Oil filter

[P-12 Tommy]

Hey guys, Is it possible to change from a sealed oil filter cartridge to one that the lid comes off to put a filter in and using the same oil lines? Just curious.

Tom

[RobertKB]

Hey guys, Is it possible to change from a sealed oil filter cartridge to one that the lid comes off to put a filter in and using the same oil lines? Just curious.

Tom

It is likely it can be done. At worst you would have to replace the lines with ones of a slightly different length or possibly just rebend the old ones. Should be a pretty straight forward upgrade. I call it an upgrade because it is a lot easier to get the replaceable filter.

[Andydodge]

Tommy, Robert is correct, so long as you have a filter that the lines willl connect up to, it doesn't matter whether its a sealed canister or one with an opening lid, so long as the lines will bolt onto the canister and they are correctly aligned, ie, the "in" & "out" from the sealed cannister will bolt onto the same places on the opening cannister then is fine........andyd

[TodFitch]

I have, in its original box with installation instructions, a replaceable element oil filter kit for replacing the sealed canister type filters. It is Chrysler part number 1123152, also marked on the box as "Thrift Type MP701".

The instructions show it simply being installed in the existing bracket/clamp and having the existing oil lines attached to it.

I'll do that someday when I run out of the sealed canister oil filters.

[P-12 Tommy]

Thanks to Robert,Andy and Tod! You guys are great. I'm gonna look for a filter housing unless someone here has one I could buy.

Thanks again, Tom

[Robert Horne]

Hope this may help.

[Robert Horne]

The large one came off my 37. Must have been a truck unit.

[P-12 Tommy]

Thanks Robert.

[P-12 Tommy]

I'm looking on E-bay as we speak. But if someone here has a housing, I'll buy it.

Thanks, Tom

[aero3113]

Here is the filter I installed. When I first got the car it had a sealed filter. I replaced it with this Fram filter and did not have to change the lines.

[Jerry Roberts]

I'm looking on E-bay as we speak. But if someone here has a housing, I'll buy it.

Thanks, Tom

I have seen the housings at every swap meet , also you can find them if you have a wrecking yard in your area with older vehicles .

[P-12 Tommy]

Thanks guys.

Tom