Thread: 4.6 Oil Filter

Planning on going distributor less with a 4.6 in a 101?

I suspect you will find it is either very close, or will contact when articulated far enough, the filter hangs in roughly the same position as the earlier engines. Should be possible to get a remote filter kit to suit though.

Worst case I'd stick the v belt 3.9 cover on (you can get a spacer to use it with the serp pulley) with the 101 filter head. It can't be beyond the wit of man to machine up a little plug for the dizzy hole and clamp it in?

Originally Posted by DasLandRoverMan

Worst case I'd stick the v belt 3.9 cover on (you can get a spacer to use it with the serp pulley) with the 101 filter head. It can't be beyond the wit of man to machine up a little plug for the dizzy hole and clamp it in?

Seeing the dissy is needed to drive the oil pump, a cut down dissy capped with a welch plug would be needed. Also the serpentine water pump runs backwards, a vee belt pump wouldn't work!

But a remote filter head would be dead easy to set up, use one on the oil cooler pipes and machine a suitable full flow cap to blank off the filter mount.

Originally Posted by DasLandRoverMan

Worst case I'd stick the v belt 3.9 cover on (you can get a spacer to use it with the serp pulley) with the 101 filter head. It can't be beyond the wit of man to machine up a little plug for the dizzy hole and clamp it in?

I do not believe it is possible with a 4.6 cam.

Garry

Originally Posted by bee utey

But a remote filter head would be dead easy to set up, use one on the oil cooler pipes and machine a suitable full flow cap to blank off the filter mount.

Kits are available to set up a remote oil filter but if I don't have to that would be better. A Z9 filter will probably hit the diff but might be OK with a Z89.

I have a 4.6 Crow Cam so no drive for dissys etc. I have the front cover off a 3.9 but I have opted to go dissy less and ordered gear to suit the 4.6 timing cover.

Garry

Originally Posted by bee utey

Seeing the dissy is needed to drive the oil pump, a cut down dissy capped with a welch plug would be needed. Also the serpentine water pump runs backwards, a vee belt pump wouldn't work!

But a remote filter head would be dead easy to set up, use one on the oil cooler pipes and machine a suitable full flow cap to blank off the filter mount.

You make a very good point.

I have made something similar to what you describe using a 300 Tdi filter head as the remote mount, and made a blanking plate using the bottom of a used filter (3mm thick plate) an old bearing race (Salisbury hub I think) with a plate welded on top.
Worked well.

If a Z9 is too long check out the Z10 filter option.
Z10 is used as a replacement on some motors where a Z9 is too long.
I dont know if a Z10 is shorter than a Z89.......it should be.