How do you replace the canister oil filter on a 272 without making a mess. It is not easy getting the housing off because it is close to the frame of the car.

One option is to weld a bung on the side of the canister housing on the bolt end and install a drain plug on the canister itself.  Simply install the canister with the drain plug pointing down and drain it before removal.  Another option is to use a piece of plastic or cardboard placed under the filter to redirect any oil drippings.

 

But have you considered switching to a spin on oil filter design?  Still somewhat messy but much more convenient as well as being smaller in overall design.  As an FYI, the spin on oil filter adapter on the 223 Ford sixes will also work on the Y if scrounging the wrecking yards for an oil filter adapter.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

The kits to put on a spin on appear on ebay quite often and sell for around $25. I bought my first YBlock in the early 60's and in those days we changed oil every 1000 miles which was every Saturday. It didn't take me very long to change to a spin on kit which at time was available from Ford as well as after market. I installed a kit on one of my YBlocks less than a year ago. There is a little trick to it. There is not much of a hex nut to get hold of so I grind the end of a socket flat so the hex gets a good bite on the nut. Otherwise you round the nut and then have real problems. With the kit, they are not any messier than any other spin on filter.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

The kit is still available at NAPA,at least it was about six months ago.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

And there's the new billet one available from Mummert.


Lawrenceville, GA

Carpenter has them too.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

While my leaking adapter problem was solved with the Walt Nuckels mod. (see: tech articles) & a thick Prestige gasket, you have to wonder if the steel adapter might relax over time and regain it's original shape? If the billet part turns out correct & bug free, the extra cost might be money well spent just to avoid the mod. hassle & possible future grief.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

I know they make right-angle adapters for other Ford vehicles. I wonder if you could put on a right-angle adapter and point it down so that oil doesn't spill out when you remove the filter.

Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

Once again, it happened to me.  I used Walt's method of reforming the adaptor, it held, and then not too long later it relaxed resulting in leak.  If someone had recorded the reforming episode it would have been worth a lot of chuckles.  Billet adaptor?  Hadnt heard about it but sure would like to have one.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

I’ve been reforming the oil filter adapters in a hydraulic press and moving or relocating the center hole to the point that there is a 3/16” gap under it when it is layed on a flat surface.  With a gasket under it, the gap extends to a ¼” at which point I’ve had zero issues with the adapters going back to or remembering its original relaxed state.  And some of these reformed adapters are now over twenty years old and still leak free.  But I too do like the idea of a billet adapter.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)