What is this oil filter canister for?

[Donald H.]

A friend just gave me a couple of NOS filter canisters. The one of the left in the picture is typical of corvette and other chevy V8s.

The one on the right has red decal and says Type PM-16-1 versus PM-16 on the left. Both are for PF141 filters.

Also the bolt is shorter, so I'm not sure how it would or could fit a chevy V8.

Anyone know what this was for?

Thanks,

Don

[Keith B.]

[Joe L.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

A friend just gave me a couple of NOS filter canisters. The one of the left in the picture is typical of corvette and other chevy V8s.

The one on the right has red decal and says Type PM-16-1 versus PM-16 on the left. Both are for PF141 filters.

Also the bolt is shorter, so I'm not sure how it would or could fit a chevy V8.

Anyone know what this was for?

Thanks,

Don

Don------


The PM-16 was used for applications utilizing a remote oil filter (i.e not engine mounted). I think this was mostly trucks. I don't know of any passenger cars utilizing it. However, there may have been other non-Chevrolet applications for it, too.

[Donald H.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Don------


The PM-16 was used for applications utilizing a remote oil filter (i.e not engine mounted). I think this was mostly trucks. I don't know of any passenger cars utilizing it. However, there may have been other non-Chevrolet applications for it, too.

Joe, sorry I don't understand your reply. Type PM-16 is the "standard" engine mounted PF141 filter canister that goes on the 58-67 (I think) Corvettes and I assume many other Chevrolet vehicles (picture on the left).

The one on the right looks like it also mounts to an engine put is labelled Type PM-16-1 and also uses PF141 filter.

[Gary B.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Don,

I think this is an example of how the PM-16-1 mounts off-engine.

Gary

[Joe L.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Joe, sorry I don't understand your reply. Type PM-16 is the "standard" engine mounted PF141 filter canister that goes on the 58-67 (I think) Corvettes and I assume many other Chevrolet vehicles (picture on the left).

The one on the right looks like it also mounts to an engine put is labelled Type PM-16-1 and also uses PF141 filter.

Don------


Well, the information I have is confusing regarding the "PM" designations. However, the canister on the left (with the long bolt) is a standard canister used on 1958-67 Corvette V-8 engines. The canister on the right (with shorter bolt) is for remote oil filter applications as pictured in Gary's photo. Actually, I believe the two canisters are the same and only the bolt is different.

[Donald H.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Thanks, makes sense now.

[Ray K.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

All,

The PM-16-1 oil canister is P & A cataloged for application with 1962 Series 10 -30 trucks with 261 cu in engine and also 1963 4WD trucks with the 261 engine. This was the large 6 cylinder engine as used in medium duty trucks but also offered at times as an option in the lighter duty pickups These engines did not have a provision for an oil filter attachment directly to the block and so the remote mounting system was used for this application and required the PF-141 filter element. I agree with Joe that the bolt is the probably the only difference between the 2 canisters.

Ray

[Ara G.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

It sure is cool looking though....ARA

[Donald H.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Curiosity got the best of me, so I did some more searching. Here's a picture of the 261 6-cylinder engine with the ports for oil in and oil out bosses for the external filter and housing (circled in red).

very interesting!

Don

[Richard G.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Easy to forget how times have changed.
My first car a 1956 Chevy had the 6 cylinder and the "optional" oil filter.
I beleve it was clamped or bolted to the intake manifold.
After you pulled the filter out you had a tub of old oil still in the filter housing as only the top came off.

Many small aircraft do not come with oil filters from the factory.
However, it it typical to change the oil after 25 hours of operation.
Rick

[Joe L.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

Easy to forget how times have changed.
My first car a 1956 Chevy had the 6 cylinder and the "optional" oil filter.
I beleve it was clamped or bolted to the intake manifold.
After you pulled the filter out you had a tub of old oil still in the filter housing as only the top came off.

Many small aircraft do not come with oil filters from the factory.
However, it it typical to change the oil after 25 hours of operation.
Rick

Rick------


You can still get filter elements for those filters but not from AC Delco. Fram carries them, though, under their number C4.

[Jim L.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

All,

The PM-16-1 oil canister is P & A cataloged for application with 1962 Series 10 -30 trucks with 261 cu in engine and also 1963 4WD trucks with the 261 engine. This was the large 6 cylinder engine as used in medium duty trucks but also offered at times as an option in the lighter duty pickups

Well, this is new news. The 261 continued to be manufactured on into 1963, after the newer generation 230/250 series engines were available? What was the last year for the older 261-style engine?

[Ray K.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

The Wix filter part number for the PF-141 is Wix #51143, which is readily available.

The new generation 6 cylinder engines ( 194, 230, 250, & 292 ) were introduced in 1963. For some unknown reason, Chevrolet installed the older style 235 cu.in ( early production ) or the 261 cu. in. ( later production ) in all 1963 Series 10 - 20 pickups with 4WD.

Ray

[Joe L.]

Re: What is this oil filter canister for?

The Wix filter part number for the PF-141 is Wix #51143, which is readily available.

The new generation 6 cylinder engines ( 194, 230, 250, & 292 ) were introduced in 1963. For some unknown reason, Chevrolet installed the older style 235 cu.in ( early production ) or the 261 cu. in. ( later production ) in all 1963 Series 10 - 20 pickups with 4WD.

Ray

Ray-----


The 1955-1956 Chevrolet passenger car application that Rich described in his post #11, above, did not use a PF-141 (or PF-131) oil filter element. It used a filter element known as a P-115, aka GM #5572288. Like the PF-141, it's GM discontinued but available from aftermarket brands like Fram and Wix. I wonder how many of these things they sell these days?

Here's an example of the filter:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-New-Old-Stock-AC-Oil-Filter-P-115-5572288/254067889740?hash=item3b27a0564c:g:sg8AAOSwxoJcOmfo&frcectupt=true