensued:

Results.. the filter required is from a Granada with power steering as it required a shorter filter to fit the PS in the engine bay, the same filter is also used on old 2.0l Renault Meganes.

The Parts available are:

Powertrain PMFL76
Coopers Z501
Champion C106
Fram PH2854
Motorcraft EFL-38

I've fitted the Coopers Z501 which went in really easily (and is a nice shade of blue with silver writing) but the Fram is exactly the same just with different words in the silver writing

So anyone thinking of an oil change, these are some of the current options on filters. I'm sure ther are others i.e bible says someting about a DAF which I'm sure is right too, but these are the ones that cross matched to the Motorcraft Filter.

Cheers,
Matt.

Cheers
Matt.

[vodkakid]

sorry abit thick whats meant by motor factors

[Paceracing]

I always use a Sierra Cosworth oil filter, as I am not convinced about the flow rate of the smaller filters which will also fit. The Cosworth filter is smaller in length but larger in diameter and fits perfectly. The other bonus is that the filter is designed for a turbo engine and has a finer mesh to filter smaller debris particles. In 7 years of using this filter on my S2 I have never had a problem.

Jas.

[lavingp]

quote:
sorry abit thick whats meant by motor factors

An outlet that specialises in general servicing parts rather than for one make of car. Examples are Partco or Edmunds Walker. Look in Yellow pages under Motor Factors for one near you. They often will give trade prices too.
Paul.

[pete_w]

quote:
In 7 years of using this filter on my S2 I have never had a problem.

Surprising with such infrequent changes!

>> Edited by pete_w on Tuesday 6th August 16:33

[steve parker]

Always preferred the CROSSLAND 547 oil filter, small and easy to handle out over the chassis

Steve Parker

[johno]

I had seen yours was up for sale Steve and had wondered what you had changed it for..

Happy with it ?

[steve parker]

quote:
I had seen yours was up for sale Steve and had wondered what you had changed it for..

Happy with it ?

All seems OK to date, totally different ride, and pas which I am glad I went for. I did enjoy the S, and had four good years with it.TVR have still to master the art of good powder coating mind, 4 year old and wishbones are in need of good clean up, 3 corners done,one to do.

Steve Parker

[johno]

I had a look under a '97 Cerberra up on a ramp the other day and was shocked at the poor condition of the chassis.

Where the S chassis is fairly uncomplicated and accessible (well) the chassis on the Cerberra is not. It will need the kind of tlc we give to the S cars in the not very distant future. Sad but true. Powder coating sucks and they need to sort it out.

[Justin S]

Just fitted the filter for a Granada 24valve cosworth engine.Went in a treat.Must admit the filter fitted by the previous owner was a Reliant Kitten and Robin one......Nice!!!!!