Today I converted my alloy cansiter and paper element oil filter to the cheaper and easier spin on one, following the excellent guide
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90579.msg1155460#msg1155460 thanks for that
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Some things that may help - my cannister didn't have the 27mm nut inside so I had to use the 12mm allen key (actually almost 12.5mm). Luckily I had both the key and the 27mm socket but they are quite obscure tools to me.
The lid came off easily. This is despite National
Disgrace Tyres clearly overtightening it last time. I wonder if the common problem is them being tightened while hot but trying to undo them while cold? Mine was hot for both.
The inside retaining bolt came off surprisingly easily too. I had a club hammer ready but it wasn't needed.
Getting the double threaded adapter in
tightly is a bit tricky, it must be tempting to put a pipe wrench on it but that would damage the filter thread. If I had 2 M18 nuts to hand I would have used the old trick of tightening one against the other and undoing when the thread lock had set. What I did instead was to put a small expanding bolt inside the adapter, expand it, screw the adapter in using it, then contract the bolt and remove it. Worked well.
So now I have an alloy canister in good nick with seal, bolt and lid. Is it worth putting it in the for sale section now I finally have enough posts? I suspect people only need them immediately so there is no demand. Plus anyone with a broken cannister would be better off fitting the adapter.
Having run some 5W30 through for 300 miles to clean out the crap I now have oil so clean you can only tell it is not above the top mark by pressing a tissue against the dipstick