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MG TD TF 1500 - Oil change from hello

Well, in another thread I had indicated that there was no seal at the oil filter cartridge flange. After reading a few comments about fellas digging out their own petrified seals I though I'd better take a second look.

See the picture for what I laboriously dug out of that tiny little, hard to see, hard to get to, mission-critical, slot. WHO DESIGNS STUFF LIKE THIS?????

Anyway... thanks to those who weighed in and encouraged me to dig (literally) a little deeper. I had originally put a new seal on top of the one hiding at the bottom of the trench and I was in danger of failure and loss of an engine.

If the spin-on conversion parts weren't $100.00 I'd consider it.

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MAndrus

Figure out how many factory filters you would buy for the same money, and it's really not much. I have customers who have me change their spin-off filter every 2,000 miles because they believe a new filter is cheap insurance!

Tom Lange
MGT Repair

t lange

Just so I'm clear, the groove we are discussing is the one shown in the attached pic? Cheers
Peter TD 5801

P Hehir

YES,,, that's it,,they are not hard to replace if they are replaced every year,, but if they are left in there too long, they are terrible to get out,,,
BEST bet would be to go for the spin on/off type,,, in the long run, comparing the price of a stock filter to a modern spin on, ,, it does work out to be a good deal as Tom indicates.

Steve
Steve Wincze

Just replaced one on a B engine. Same deal, rock hard, bear to get out.
Vincent Piņa

Thanks Steve. Can the spin on filter be used with the original canister or does it replace it altogether? Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Peter
Have a look at Moss Motors >Oil System > Spin-on Oil Filter Adaptors. especially the Info sheet
Stuart
Stuart Duncan 1953 TD

Peter, the adapter/spin-on filter replaces the canister and cartridge altogether. It allows easier, less messy filter changes and modern spin-ons filter better (have more filter area) than the cartridge. The adapter is not too big a deal to install(and, presumably to uninstall although I haven't done it) so you could use the spin-on for most driving and revert to the canister to wow the originality cops at a show. Jud
J K Chapin

Thanks Stuart & Jud. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

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