1973 Triumph Stag oil filter 

be very careful of those NoS filters that have the card o-ring top and bottom, they shift when hot and will allow the oil to bypass the filter completely. The Classic Gold filters are good for the Stag

Not so much fun if kitty has used it though

It kind of hasn't been on the road for the last 2 years, boxed into the garage and trying to get on top of the new business venture have all got in the way. promise to do some work soon

older engines regardless of their condition will pollute the oil with fuel. this then thins the oil and reduces the efficiency. be sure when filling an older type engine with oil to use the correct spec and more importantly the correct ZDDP level

No sure, a nice stag starts at low teens and they get more expensive as the quality of the resto improves

Stags and Rover v8s are especially hash on the oils. Also bear in mind that these engines were designed, lead was used in petrol for lubrication. I would not recommend running modern oils with their detergents etc in such an old engine and follow the advice of specialists such as Classic Oils at Bicester 👍

I think it more likely that I was unlucky with the adaptor. My point is that folk seem happy to spend upwards of £50 on an adaptor, that then needs another £20 for the tool to remove it and make just as much mess, once a year, as they would with the paper cartridge 😋 Yes my car was registered by the factory under the "home delivery export scheme" any ideas? Heritage certificate tells me that the car was sold through the Triumph Dealership in Hong Kong, but doesn't list a ship that might have transported it there. I do enjoy a rivet counter, especially the levels of knowledge from why I might learn something new 🍻👍

@@churchhouseclassics That scheme was really just a tax dodge so you didn't pay VAT on a new car. The tax was added at the country of destination. Your car will have been owned by British Leyland and then sold as an export but not exported...confusing I know! The RW reg means, it was direct from the cowley plant in Coventry and probably used or displayed by Leyland. It would have had a Pink log book also instead of the brown one. All the press cars had the RW in the reg...the first Stag [LD1] was RRW 97 H [I think] and I think the white stag used in the film 'Straw dogs' was a press car also. You do realise you have just opened up a dormant cavern that was closed years ago, I will keep sending you trivia as I remember it.Thanks Sub777

the clip is just an r-clip, I guess that it stops the non return valve and spring from falling out when you remove the filter. The non return valve should sit snug in the bottom of the filter. the spring sits between it and the bottom of the bowl. This forces the filter element up against the face of the block. Glad you are enjoying the vids 👍🍻

a damned good point, and yes the practice of showing you pages of stuff that might interest you because you watched one video on how to unblock a vacuum cleaner is irritating. 👍🍻

No headroom in this barn, I need a workshop first 👍

I am trying!, very trying 👍🍻🙈

Thanks Struan, never heard of 1% two stroke idea, though a splash of Castrol R is going to make it smell almost as nice as it sounds

For the Stag I now use a braided hose for the oil pressure gauge, had one of the standard plastic jobbies break on me, only it sprayed oil all over the back of the dash which then dripped down onto my bare legs, gaaaah that oil was hot! For the Stag I think I used a Mini pressure hose, the fixing ends will all be different though

Church House Classics medieval early warning system! Seriously keep a sharp eye on the condition of that pipe, if you don’t noitice the gauge drop, when the oil light comes on ( if you notice!) that just announces that the oil pump has just run out of anything to pump. I’m going back to a capillary at some point but with an oil light switch right behind the gauge, with a bright warning light that I can’t miss.

bet that is fun! running efi or carbs?

@@churchhouseclassics The 3.9L is a serpentine EFI motor. I wanted to keep it simple so removed the EFI and fitted a new 500cfm Edelbrock AVS2 carb. I have some RU-vid video on the car, check out 'Rowan's Triumph Stag'.

so often done with the cheapest oil and filter combo, if at all

Stag oil filter is millimetres away from the exhaust downpipe. warming the engine up before changing the oil filter? rather you than me sir

@@churchhouseclassics I am talking about warm oil not hot oil, and the filter drops a small amount of oil when unscrewed, I have done it this way for forty years of stag ownership and it seems to work fine, but each to his own