Wrong oil filter?

[Patrick_g46]

I picked up an oil filter the other day from partsco but iv had a look at it and it seems very short! The base looks right but im sure its not right! Is there a shorter version of them that i may have? Anyone got any pics?

[wavy]

genuine are preferred by most as some after market filters alter the pressure readings

but they are very short filters anyway

[Richardcard1974]

Renault changed the williams oil filter particle size to a generic size for all clios, so the renault ones are as bad as the motor factors ones now.


There is no longer a specific williams filter suplied by renault.

[col]

If thats the case........is there a prefered make to go for!

[Richardcard1974]

I use champion. Its the only filter i had that keeps the oil pressure as high as the old renault mann ones.

I did a massive write up on this in f7power, tested every filter i could find.

The new renault mann ones drop the pressure about 0.5 - 1 bar compared to the old renault mann ones. I phoned mann and they said the particulate filter size has changed.

The main problem i found with most filters was that the oil pressure wouldnt rise as the revs rose. The old renault mann ones would rise upto 4-5 to 5 bar if you really hammered it. The new ones go to about 3 bar and just stay there at a constant oil pressure.

Champion is not as good as the old renault mann ones, but its almost as good.

I have no empiricle data as to how this effects the top of the engine in a real world setting, i can only guess.

[Evogone]

I use champion. Its the only filter i had that keeps the oil pressure as high as the old renault mann ones.

I did a massive write up on this in f7power, tested every filter i could find.

The new renault mann ones drop the pressure about 0.5 - 1 bar compared to the old renault mann ones. I phoned mann and they said the particulate filter size has changed.

The main problem i found with most filters was that the oil pressure wouldnt rise as the revs rose. The old renault mann ones would rise upto 4-5 to 5 bar if you really hammered it. The new ones go to about 3 bar and just stay there at a constant oil pressure.

Champion is not as good as the old renault mann ones, but its almost as good.

I have no empiricle data as to how this effects the top of the engine in a real world setting, i can only guess.

I use renault filters on the rallycar and i get 5 bar cold and 2 bar warm on idle, it has never changed since i have had it. Do notice just before a change it drop 0.5bar on these figures all Using 5/40 oil.

[Richardcard1974]

I doubt your gauge is working, ive never known a car to idle at 2 bar when fully warm on any oil. Its too high. Book figure is only 1.

[Richardcard1974]

Book figure is 3.5 bar at 3k revs at 80 degrees. And thats from a mechanical gauge, not the randonometer mounted in the car.

[busterhymes]

any ideas on champion stockists pls, also noted my car will tick over when oil hot about 1 bar when drivin about 3-4 bar

[Richardcard1974]

any ideas on champion stockists pls, also noted my car will tick over when oil hot about 1 bar when drivin about 3-4 bar

Sounds about right that leave the filter the same.