I can't find the oil filter...

[Al E.]

Hey seriously. I got it almost ready to start however my petronics was wrong so I had to get a new one but while I was waiting for the new one I was going to change the oil and filter. I found the oil plug but I can't find the filter...
What the hey man!!
Calgon take me away! !

[Frank D.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

If its an original setup the oil filter is inside a canister. It is that cylindrical black canister hanging off the motor with the big bolt in the bottom..
NAPA will have the filter cartridge and gasket.

[Al E.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Well Frank.... that's what I would have thought. All my other cars have /had that crazy messy setup. But i can't find the canister on this one. Its must be behind the transmission? Or inside the tail light. . Seriously its got me stuff. I have looked on the right ..starter, battery, glass washer, fuel pump, ...driver's side. .generator, 3 very powerful hi output carbs ..exhaust and master cylinder. I'm sure I've looked 3 times. Can it be possible for it to not have a filter? ???

My eyes must be playing tricks

Can someone please snap a photo of this and the location

[Edward B.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Early 265 c.i. engine? Stop looking, they didn't have oil filters.

[Al E.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

What! ?!?... 😱😲😲😨 well I'm speechless. I wonder why not . Good thing I asked. Sad thing is that O'Reilly's sold me an oil filter.

[Larry C.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Early Chev V8s had an external cannister-type filter mounted on a bracket atop the engine with an oil line running from engine to the filter and returning. This setup could have easily been left off and the engine oil line simply plugged. There are many old photos of this setup.

Larry

[Al E.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Thanks Larry and Edward. I was literally going crazy..
I saw a few pictures and an explosion of the drive train. .it was absent

[Jim D.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Early Chev V8s had an external cannister-type filter mounted on a bracket atop the engine with an oil line running from engine to the filter and returning. This setup could have easily been left off and the engine oil line simply plugged. There are many old photos of this setup.

Larry

It was an option on 55 pass. cars.

[Larry C.]

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Nov 22, 2016 - 16 posts - 10 authors
I have a 1955 Chevy 3200 with a 265, the oil filter is located in a canister on the front wall of the engine compartment. I have replaced the filter...

[Leif A.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Early 265 c.i. engine? Stop looking, they didn't have oil filters.

This......

[Joe R.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Just a pic of an original 1955 265!

Love the mounting!

JR

[Domenic T.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

I was working on a 1958 Impala (283) that did not have a filter, just a plate bolted where the canister would be. I was told that it was a option. The plate was not a home made plate but a stamped out one.

Dom

[Chris S.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

235 Blue Flame engines in Corvettes didnt have a filter...... or windows, or door handles,
Yes - they did not have oil filters.....

[Mark E.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

Are you working on your '67 Pace Car? Some featured the rare mystery mid-block with the oil filter under the intake manifold. Check there, take photos, and report your findings.

[Al E.]

Re: I can't find the oil filter...

235 Blue Flame engines in Corvettes didnt have a filter...... or windows, or door handles,
Yes - they did not have oil filters.....

Wow just a big lump of plastic.. must have been still recovering from the war..or getting ready for one.. no metal..no nothing not even a lousy glove box or cup holder.