2001 Defender TD5 remote oil filter

[Rod Armstrong]

does any one know of a remote engine oil filter assy to fit 2001 defender TD5.

[coolbigrock]

i am looking for the same thing,Trans-Dapt Performance Products 1113 - Trans-Dapt Performance Remote Oil Filter Relocation Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRD-1113/.has) this item,hope this help.

[discowhite]

i am looking for the same thing,Trans-Dapt Performance Products 1113 - Trans-Dapt Performance Remote Oil Filter Relocation Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRD-1113/.has) this item,hope this help.


that kit listed should fit, its the same thread as the TD5, 3/4x16UNF
OD for seal is 63mm to 72mm.

it would make changing that filter ALOT easier:)

cheers phil

[LandyAndy]

IF a remote filter was used,could an auto trans cooler be fitted in the plumbing to replace the factory oil cooler????
Andrew

[discowhite]

probably, but i dont think engine oil temp is as critical as the trans one.
one could be fitted but you wouldnt want the engine oil to be to cool, so i wouldnt bother.

im going to upgrade my trans cooler with something like this thermostatically controlled unit.
https://www.americanautos.com.au/graphics/13700.jpg
$350 derale trans cooler, 10''x16'' with a 10'' thermo fan.

cheers phil

[towe0609]

Resurrecting this oldie....

Having spent nearly an hour yesterday trying to remove the oil filter on my defender without success, I am wondering whether this might be the go. Has anyone actually used one of these kits? or any other kit to relocate the oil filter to somewhere easier to get to?

[djam1]

Why cant you get it off??

[towe0609]

Why cant you get it off??

Because I have no filter pliers or wrench and it will not budge by hand. Fat fingers and little strength probably doesn't help. I could get good grip with some sand paper, but still couldn't turn it.

[goingbush]

The TD5 filter is dead easy to get off.

Take the turbo heat shield off & throw it away, Along with the stupid engine cover.

You can then grab the filter easily & unscrew it by hand.

I would NOT use a remote filter. Have had an catastrophic oil loss caused by one of those (in a VW) & heard about a 110 being totally destroyed by fire due to a failed oil line.

A remote bypass filter like a franz would be OK but not a remote on a full flow engine like the TD5, I don't trust them.

[djam1]

Might be a dodgy way of doing it but you could resort to driving a screw driver through it and turning it.
Must admit I have never had a problem with them

[goingbush]

Here you go,
this is about upgrading a remote filter on a NAS V8 110, but still I would not go there on a TD5,

NAS Defender oil line upgrade (http://www.eastcoastrover.com/110oillines.html)

the more places that you introduce for something to go wrong, the greater the chance it will.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/05/1213.jpg

[GoldCloverLeaf]

I tap an old flat head screw driver that has been sharpend a bit into the filter body and turn just enough to crack the seal... takes all of 3 seconds and it's not messy either as one might expect.