original oil filter ?

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original oil filter ?

June 12, 2008, 12:25:19 PM

ok you buttstuff restoration people--hope there is more than me
-what did the original oil filter look like on the 86-88 cars-
FL1A- motorcraft embossed on the end or not--painted grey
or not? any clues.mike negus on the fep site started this.
anyone got a ruling for the fox years.--irv

original oil filter ?

Reply #1 – June 12, 2008, 03:01:39 PM

-my '87 has a gray painted short 1-a(FL300) because of the oil cooler. has the embossed nib/line/bumps around the edge on the bottom but nothing else on it....

original oil filter ?

Reply #2 – June 12, 2008, 04:08:25 PM

AFAIK on the Fox cars it should be a grey FL-1 filter (should be all engines). My buddy had the same one on his '92 Mustang that he ordered.

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Reply #3 – June 12, 2008, 04:29:51 PM

FL-1 or 1-A? is motorcraft reverse embossed on the end?

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Reply #4 – June 12, 2008, 04:31:27 PM

I'll have to ask him the next time I talk to him. He's still got it.

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Reply #5 – June 13, 2008, 08:19:23 AM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;223256

AFAIK on the Fox cars it should be a grey FL-1 filter (should be all engines). My buddy had the same one on his '92 Mustang that he ordered.

Turbo Coupes with the oil cooler ALL use the short filter... The longer FL-1 will not fit in the space...

Of course if you swap in a 5.0, the FL-1 is no problem...:rolleyes:

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Reply #6 – June 13, 2008, 10:10:59 AM

irv,

Between this ad on craigslist for the 800 mile engine with the original gray painted filter:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/pts/717553767.html

And the original filter from this 1991 engine shown on this ebay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Thunderbird-Turbo-Coupe-1987-THUNDERBIRD-TURBO-COUPE-STUNNING-V8-5000-MILES_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6240QQihZ006QQitemZ160250429903QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I would say that the V8 filter would have been painted gray with the Motorcraft letters embossed on it.

I think the elimination of the embossed letters is a fairly recent thing.

Brent
:cougarsmily:

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Reply #7 – June 13, 2008, 01:54:50 PM

guess ill find out . hopefully bought the 5.0.
pick it up this weekend. thanks! --irv

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Reply #8 – June 17, 2008, 09:06:50 AM

i was told maybe aroud 94 or 5 they quit stamping.
does anyone have any input or mca rules on 94 up
or when they ended stamping?