OK, so I go in to the local auto supply store and give them the Bosch number and their computer comes up empty. I then tell them I have a Crosland number (457) and the don't think they have ever heard of it but they type it in and it gives them a FRAM number C11860PL. They go and look and they have one in stock. When they open up the (remember this is fram) box what do you think they see? A nice looking filter with big green letters on it that say "CROSLAND 457 MADE IN U.K."
Thanks Peter, I'll go and see how I can get this to fit in the housing and report back on that.
Stan
Sounds pretty typical! :-))
There has been a big consolidation in the filter business as the car makers wanted better deals from their suppliers. Cooper, Fram Crosland and others are all part of the same group these days, so you may well get another name on the filter in the box.
What you need to make is a threaded shaft that screws into the underneath of the top plate of the filter (It's a METRIC thread) so that the filter its a tight fit on the shaft, and the centre of the shaft is drilled out to pass fluid from the top connector into the filter. You'll need a means of holding the filter onto the shaft, I think I had mine tapped in the bottom end and a spacer and bolt held a washer against the bottom of the filter.
It's simpler to make up than decsribe, and the filter stays original in appearance.
Peter