firefrost gold

Inline sells a filter that is got the ac graphics on it my question is has anyone used it ? I don't know who makes them for inline . Thanks

Hairy Olds

I sure as heck wouldn't trust a no name filter and I certainly wouldn't trust last line.

jensenracing77

Paul, You should make an oil filter decal and then we could paint a name brand filter....

Hairy Olds

At one time many years ago I had ink stamps made to make the filters. They looked real good and I hand pin striped the filter. Unfortunately the market hadn't caught on to hand made products and the cost. I sold the stamps.
I would but they already make the decal.

jag1886

Good grief buy a napa gold filter and paint it. I don't care how **** a person can be, you shouldn't use a 30 year old NOS oil filter or a cheap REPO that looks like a NOS piece.
I would rather find a good filter on a Hurst olds than some oddball or old as dirt filter on it.

firefrost gold

How do you know its a cheap filter inline has some of the best cars out there, You may or may not like how they do or don't do business but from what I have got from them it has been high quality parts. Other than 30 year old NOS filters being way over priced I would use them .

oldcutlass

I'd give them a call and see what they say. It maybe a quality piece.

firefrost gold

what do others use ?

Fun71

NAPA Gold.

TK-65

Most oil filters were sprayed engine color. And they had no markings on them, plain white filters. The over the counter filters are the ones that everyone sees and thinks came on the cars originally.

Engine drop line. See the Pontiac blue filter and the Oldsmobile gold filter in the background?



Bottom line buy a good filter, paint it engine color and dont worry about it until you change your oil.

pogo69

I used that inline plain white filter on my car all last summer i have no complaints

oldcutlass

TK-65, I think he's referring to the period correct style logo type replacement filters.

tru-blue 442

How about this one?
Just kidding, posting for fun.
I have had this thing for years.
It is correct for an Olds though.

MDchanic

Note to all obsessive restorers:

Notice the fine paint job on the upper and lower control arms, spring, and the brake drum.

- Eric

TK-65

Engine was dropped pre blackout.

After blackout...

MDchanic

Actually, looking at that first pic a second time, I'm not sure that it was actually taken on a line - I wonder if they are building some sort of a one-off or a test mule.

- Eric

TK-65

Again, engine drop line. Notice the code on the trans, same code on the same trans in the second pic. Olds in front of a Buick, in front of a Pontiac. Same sequence in the second photo.

MDchanic

No, not that picture, this picture:



The guys aren't even wearing coveralls, and one has wrenches in his pocket, instead of in a tool apron, completely unlike these guys:





- Eric

TK-65

Exactly, read what I posted. Its the engine drop line. The engine and trans are already bolted together and all those two guys have to do is lower an engine into the frame. No need for special clothing. No need to carry anything other what you need to do the job.

The other photo is from Fisher Body, not the assembly plant and the last is the pit where repairmen are tightening fluid lines. They carry different tools to fix multiple issues.

Notice no special clothing, just an apron and a ratchet to do his job.

TK-65

Engine meeting trans, special gun used to tighten all the bolts at one time. After this its sent over to the drop line to be lowered in.



T shirts and an apron, nothing more....

TK-65

Notice brake drum and suspension are shiny, they have not been painted yet. Blackout process is next. This went on everyday, all day, every minute. No special build or test mule. Just another Oldsmobile.

Hairy Olds

I always that blackout was done before the car rolled off the line after the car was assembled. I learned something new.
And the oil filter is painted in the black and white pic.

TK-65

Engines being dressed out before hitting the drop area. Note filter is painted.

TK-65

Blackout. Waterfall in rear to wash away the fumes/overspray.

MDchanic

Darn, TK, great pictures!

Thanks!

Learnin' every day.

- Eric

pogo69

I guess this thread got a off track

MDchanic

Hey! There's a squirrel!

- Eric

jensenracing77

lol, EPA shut down the waterfall paint booths. I got to see one in action before they were taken away.

69ho aurora

I just make my own old school look-alike AC-Delco filters. I don't trust an ancient filter on my car either.

I got an original NOS replacement filter, scanned some pics in and cleaned up the image in a photo tool, reversed it, and print it backwards on a transparency with my color laser printer. That will leave the printing on the inside, protected from the elements. After painting my filter white (I have been using new AC-Delco units for what that is worth), I cut the simple rectangle out of the transparency (it includes the logo, lettering, and stripes), I spray some glue on it, wrap it around the filter with some rubber bands until the glue sets. The end result looks great in the car from above...

oldcutlass

I'd like to see a pic of that.

66-3X2 442

Ames Pontiac sells a repro oil filter and have sold thousands probably without problems. So if you don't trust ILT,buy one from Ames. When they repro these parts do you not think they take possible litigation under consideration? I wouldn't be scared to use INT/Ames or anybody else s filter.

Eric Anderson

http://bit.ly/1kzeX4P

Saw this today, this thread came to mind.