I can’t remember my first personal purchase. But do remember going to the parts store in the early 80’s getting a Fram PH8A for my dad. He had a 64 Chevy truck. 400 small block.
First oil filter you bought?
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You have a good memory. I grew up in the late 70's & 80's in The Bronx. Partied REAL hard. Was lucky I made it home in one piece. Spent quite a few late nights in the ER getting stitched up after a wreck. Any memories are hazy at best. Ask me my 1st type of beer, that would be Miller nip bottles, " booze" would be Tango ( a pre-mixed vodka & orange juice). Not going to get into everything else I was ingesting. So, the answer to the question is no, I don't remember.
Lee Maxi filter maybe .... They were everywhere in the '70's.
Sears Spectrum oil, air filter and oil filter for my 1974 Buick LeSabre 455ci…a long time ago… 
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I don't recall the Ford I6 300 having a massive sump, maybe 6 quarts?
So why was the FL1A so large? Did ford expect a lot of sludge or debris?
So why was the FL1A so large? Did ford expect a lot of sludge or debris?
Hastings for 1984 Nissan Pickup. Still had the guy on the box. Looked exactly like these:
Beat-up 78 Fairmont with the 200 straight-six, and all I recall is it was the Fram the parts house sold me. Probably a PH8.
Probably a Fram or STP
Thanks for your note. My Ford I-6 was the 200 cubic inch. FoMoCo put the FL1A on everything from that small six up to my dad's 351 Windsor V8. Sumps on those were 5 quarts. As I recall oil filters in general were big in the late 60s and 70s, and I remember being surprised at how small they got later.
As to why so large, I recall the filters of various cars of the early 70s tended to be big, presumably due to the technology of the time. Newer media is better, and there are lots of pleats. I don't recall cutting open filters back in the day. I'd be glad to hear from a member who has details on the internals of 1970s oil filters.
A version this car was my second filter purchase. I had that car with a V6 and a 4 speed - it was quite the rocking little machine in 85.First car was an air-cooled VW with a rock catcher screen. Second car was a 1974 Capri that took, IIRC, an FL300. I'm sure that I also bought the Sears equivalent.
Bought the part from a filling station garage.
My 76 Plymouth fury was the first and it was a mopar part.
I bought a "Hastings" brand spin-on oil filter to fit my 1960 Ford Falcon with a 144 ci inline 6 cylinder engine.
I'm guessing it was a Lee from Western Auto. For my 1981 four door Chevette. I did the '8-s in style lol
My Bronco is between 7-8qts.
For my high-school graduation, my dad gifted me his '54 Ford Country Sedan station wagon. It had a 239-cu-in Y-block V8 with a column-shift, three-in-the-tree transmission.
For its first oil change, I bought a Fram CH6PL cartridge-style oil filter and five quarts of straight 30-weight Oilzum motor oil at a local mom-and-pop auto parts store. For some reason, still I remember that purchase like it was yesterday.
For its first oil change, I bought a Fram CH6PL cartridge-style oil filter and five quarts of straight 30-weight Oilzum motor oil at a local mom-and-pop auto parts store. For some reason, still I remember that purchase like it was yesterday.
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Probably a Sears or Penske branded filter from Sears for either a Toyota or Pontiac in the early 1970s. My mom was a computer analyst for Sears (Yes kiddos, they had computers and programmers then.) so we used her 10% employee discount for everything. I do mean everything 'cause back then Sears sold everything.
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Good ole Nebraska brand.
Sears oil and air filter for my 1949 Chevrolet in 1962.
