What is the cross reference for crossland 426 oil filter?

Answer 1

There is only one S in Crosland (the Crosland who make the filters that is) Allegedly they have a factory in Plymouth UK that makes a large percentage of the filters used in the UK. Some don't even have the name "Crosland" on them, instead the OEM manufacturers name is applied but inside its the same filter although it costs more! Of course if the motor is in guarantee it may be advisable to pay for a filter with the OEM name on it just in case of the engine maker using bad faith to get out of paying for a defective engine.

This filter is an element type that goes in a bowl (yuk!) It fits Land Rover years 57 - 72. Unipart GFE 144 and Fram CH853PL are allegedly equivalent although two different heights of filters were used. The element should be about 173 mm tall. As bowl type filters usually have a spring loaded plate, variations in the height of the element are not very critical. It is important that the spring and plate are not thrown away with the old filter element (this is quite a common mistake) If these parts are thrown away the oil will not be filtered and excessive engine wear may result.

Errata the one that compares with Land Rover is a 416. The 426 is allegedly obsolete but was used on the Ford Consul four cylinder 1763 cc engine long ago. Possibly a different bowl and bolt could be used in order to use a modern filter element or possibly a slightly shorter element could be used. Whatever you get make sure that the inner perforated tube is made of steel as once upon a time some were made of cardboard. If the engine was revved when cold the cardboard could be crushed and oil starvation would result. I heard about a new BMW engine getting ruined this way at its first filter change! Good luck!