oil filter on an older engine

[rkiddo]

Has anyone here installed an oil filter on a 1940's engine? If so how good of a job is it doing filtering the oil.

I have a 6cyl, what plug did you remove to send oil to the filter?

Did you see a drop in oil pressure?

[ply33]

More information please as it may depend on the engine manufacturer. For example, oil filters were standard on Chrysler product cars in the late '20s and early '30s but, at least on Plymouth became optional. Where filters were not installed at the factory the engines were still designed for oil filters and, if properly installed with the filter return going through the oil pressure control valve should not adversely affect oil pressure.

Other makes may be different.

[Guest Oldengineer]

I've been debating that question myself. I found a NOS filter kit for my 1948 Chevrolet, and, can't decide if I want to install it. From I'm reading on the various Chevy forums, installing this thing won't accomplish much. My other concern is that the supply and return lines to it would be really close to my exhaust head pipe as well, and, they're made out of reinforced rubber.

Regards:

Oldengineer

[JFranklin]

any filter even bypass types will filter all of the oil over time. If oil filtration was not important your modern car wouldn't have one.

[smithbrother]

AMEN.........filters DO WORK, always have, always will.

I have a 320 Cu. IN. straight eight Buick, and going to install a Fram kit that the seller had, but not installed.

Dale in Indy