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A modern paper air filter that fits in your original oil bath air cleaner. Remove the contents of your old oil air cleaner and install a modern air filter. Note! Read the job description.
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Replacement filter for oil bath cleaner
375 kr
Update your air filter, stop smearing with the oil bath in the air cleaner.
SKU: FIL-5257
Enhet: piece
Tip!
Be careful when removing the old oil filter bath in your air cleaner so you don't damage the air cleaner housing. The air filter fits all 1952-57 Cadillacs with a carburetor, as well as many other oil pan cleaners. There are slightly different mounting methods depending on which model year you have. The principle is that you remove the part that the oil is in. Then check that the paper filter is tight against the bottom and top of the air cleaner can, if necessary, you mount an extra sealing strip at the top or bottom edge. Take a moment to think about exactly what your installation should be done before you go to work. It will be a great result and you will avoid oil spilling into the air cleaner. The pictures show slightly different year models of oil filter cans.
Job description
Here is a job description from one of our customers, Lasse Texas Bender.
There are probably other ways to do it, but this is how Lasse describes how he did it.*
Modification air cleaner Cadillac Coupé de Ville -57. The pictures with the black painted air cleaner.
Started by cutting off the can under the lid. My suspicions were confirmed. The jar was almost empty of filter material. Maybe 20 % left in one edge. It probably looks like this in most filters of this type. This filter didn't do any good because there were also holes in the can so the oil was leaking out.
To get some sort of centering/control of the filter I used a soft annealed gate
12 mm copper pipe that I bent to the same inner diameter as the filter. Plus some etc. I then folded the copper pipe halfway into the six tin ears that are on the underside of the lid. Then I joined all around on both sides of the ring. The filter can now be pressed on and then closes absolutely tightly against the lid.
A small problem arises when you have to get it tight down because the plate from the pressing of the can is wavy. I solved it by straightening it as best I could and then putty and paint.
In addition, there is a press-in to allow a part of the carburettor to move freely and it ends up exactly where the filter should seal against the bottom. I simply cut off the equivalent in the rubber on the filter. Visible in a picture. When the lid is tightened, the filter is pressed against the bottom and seals completely. The height of the filter is perfect. If it's a little too high, you can knock down the bottom a couple of times. right where the filter is attached.
On second thought, it would have been almost as easy to make a copper ring there as well. But then you would have had to solder it on.
Of course, there are many solutions to this. I chose this one and I am very happy with the result. Now I have an air filter worthy of the name.
Working time approx. 4 hours. + a little thought activity. Cost = negligible.*
