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[MV6Danny]

Does anyone know if there are different types or sizes of oil filter fitted to the 2.5td engine?
I bought an oil filter from the bay and was listed as for the 2.5td but when I went to fit it earlier the hole through the center of the new one is smaller than the hole on the filter I removed. As you can imagine this was very annoying as I had to put old filter back in and refill the engine with the oil I had just drained out. 

[TheBoy]

Yup, one for U25DT and one for X25DT

X25DT is later engine, with MAF. Oil filter housing has plastic cap.

U25DT is earlier engine. Oil filter housing has metal cap.

[Seth]

Two oil filter variants on the TD.

U25DT engine should have a metal-topped filter casing.
Sounds like this is the erroneous filter that you've been supplied with.

Yours should be the later X25DT unit with plastic-topped filter casing.
Not sure of the Vx part no; though I do know that the Fram part no is CH5979ECO. Any decent motor factors should be able to cross-reference and supply the correct filter from that info.

Steer well clear of Halfords, as the X25DT engine doesn't exist ... according to their catalogues ... and their baseball-capped muppets staff!

[MV6Danny]

Two oil filter variants on the TD.

U25DT engine should have a metal-topped filter casing.
Sounds like this is the erroneous filter that you've been supplied with.

Yours should be the later X25DT unit with plastic-topped filter casing.
Not sure of the Vx part no; though I do know that the Fram part no is CH5979ECO. Any decent motor factors should be able to cross-reference and supply the correct filter from that info.

Steer well clear of Halfords, as the X25DT engine doesn't exist ... according to their catalogues ... and their baseball-capped muppets staff!

Only went to halfords for sockets to get the filter cap off.

Thanks for that guys. I was supplied a fram filter and the part number on the box is ch5565. So guess I need the other one.

[Agemo]

Just as a matter of interest, you can change the filter without draining the oil.

[raywilb]

my reg number  never matched up with right filter & I always had to make sure I purchased the one with the largest bore, which I think is slightly shorter too. my mig was a late 98.

[Seth]

Vx part number for the X25DT lump is 90542604:





Here's the correct oil filter housing cap/gubbins for the X25DT:



Hope that this sorts the confusion!



PS: Just grabbed a box of 4 x 5 litre cans of Geenuine Vx 10/40 Semi-synthetic for £48.28 inc.

[MV6Danny]

Vx part number for the X25DT lump is 90542604:





Here's the correct oil filter housing cap/gubbins for the X25DT:



Hope that this sorts the confusion!



PS: Just grabbed a box of 4 x 5 litre cans of Geenuine Vx 10/40 Semi-synthetic for £48.28 inc.

Thats what my filter housing looks like so that is the one I need.
Thats a good price on the oil too. Could do with getting some at that price. 

[Seth]

Thats what my filter housing looks like so that is the one I need.
Thats a good price on the oil too. Could do with getting some at that price. 

That's 'Trade' price ... so have a friendly chat with your Vx parts chap.

Sump capacity for the TD is 6.5 litres ... and ours gets changed every 2.5k miles ... religiously!