Question.....2.3 pinto motor.

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08-12-2007, 01:35 PM
DHOTROD

Question.....2.3 pinto motor.

I have a 31 ford coupe that's running a mid 70's motor....around a 73-74 2.3 pinto engine.....it had it in there when I bought the coupe.
My question is........this motor does not have a oil filter!!!. Did ford ever make some without filters. Iv'e never seen one without one. I'm not a pinto type guy...and haven't really worked on many. But does anyone have any info.
08-12-2007, 05:21 PM
Dave Severson

Don't recall ever seeing one without an oil filter.....think I'd be putting one on it. What the heck did they do to eliminate it?
08-12-2007, 06:06 PM
Itoldyouso

Yep D, pretty sure someone eliminated yours, maybe for clearance. I found a part number for what a typical one is for Pintos.

1980 Ford Pinto Hastings Oil Filter
Brand
Hastings

Part Number
#HALF115 Sale Price:$7.06

Don
08-12-2007, 06:10 PM
Itoldyouso

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It should be sticking right out of the front drivers side, like this:

Don
08-13-2007, 01:26 PM
DHOTROD

Burmida triangle oilfilter!

[QUOTE=Itoldyouso]It should be sticking right out of the front drivers side, like this:

Thanks Don for the info........but there's none to be found on it. No real biggie I guess........just more oil changes in my future I guess!!.
Which is a better thing for the motor.:rolleyes:
08-13-2007, 02:28 PM
Itoldyouso

Inquiring minds want to know............if there is no filter, what did they do to block it off??? Must be SOMETHING there. :confused: :)

Don
08-13-2007, 02:29 PM
nitrowarrior

"D" don't run it, sell it as a one of a kind mysterious self cleaning engine; no need for filters. Seriously, there has to be a boss built into the block for the filter or adapter. We all would be curious to see a pic of that area of your block so it's easier to figure out what the heck happened.
08-13-2007, 02:40 PM
Itoldyouso

Yep, I don't think any car engine has been made without a filter since the '30's or '40's. *** There has to be a boss or something there.

Don

*** Ok, the VW Beetle didn't have a true filter, just a screen, but I can't think of another one.
08-13-2007, 03:00 PM
thesals

what about the 50s buicks with the optional oil filter system? you could run no filter, or run a filter, or even use a roll of toilet paper as your filter :LOL:
08-13-2007, 04:20 PM
Itoldyouso

Well, that's pretty crappy ! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :p :3dSMILE:

Don
08-13-2007, 04:29 PM
DHOTROD

okay..........

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrowarrior

"D" don't run it, sell it as a one of a kind mysterious self cleaning engine; no need for filters. Seriously, there has to be a boss built into the block for the filter or adapter. We all would be curious to see a pic of that area of your block so it's easier to figure out what the heck happened.

OK, i'll ry to get some pictures.
08-13-2007, 04:44 PM
Matt167

hmm, it is a hotrod, so how about lowering the compression, and add a correctly sized turbo, from a 2.3 thunder bird turbocoupe, it will bolt up, then, add an external oil line, from the preassure sender, and add an external dual filter setup, with a cooler. should be able to crank 300 hp fairly easy, at half the weight of a 302. OH, ph8a I think is the oil filter in Fram, for a normal 2.3
08-13-2007, 05:10 PM
thesals

yup ph8a fits just about every ford from the 60s up to even some 2000s