OIL FILTER SPECIFICATIONS

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DOES ANYONE KNOW THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR A NORTON OIL FILTER? FLOW RATE, MICRON FILTERING LEVEL, BYPASS PRESSURE....ETC. BY KNOWING THESE PARAMETERS, ONE CAN SELECT COMPRABLE FILTERS IRRESPECTIVE OF THE THREAD CONFIGURATION ON THE NORTON MOUNTING.

THERE ARE MANY NICE OIL FILTER MOUNTING PLATES THAT COULD BE USED AS LONG AS THE NEEDED FILTERING GETS DONE.
 
Duh unless running a special "bypass" filter to catch actual friction size particles all the spin on filters are essentially equivalent as vast majority of auto and trucks and nothing special needed for Nortons and nothing sepecial available either. Spin on filter only filter stuff that could clog oil passage with is not hardly even possible in a Norton, even crank vents to rods have so much flow and sling pressure it'd blow through sludge levels collected in sludge trap. So just google up oil filters list for Commandos and then look up the brands specs or youtube oil filter tests. Fram is at bottom of the lists so avoid them. You could go yrs w/o changing out filters before might collect enough crud to cause bypass valve to function, expect maybe wet sump cold starts, til warmed up some but don't strave engine one iotta. Consider that prior to mid C'do production run, when people had to depend on long term economic use as only transportation, there was no oil filters installed. Sorry but I too got depressed on searching up the false sense of security on oil filters.

BTW NOT GOOD FORM TO POST IN ALL CAPS as comes across as yelling inside our reading minds.
 
Specs for the Wix filter # 51352, which is the cross referenced number for the Norton application, is:
27 microns- 6 to 8 GPM flow rate- bypass at 12 psi- anti drainback valve included, and 16x1.5mm threads. This filter originally fit a 63 thru 72 Simca auto. The micron rating is about the same as most primary fuel filters used in heavy duty diesel engines.
For What It's Worth
 
I use the same K&N oil filter on both the Commando and the Ducati they seem to do the job fine, a bit more money but nice to be able to cover 2 birds with one stone. The filter number not available today as its -23c here and don't want to let heat out of shed by going in.
Craig
 
HiFlo 153 fits both Ducati and Norton, spin on easy to get as there are way more Ducatis than Nortons!!!
Regards Mike
PS Cant find any spec sheet for them though
http://www.amazon.com/Hiflofiltro-HF153 ... B000WJCZIO
OIL FILTER SPECIFICATIONS
OIL FILTER SPECIFICATIONS
 
Craig said:
I use the same K&N oil filter on both the Commando and the Ducati they seem to do the job fine, a bit more money but nice to be able to cover 2 birds with one stone. The filter number not available today as its -23c here and don't want to let heat out of shed by going in.
Craig

The K & N number is KN 153.
 
Here's research report on long term benefits of oil fliters - more or less- jump to page 55 for what might apply to Nortons on particles size per area they wear, type of filter and replacement thresholds. Basically makes me want to install a fine bypass filer before oil cooler to head supply.

https://books.google.com/books?id=sXMsN ... ion&f=true
 
WIX lists specifications on most of their filters if you care to look at them. Personally, I think some oil is better than none and some filter is better than none, but I ran my bike without a filter for the first 13,000 miles and it was plenty clean when I took it apart. It probably depends more on how often you change the oil or if anything goes wrong.
 
neodyums magnets almost always Nickle plated or rusts/corrodes easy and prone to chips. Only a part of the wear grit has iron in it so a lot of the worse wear grit is the non magnetic carbon containing particles that's become hardened not soft soot or slick graphite form. Pre Ms Peel was filterless from 1972 to 2004 and found almost same amount of sludge in trap as after a year.5 wild use with oil filter and frequent Mobil One 20/50 changes. Trixie Combat had oil fliter installed decades before I got it and found similar amounts of sludge in tank and crank as unfiltered Combat. No filter actually filters all the size particles its rated for - maybe 50% per pass. I think a fine bypass filter to head supply might catch on after word gets out.
 
The replacement Champion Norton filters are designed for Citroen 2CV

Emgo do make a micro glass filter range for motorcycles which do filter smaller particles than conventional cartridge filters

there is a cross ref to a common Harley filter with 3/4 unified threads , i would bet you can source the micro glass Harley filter in the USA
i have not seen the micro glass in the UK but used the stock Emgo / Norton/ Harley filters and had no issues
 
I found Toyota compact spin on filters covering the '70-90's year range [when they built up reputation] are common in a pinch. After some reading I no longer change filters much as they are often designed so some clogging helps filter the meaner grit. Also there seems to be some downsides of too fresh of oil so I'm confused on 'best' practices so just do changes by whim only even ignoring phases of the moon.
 
Danno said:
hobot said:
there seems to be some downsides of too fresh of oil
This is news to me.

Hobot's stuff is gold! I'll play along...
1. Just how long should I 'age' a new bottle of oil before it can be used?
2. I can comprehend castor oil having a 'vintage' for the year it was barrelled but mineral oil is constant flow process production.
3.Perhaps total loss oiling systems should have used secondhand oil so the mechanicals are not subject to dangerously new oil constantly.
Joking aside: where is the evidence to support that assertion?
Ta.
 
Hm I was only meaning freshness of use inside engine but have seen decade old Mobil 1 and other good automotive oils separate out in difference layers honey on bottom and juice on top in unopened jugs, so much so -couldn't bring myself to put in my cycles only diluted in car truck and bottom yuk as chain saw lube top off or on wood handles to water repel and not rot so fast. Silly as it sounds seems one can change oil and filters too often for best life. See what's out there on this & why I'm mostly only a dire need or mere whim interval drainer.
 
Hi hobot.
I searched - risk of changing engine oil often - on google and every article on the first two pages refute your assertion (hip pocket damage only, not engine detriment). If you have hardcopy evidence unavailable to the rest of us please share.
Ta.
 
. Silly as it sounds seems one can change oil and filters too often for best life.

yes, sounds silly

so let's see your sources, let's see the proof that changing oil and filter "too often" is not good or not "best life" for motor as you say
 
I've left sources prior and easy enough search up to see why I'm so seeming flippant on oil subjects but its not a big deal of difference between my slip shod ways or your very disciplined routine so carry on regardless.
 
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