5 replies to this topic

[floormanager]

Back in the early 1970s, BL cars moved away from the paper cartridge type, to the spin on oil filter.  No more messy hands and playing around with sealing rings.  Now though, manufacturers are moving back to cartridges and sealing rings.  They must take longer to change, so what's the reason behind the change?  Is it some form of environmental legislation?

[nicklouse]

Cost.

[Steam]

I never managed to get rhe cartridge type to seal properly, 1 more leak on the engine that is easily fixed by changing to spin on.

[floormanager]

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Cost.

Really?  canister spin on oil filters are not that expensive.  Surely the labour costs more?  Hubs are pre-supplied with bearings fitted rather than replacing just the bearings.  Weird.

[beardylondon]

Manufacturers don’t give a cr@p about labour costs when servicing, they only care about the cost of the filter itself. £1 less per filter over 5 million cars, is a lot of extra profit for the share holders!

[PoolGuy]

Much the same reason as we have EV’s, it’s a misguided approach to saving the planet.