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Took the whole bypass filter off closed off the oil supply line to filter blocked oil return to sump
Bobs your aunty oil pressure idiot light only flickers at idle so I’m away again
Put the orange Ryco unit back insitu & it looks the part but now doing nothing apart from looking period.
So it good bye and thanks for nought !
Happy FC grey
FC 25250

No pressure gauge fitted to my FC will do so after I unplumb the Fram unit
Have been running the Fram since 2016 and no problems like this before.
My main observation being that the Ryco filter only ever showed very little oil having even reached a couple of inches from its base to the current total saturation & then over flowing.
Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
Thanks for your reply

Holden FC grey motor 132 cubic inches
Changed my oil and replaced oil filter with Ryco R4P ran her round the block oil pressure switch came so I stopped oil running out of top of the F4 oil appeared to have cavitated I didn’t overfill.
Ryco R4P filters come out with sealing ring for lid of the unit never has been of right dimensions too skinny and never capable of doing the job so I made up a gasket some time ago and it’s never let me down so far.
Drained the residual engine oil put couple of litres fresh oil in warmed her up put Penrite flush ran 10 min. Drained the lot left her to cool finally putting 3 Litres fresh oil in ran her to warm her up.
Only to observe oil spewing out of Fram lid.
Sick of this Fram bypass filter so going to take it out and hopefully things will return to normal.
Anyone had similar problems with these units. Suggestions please.

Thanks Errol
I should have tried while I had her up and the answer would have obvious
Now I know won’t forget that
Again thanks

Must be getting silly in my old age but decided to change diff oil
Found the filler hole plug removed it checked oil level and sitting at about half an inch below plug hole.
Then looked for drain plug ? Nothing to be seen !
So my question is does the bolt at the bottom diff on front side act as drain plug ?
Check available literature and all appear to carefully avoid mention
Appreciate direct from those in the know
Thanks

Hi Rob
My diff housing is not overly oily so I will let it be.
Thanks your comments
I have noted a vast variation of prices for this seal so can I assume that the difference is for the reasons you state ?
Paul

Got a bit of a leak not major but thought should be an easy fix !
Just wondered what Rarespares mean by pinion seal for “early” FC
Are there different seals available for the FC ? I.e early and later models on the Fc range ?
Don’t want to get one and then find it won’t fit.

Thanks for any help from member who have replaced theirs.

Well here’s a tried n true debate that might end one day
My FC wagon had and old gauge that was hooked up when I bought her
Did engine up using Valvoline Mono to run in and she was as happy as could be temp sitting at abt 180F idiot light never ever lite up.
Change oil to Penrite Classic Light engine ticking away smoother than ever so change coolant too
Temp gauge dropped back to 160-170 F I thought great she’s running nicely which was ideal.
Took her for 400 K run and not a single problem but gauge dropped to below 150 almost to 100F
So I I checked forum and I know I should just chuck the gauge and enjoy
So it’s either the sender or the gauge
Sorry to bother anyone but felt like posting to raise this subject that brews up all the grey beards out there.

Thanks Harv
Everything and all I expected
As previously stated they look period but their worth is about as good as a two Bob watch
Pretty sure I have never observed more than 2” of oil when I service the engine
Regards FC25250

The bypass filters only filter a very small amount of the oil pump flow (hence the name bypass), unlike the full-flow filters installed on the later red motors.

They do not need priming, but can benefit from venting to remove the air that will sit in the filter housing top. They can self-drain once shut down if the lid has any leaks.

Their benefit is marginal at best, and even then you would need to be daily driving it or using it very frequently in a stationary engine setup.

You probably remove move dirt particles via the oil leaking from the rear main, timing cover and rocker covers, along with the short oil change intervals.

Cheers,
Harv

Might be a silly question but the Fram filter when changed does it need to be primed before the lid is tightened up ? Reason I ask is that after the last change not a lot of oil collects in the canister so does it need help to get a good head of oil flowing through this unit.
From what I see it’s all pretty pathetic and really hardly worth the exercise but looks period
What do you grey engine fellas reckon ?
Thanks FC25250

Realise it’s an old well gone over topic but has any definitive means of overcoming this perennial problem been reached ? My FC wagons 9” drums are all run out and from what I have read EH ones will do the trick if machined to prevent fouling with the FC back plate.
I have a number of FC drums and their construction is rather lightweight compared to the heavier more solid EH ones.
EH ones to me seems to be easiest way rather than altering all the other components.
Any suggestions as well as best drums to get me back up n running much appreciated.

Thanks for the replies
I checked out the link and am still wondering about the order of reassembly
My housing started with the inverted steel cup with openings serrations on the bottom edge followed by the spring with a washer being attached and welded to the spring then the filter itself followed by the orange top lid of the filter body and this is secured by the central post bolt with a new rubber seal on the outside and on the top centre of the lid.
Pictures I see from links show a Ryco filter unit and the spring in question appears under the lid of the filter top cover. Do I have things back to front ? &
Am I missing something ?
Thanks in anticipation and as they say a picture of the sequence beats a thousand words
FC25250

Can any one post a diagram or better still a photo with the order that all the components and order of assemble.that make up the Fram F4 when replacing a filter.
Followed the order that it came to bits last I replaced filter and when I opened up today the top of the filter was dry and base of filter oiled to half way up the filter. Checked to see if the was a hole in the upright central securing posted couldn’t see or feel it so need some expert advice.
Thanks

Thanks Stewy and Zulu
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and now I see what ain’t there and will try and find those bits
Needle in a haystack stuff I’m guessing
Again, thanks to you both.

Can anyone post a picture of a wagons spare tyre in situ with the retaining bolts etc
My wagon doesn’t have anything and just a bracket so I am left wondering what’s missing
Thanks

Thanks Vern & Ken
I will check out the situation re the spare reverse wire & hopefully that will solve the problem
Regards Paul

Did you know there is a spare wire in the rear loom?
The reverse light option uses a green wire in the body harness. One end is just near the boot spring on the drivers side and the other is at the base of the windscreen coming out of the pillar in behind the dash.
Both ends have the usual push in connector as used in the rest of the loom.

Ken

Anyone rewired the rear brake lights so as to avoid the need to try & poke new wire through the usual hood channel inside the hood lining on drivers side etc
brake light fuse keeps blowing
any suggestions on best alternative to re routing a new wire alternative to the old original way.
i.e underneath body or inside on floor ?   
Blinker lights & tail lights all good  Bulbs checked are ok on both filaments.
Thanks   

Haven't seen these pair for many years :'(

Ken

Thanks Ken & Yep those are the fellas
Bluey if I remember correctly was the older of the 2 & they used to be in the Newspaper cartoon strips for many years

Thanks to all for the names that you have applied to your cars.
I have thought long and hard and my grandson, coming up 6 years old suggested Bluey !
So there you go cobbers, to those in the know you will recall those 2 Aussy diggers Bluey & Curly, now all I need is a decent picture of those two cartoon characters and that's all sorted.

Nice one Ken and I cannot disagree with the colours She looks great
Let's see more pictures from every angle including the engine Dept.