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By lovefordgalaxie - 15 Years Ago
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Hy Guys. I need some help on a lube problem.
I instaled a oil gauge on my Galaxie (Summit Racing), and the gauge works ok. I instaled it at the block port just above the oil pump, between the oil filter (spinn on Motorcraft FL1A) and the rear of the block.
What I dont know for sure is: Did the oil flowing there already went trough the filter or not??? I think it didn't, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for any imputs guys!!!
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By marvh - 15 Years Ago
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Yes the oil goes through the filter before it enters that pressure gallery.
The line of flow is; oil is picked up by oil pump strainer housing by the pump suction, pressured by the pump then pumped through the outside of the filter passing through to the inside hole of the filter to enter the pressure gallery and then to your guage.
marv
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By lovefordgalaxie - 15 Years Ago
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Thanks a lot!
I was worried about the gauge being before the filter, because the possible reduction in pressure if the filter gets clogged. I change the oil every six months, and never run more than 10.000 Kms or one year before changing the filter, but who knows? I don't change the filter with every oill change, because very often I change the oil with less than 3000 Kms, use always the same brand/type of oil, and Ford recomended back in the day oil changes every year or 10.000 Kms, and this with the 70's oil that the car used when new.
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By Y block Billy - 15 Years Ago
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Tulio, Just as a note, it is more important to change the filter more frequently than the oil, Oil never goes bad, it just gets dirty. On ships and in the turbine industry they never change the oil. they only have superior filtering systems, it would take them hundreds of drums of oil if they did change it.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 15 Years Ago
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The FL1A filter has a bypass valve in it, so if the element gets clogged the bypass opens and the engine still gets oil, however it is unfiltered.
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By lovefordgalaxie - 15 Years Ago
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The guys from the oil companies say the oil gets "bad" in six months. Never believed in this, but I change the oil every six months anyway, because is what it takes to the oil start to get dark and dirty. Like I sayd, i dont put a lot of miles on the car on a regular basis. Based on that, I change the filter every year, now if it is not a good idea, I can inverse the thing, and change the filter every six months, and the oil every year. I just think that changing the filter with less than 3 or 4.000 Kms is not necessary, if it's good for 10.000. What are the mileage that you usualy change the filter guys? About the bypass valve, yes I know about it. The cannister type oil filter has one too, inside the main screw, but I never trusted those things. I once saw a Frahm PH8A filter get clogged and destroy a Dodge engine of a friend of mine. The car was a 318 powered Dart (just like the US '69 Dart), and he never cared much about oil changes (or filter changes by the way) but that damn valve didn't open enough and when he noticed the idiot light on the dash, the engine was already damaged. Maybe the engine already had some problem, but the filter was bad, we cut it to see.
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By slumlord444 - 15 Years Ago
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Oil and filters are cheap compared to an engine. Rather change too often than not often enough. Change oil and filter in the T-Bird once a year, just before I put it in storage for the winter. Probably don't put 500 miles on it a year and use synthetic but I feel it is cheap insurance. 312's aren't cheap to rebuild anymore!
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By Ted - 15 Years Ago
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lovefordgalaxie (10/26/2010)
I installed an oil gauge on my Galaxie (Summit Racing), and the gauge works ok. I installed it at the block port just above the oil pump, between the oil filter (spin on Motorcraft FL1A) and the rear of the block.
What I dont know for sure is: Did the oil flowing there already went trough the filter or not??? I think it didn't, but I'm not sure.All the oil galley plugs in the side of the block are oil after the filter. Not counting the one in the very front and the two in the very back, you could have as many as five plugs to access in the side of the block for oil pressure readings after the filter.
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