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by **Simon_P** » Sun 12.08.2007, 20:51

Monty,

I see you wrote rubbish to my earlier post. The Lotus filter has a round surface to the seal and the aftermarket ones have tried have a flat surface. I have found that the one with the round bead is easier to get off than a flat bead which sticks - probably because the contact area is greatly reduced and it doesn't need to be done up as tight to seal corectly.

Doug, Ellie,
There is a lot of sience in the design of rubber seals. The lotus oil filter seal looks similar to the K&N one above .... And I quote "Internally lubricated gasket provides positive seal while allowing easy on and off of filter" from the K&N website.

by **Monty** » Sun 12.08.2007, 22:57

Simon_P wrote:Monty,

I see you wrote rubbish to my earlier post. The Lotus filter has a round surface to the seal and the aftermarket ones have tried have a flat surface. I have found that the one with the round bead is easier to get off than a flat bead which sticks - probably because the contact area is greatly reduced and it doesn't need to be done up as tight to seal corectly.

Yep, and it`s still rubbish lol :wink:

The last 3 years off serving the M100 myself i`ve never had trouble with getting the oil filtter off :!:

But i do fancy going for the K&N next time :-D

by **Simon_P** » Mon 13.08.2007, 14:03

Monty,

Just sharing my experience - The flat seal stuck - the Elan filter is difficult to get to.

In 3 years of Elan servicing you've changed how many filters? :wink:

by **Ellie** » Sun 19.08.2007, 02:02

Elan Factory in Melbourne has some useful info for early Elans, M100s and other Lotus models... see link

http://www.elanfactory.com.au/pdf/produ ... ilters.pdf

They also give the oil filter size as h= 82mm/3.23" ; OD 78mm/3.07" ; thread M20x1.5 metal canister.

See below - attached pdf with a filter reference list to make things easier.

Edit 18/1/08 these web pages with oil filter performance comparisons may interest some
people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilters.html minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

by **Dico** » Sun 19.08.2007, 10:20

Simon_P wrote:Monty,

Just sharing my experience - The flat seal stuck - the Elan filter is difficult to get to.

In 3 years of Elan servicing you've changed how many filters?

I've changed 7 in less than 4 years (all by hand). None stuck

No wimps oop north

by **jordizr1** » Wed 23.04.2008, 16:10

Nobody has ever tried to put a remote oil filter kit in their Elan?

I guess it would simplify oil changes a lot

by **rip** » Wed 23.04.2008, 21:20

jordizr1 wrote:Nobody has ever tried to put a remote oil filter kit in their Elan?

I guess it would simplify oil changes a lot

Not too sure about the sound of that. Remote=extra plumbing. Not a lot of space to start with. You would also have to pump the oil the extra distance to the filter & back again.

I'll keep my filter where it is thanks. As for burning my arm on the hot plenum:.. that's what my old worn out leather jacket is for :wink:

by **Dave Eds** » Wed 23.04.2008, 22:23

rip wrote:.. that's what my old worn out leather jacket is for

What, the one you wore at Donington? :-D

by **GeoffSmith** » Wed 23.04.2008, 22:25

rip wrote:As for being poached to death when the head gasket explodes:.. that's what my old worn out leather jacket is for

by **Dave Eds** » Wed 23.04.2008, 22:26

GeoffSmith wrote:
rip wrote:As for being poached to death when the head gasket explodes:.. that's what my old worn out leather jacket is for

and a waterproof banana on his head :lol:

by **GeoffSmith** » Wed 23.04.2008, 22:35

Dave Eds wrote:
GeoffSmith wrote:
rip wrote:As for being poached to death when the head gasket explodes:.. that's what my old worn out leather jacket is for

and a waterproof banana on his head

or

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