Spin-off oil filter adaptor.

Hi Paul...

This is for your Mexico, correct? Looks pretty interesting! Please take and post
pictures as you install it. Also, if I may ask, cost? And where would one purchase it?

Mike

 

I have a cartridge filter on my Espada that's a PITA too. I didn't see Lamborghini listed but perhaps they do have a kit? I will ask.

Thanks for posting this.

 

Thank you for the info Paul! I have contacted them about this! This is the kind
of info I love hearing about. We in the US don't always get to hear about items available
in other countries. And I have always believed the UK has a great cottage industry
supporting vintage cars like ours. I suspect it's mainly due to the cars being
European, vs. here in the US, the vintage industry primarily supports American
classics. But what do I know!

I am anxiously awaiting your views and pictures during installation! I think it's
great you have the best of the British (Aston) and the best of the Italian (Maserati
Mexico), but of course I am biased! Polishing and waxing an Aston is not vanity,
I call it therapy from the hum-drum of daily life!

Mike

 

Years ago I converted the Mistral to a spin on filter. It really makes oil changes much easier and eliminates the danger of coolant mixing with the oil.
I used an adapter plate available in the USA at NAPA.

Ivan

 

Hi Ivan...

Do you have any more information on this NAPA adaptor? Part number, etc... Also,
did it come complete with O-rings, all necessary hardware? Did you have to do anything
special to make it fit and work properly?

Mike

 

Hi Mike

I am still traveling and will look for the part number when I return next week.
The NAPA adapter is meant for adding an oil cooler which I did on the Mistral. You could put a hose between the two oil ports and not install a cooler but if no cooler is being used the adapter from the UK would make for a cleaner installation.

Ivan

 

Hi all. The NAPA part number for the sandwich plate is 1-7519.
I had a root around for the article on it and it is here.

Maserati Spin-on Oil Filter Conversion - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, Aston Martin specialists at Exoticars USA

Either one IMHO is much superior to the heat exchanger cartridge affair, especially as it is
fully reversible.

I hope you are having a super holiday (vacation!) Ivan - did you put a thermostatic switch in the oil cooler circuit on your mistral?

Cheers

Mark.

 

Thank you for posting the link. I did not put a thermo switch as I do not drive the Mistral in very cold weather.

I spent 2 weeks on the Amazon and did not see a single Maserati .... just a few piranhas 😄

Ivan

 

Hi Ivan...

Ahhh.... The new Maserati Piranha.. A break from wind names....
Hopefully, all your extremities (toes, fingers, etc...) are still there...
You know you need those fingers to turn wrenches!

Mike

 

Hi all, regarding this spin-on conversion...

First of all I think the "classic" water/oil heat exchanger system is absolutely superb, it allows for the oil to be heated by the water much quicker than with a spin-on system, meaning you have warm engine oil after a few kilometers instead of after 30, reducing the the wear on our beloved V8 engine. And afterwards it acts as a thermostat, cooling the oil with the temperature-regulated water.

I have 6 classic Maserati V8's in my collection (4 Ghibli's, Bora, Khamsin) with both systems so I can compare.

Next, changing the filter cartridge does not involve having to drain the coolant. Both circuits are independent and there should also be no risk of mixing if the brass canister is in good condition.

So this - in my humble opinion - is one modification that is to be avoided.

Thanks,

Tom, Belgium

 

Hi Paul...

Keep us informed!!! You know I am very interested in how the installation goes
and how you deem it works with respect to oil and water temp regulation!

Mike

 

Tom

In theory I agree with you. Unfortunately if the capilary tube inside the heat exchanger was to leak coolant you would probably not discover the problem until it is too late. These exchangers are now 50 years old. Sooner or later they will fail.

Ivan

 

I have a laminova style oil cooler on my track car which like this ancient machine we're addressing utilizes the engine coolant to cool and preheat the oil because keeping the two close in temperature is best for an engine. I used a remote mount adapter to let me install all of the required equipment for that installation and it was larger sized because of the duty cycle that car endures. But one thing about these if you have the cooling system capacity and I would assume that the 3500 cars do, is that you can get a much small footprint installation that an air-to-oil cooler. So for those who want to have both a spin on/off filter like I would on my Espada you could always add a laminova style cooler as well.

None of these are going to look very original though including a simple spin-on.

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