| Author | Message | ||
     felipe heuser Experienced User Username: felipe Post Number: 134 Registered: 07-2017 |
Oil changes for our classic R-R & B motors is becoming quite expensive, starting with the oil filter… Just received three correct filters from the UK with a total cost of €195 including the new whopping Brexit tax (saved some by choosing the ground transport option) …an outrages €65 each ! When modern filters cost about €6…wonder if there are any alternatives on the market...? | ||
| Trevor Pickering Experienced User Username: commander1 Post Number: 185 Registered: 06-2012 |
Hi Felipe Get the Flexolite kit and convert to "spin on" filters. MUCH cheaper and less messy to change | ||
| Brian Vogel Grand Master Username: guyslp Post Number: 3160 Registered: 06-2009 |
Trevor, I thought I had recalled someone, or several someones, making a spin-on filter adapter. Thanks for the pointer to Flexolite, which is in the UK. Flexolite Spin-On Adapter Kits for Rolls-Royce If someone happens to know of a US maker or supplier of the Flexolite product, please share. Shipping has become insanely expensive from the UK to the US and vice versa over the last few years. Brian | ||
| Richard Gray New User Username: mooney1el Post Number: 13 Registered: 08-2016 |
I converted both my '58 and '59 Clouds to the Flexolite spin on system several years ago. However, I found that the filter that they recommend is too tall resulting in intereference with the on-stop lever and no throttle past about half way. With force, I suppose one could wedge the lever and have a stuck throttle. The simple fix is to use a shorter filter with the same configuration but less capacity. I do not know the number off hand, but will get back with what I use. I am not sure when Rolls-Royce changed their throttle linkage mechanism to add the on-stop lever. I alerted Flexolite to this. | ||
| Trevor Pickering Experienced User Username: commander1 Post Number: 186 Registered: 06-2012 |
Kelly from British Tools may be worth having a chat with. He may be able to produce these at a reasonable cost | ||
| Brian Vogel Grand Master Username: guyslp Post Number: 3161 Registered: 06-2009 |
Richard Gray wrote, in part: The simple fix is to use a shorter filter with the same configuration but less capacity. I do not know the number off hand, but will get back with what I use. And I'd be willing to bet my bottom dollar that this is very likely what Flexolite ended up doing themselves. Oil filters are not high tech items, and given how often RR and Bentley owners change their oil I doubt that any of us have ever come close to maxing out the filtration life of any filter we used. When Bosch discontinued the filter I had been using for my SY series cars I used another of their filters, at their recommendation, that had "a smaller can." Brian | ||
| Brian Vogel Grand Master Username: guyslp Post Number: 3162 Registered: 06-2009 |
Trevor Pickering wrote, in part: Kelly from British Tools may be worth having a chat with. Indeed. Kelly's always worth having a chat with, and I absolutely would if I needed this part and it did not already exist from a US supplier. His work is top notch. I just seem to recall that someone in the US may, and I emphasize may, have been producing these. If Kelly either does, or can, I'd have zero hesitation to buy his product both for quality and price. He's one of those people who genuinely wants to maximize the former while minimizing the latter to the extent possible. Brian | ||
| Jeff Martin Frequent User Username: jeff_r_1 Post Number: 245 Registered: 07-2018 |
https://youtu.be/6mZZb509m0M You can judge for your self, although it is leaking around the outer seal. It doesn't seem to like to sit, but I may have overtightened it to the cars oil housing. Keep in mind that I'm using full synthetic oil, but that shouldn't make a difference. Seems to me there as a US RR club member who had an "X" amount made up, but if I recall he sold all the extra's he had, but don't hold me to that _ this was a number of years ago now. | ||
| ChristopherCarnley Unregistered guest Posted From: 5.62.43.234 |
You have to be very careful with these filter heads, one contributing member made some just over 12 years ago, the reverse flow led to the destruction of a newly re-built R Type engine. These so called "engineers" should be better acquainted with the details. (Message approved by david_gore) | ||
| Mark Aldridge Frequent User Username: mark_aldridge Post Number: 736 Registered: 10-2008 |
I have the Flexolite conversion on my 1956 S1 for 13 years together with their ITG air filter conversion , no problems. I use Mann W940/1 oil filters. | ||
| David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 3951 Registered: 04-2003 |
Further to his post above, Christopher Carnley has supplied the following photo relevant to this post.  | ||
| felipe heuser Experienced User Username: felipe Post Number: 135 Registered: 07-2017 |
Many thanks for the advice...with three annual changes...more economical once the initial investment’s paid off...about 2.5 years... Having recently spoken to a mechanic specialist with classic motors, suggested it’s not necessary to change the filter with every oil change considering the limited yearly mileage... I always change either annually in all classics... |
