Spin on oil filter adaptor

[pkpm]

I have a Tr4a with a spin on oil filter. It was already fitted when I bought the car several years ago. I have slowly and successfully been reducing the oil leaks and now want to solve the leaking adaptor. The photo shows the view from the underside. I can find similar adaptors for sale however they don't have the additional cylindrical section between the filter and the adaptor. Does anyone recognise this kit and what about service parts?

[stuart]

Its probably an early Mocal kit and they always leaked like a sieve, I used to replace a lot at the time as the castings werent the best. The current ones are better I believe and for the cost probably best to just get a new one compete.

Stuart.

Edited June 23, 2016 by stuart

[dpb]

And the new ones are still not perfect.

 

Dave

[glasgow4a]

Have exactly the same leak contacted tr bitz who have offered me a new sealing ring hope this does the trick, cheers Ian.

[tim hunt]

I sympathise. I tried a spin on Mocal conversion on my 4A around twenty years ago and could not get it oil tight. I reverted to the original canister and replaceable element. Some years later I tried the kit again and this time left a trail of oil over part of our newly block paved drive - I was not popular with 'er indoors! At that point I junked the spin on kit for good, happy

to stick with Standard Triumph's original system. Having an inspection pit it's a doddle to remove and replace the canister anyway

 

Tim

[kob666e]

Fitted a spin on filter with oil cooler when I restored the car and needed the strength of a horse to get it tight enough to stop leaking, the problem was with the sandwich plate for the cooler pipes. The sandwich plate was a loose fit and only sealed when the filter was fitted, hence the requirement of brute force and ignorance to seal both joints.

 

I soon became weary of going into battle every oil change, my options were go back to original or get a new spin on, chose the latter and no more leaks, binned the cooler while I was at it so there is no extra joint to leak.

[tim hunt]

In fairness to Mocal I should add that I have had an oil cooler fitted since 1981 and the sandwich plate has never leaked. In that time I have had it off three times just to change the hoses as a precaution. Unfortunately there just isn't enough spanner room to do this without removing the plate.

 

Tim

[pkpm]

Thanks for all the comments.