Air filter?

[Bluecf]

Hi everyone,
My Fiance posted an introduction in the introduction thread.

Now I have a question about air filters.
The van we are looking at buying has an air filter that is different to anything I have seen before, apparently it requires oli in it up to a certain level?

Can anyone explain to me why this is and what kind of oil I put in it?

I hope this wasn't a stupid question but we have only owned 80's japanese cars before.

Also anything else we should look for specifically before we buy it?

The body seems surprisingly straight, it ran well and has heaps of spare parts.
We are going to take it for a warrant of fitness this weekend to check that it wont fail on something major.

Any advice would be great!

Cheers,
Fox

EDIT: Forgot to ad that it is a 1971 cf, 2ltr with a 4 speed

[BusyKiwi]

usually only 2 stroke filters require oil and they are just foam.

Can you post a picture of the filter?
usually it's a round cly. shape on the 2l and 2.3l, the housing a plastic but some did come in metal. Bolts to the firewall between radiator and mtr

[BusyKiwi]

Did a quick search on the net, this is what the filter housing should look like

[JOE RYAN]

Some of you other old F$#ts like me may remember that FE and FC Holdens (1956 -1960 approx) also FB and EK maybe, had oil filled air cleaners, the oil acted as a filter for airborne contaminates. You had to be extremley careful when removing the aircleaner that you didn't tilt the unit otherwise oil would spill everywhere.
You would fill them with the same oil as the motor, they took about a pint (600 ml), we thought we were in heaven when paper elements come out with the EJ model I think, it was definately with the EH
Anyway enought ramblings, Bedfords did not come out with these types so some home handyman has adapted yours.

Cheers

Joe

[ben]

i have all the parts to convert it back to standard if you need i even have a brand new air filter:)

ben

[Warren]

Oil air filters were for use in highly dusty environments.

Best to replace it with a paper filter type.

Warren

[Bluecf]

Thanks for all the help. We would much rather have the paper type.

We are in Christchurch, NZ if anyone has a proper filter for us

[cfjeff]

Try giving Bob and stanmore rd auto spares a ring tomorrow, he'll know if you can still get them, tell him Jeff said to ring him and give you a discount.

[Bluecf]

Try giving Bob and stanmore rd auto spares a ring tomorrow, he'll know if you can still get them, tell him Jeff said to ring him and give you a discount.

Alright I will give him a ring and see what he says, cheers.

[Bluecf]

Try giving Bob and stanmore rd auto spares a ring tomorrow, he'll know if you can still get them, tell him Jeff said to ring him and give you a discount.

Just mentioned this to the Fiance, Mike, and he said he knows the guy who you're talking about and is dropping stuff off there tomorrow so he will have a chat to him while he is there

Cheers,
Fox