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Paper or felt oil filter?

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Many have reported scratches around rod and main bearings in line with the oil feed holes, and on teardown, found a bit of felt.

It's paper for me for that reason.

Peter C
 
nevets said:
Just wondering which filter type is considered better by those in the know. Thanks
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Hi Nevets. IMOP either are acceptable provided that they are quality items. My preferences are:

-----------Felt; Use Crossland and Preferable ,GUD G.206

----------Paper; Use WIX 51302

----------------------------------------Keoke
 
Thanks for the replies. In the past (distant past) I always used the Crossland felt, so I will stick with that. I was just curious about whether there were advances in paper element technology that I was unaware of.
 
My experience doesn't matter? Thirty years? OK, whatever, but very well respected, and I'm not dissing Keoke, engine builders shy away, no, make that run away from felt filters. Yes, by all means use Crosland, but use Crosland PAPER.
Honest.
 
To the contrary...your experience and that of others does matter. That is why I posted the question. I expected to get differing well informed opinions. I appreciate the feedback.
 
Peter,

I was wondering about the felt vs. paper too and appreciate your response. I'll be sticking with the paper elements.

Cheers,
John
 
Naw Peter, if you want to use a paper type get the WIX 51302 unit hard fella to beat. Cheap felt filters are available and unfortunately some buy on the cheap . The GUD felt filter does not fall into that class and they are a superior component.--Fwiw---Keoke
 
Keoke, In my experience, it's less the maker of the filter than felt v. paper. Of course there are horrible examples of both, but I'm relating back 25+ odd years ago, when Crosland, GUD, Tecalemit, etc, were all that was available. Tiny felt fibers would be found hanging around the oil holes in the bearings, and scoring in line with that on the crank! It was absolutely determined in every instance I saw, that the felt was the culprit. Many, many engines.

I wish it weren't true. There IS someting elegant about having a felt filter. But, alas.....

Peter C
 
Well like I said that can be true. However, I doubt seriously that any of them were GUD's. That filter element probably has a history of use going back 75 Years or more. It was developed and used in;European 1 and 1 1/2 Ton Commercial Vehicles, BMC 2.2 and 3.4 Litre Diesels, Wolsey cars, Armstrong Siddeley, as well as the Austin Healey 100, 100-6 and 3000 models . Consequently, I feel that had the filter incurred failures in these products it would be well documented as well as its extensive use would not have occurred. Any way I gave you a choice. :G----Keoke
 
Naw peter, but get this; from my years ago research for filter elements. This GUD felt filter "was so good" /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif it was used in the A.E.C. Lorries; Mamoth, Mercury, Monarch as a Fuel filter, So I recon hows it don't be sheddin no hairs.

---------"Bob's" your Uncle.---Keoke
 
Paper filter technology has improved over the years.

And felt, well, is felt. And I don't cotton to it.


from, Monty Python, I believe, a little old lady asks "Do you know where Ican get felt, young man?"


Peter
 
OK Peter, That be the problem they be made out of cotton grown in India in a drougth year instead of felt!.Ive seen em they got hairs stickin out all over them. But that "little old lady" knows just what she be goin on about.---Keoke- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol.gif
 
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