Eldovert Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I am wondering what era is this filter from and what cars would use them ?Thank you,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 That label looks very 1930's or earlier. Are there any number or part numbers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldovert Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi Abrnskr,The alpha numeric markings are XG1,A5 and G1.Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I'll run it through my old AC catalogs tomorrow and see what comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Janouskovec Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 DEPENDING ON THE CONNECTIONS FOR IN AND OUT ON THE CANNISTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE OF WHAT YEAR IT IS. IF IT HAS TWO ON TOP IT IS FOR 31 IF IT HAS 1 ON TOP AND 1 ON THE BOTTOM IT IS FOR 29-30. IT SHOULD FIT BUICK CAD OLDS PONTIAC AND MAYBE CHEVY. THEY ARE A ONE TIME FILTER AFTER 10 K MILES THEY WERE A THROW AWAY. THAT MAKES THEM VERY HARD TO FIND. A PLACE IN CAL. IS MAKING ONE WITH A SPIN ON FILTER INSIDE IT SO IT LOOKS ORIGINAL FOR $175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I ran it through my 1952 AC book and all the numbers you gave me were obsolete or superceded by that date. Hopefully the earlier post above will help, you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldovert Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks Guys ! Much appreciated.Cheers,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfre Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I have one on my 28 gardner as standard equipment.Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 There is a thread in the Hupmobile forum where the master mechanic opened his old one up and adapted a spin on filter inside, a very informative story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The original oil filter on my Pontiac is an "XA5" just like the one above. It is interesting that it suggest changing every 10,000 miles. I have several of these filters and found that they were in fact still filtering at 10,000 miles. The system is partial flow and at this mileage the filter was still getting hot when the engine was running. As these are so rare I started using the smaller filter that Plymouth (C1/2 and it's variations) used in the 40's and 50's that still had the same screw on fittings. These filters only filtered for a little over 500 miles. After that point you could run the engine for hours and the filter never got warm. To me this indicated that there was no oil flowing through it. Having discovered this and finding the filters getting scarecer I just stopped replacing them. I guess this is the reason that I am having to rebuild my engine a second time after only 285,000 miles ( I should have been filtering my oil so I would have gotten more miles out of the engine).I wonder what the difference was in the filter medium. Also I wonder how long the modern look alike would filter??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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