Thread: Opinions sought

Originally Posted by George130

I am looking at setting up my full flow oil filter as a remote unit. What are poeples thoughts on doing this.

You asked.....

I think.... FWOT

Originally Posted by tombraider

You asked.....

I think.... FWOT

Couldn't of said it better myself, Edd it's you car and your repairs if it stuffs up, if it sets your mind at ease go for it, any bit of pre warning is better than nievety.

I assume you could mount it to make changing the filter easier. That would be about the only benefit I can think of. (What were they thinking when they installed the oil filter right next to the turbo!).

Originally Posted by BigJon

I assume you could mount it to make changing the filter easier. That would be about the only benefit I can think of. (What were they thinking when they installed the oil filter right next to the turbo!).

...where it is so hard to tighten/loosen even after waiting for everything to cool down.

OK. Reasons are
1. Use cheaper filters.
2. Seing the second hand oil cooler fell though found it would be easier and cheaper to move the filter and run a large external oil cooler. This cooler would still be water cooled but at least 4 times the size so would regulate temps better.
So $2-300 sounds so much nicer than $1,000 and I have been told I am improving the system which should hekp with a modified vehicle. Setup might also provide extra cooling for the coolant system.
3. Easy to replace in the future.

[quote=George130]OK. Reasons are
1. Use cheaper filters.
2. Seing the second hand oil cooler fell though found it would be easier and cheaper to move the filter and run a large external oil cooler. This cooler would still be water cooled but at least 4 times the size so would regulate temps better.
So $2-300 sounds so much nicer than $1,000 and I have been told I am improving the system which should hekp with a modified vehicle. Setup might also provide extra cooling for the coolant system.
3. Easy to replace in the future.[/quote
sounds good any improvement on the factory would be beta as with all landy mods they come from a need to improve and as allways the price is much beta than the factory item go for it mate u will be guinea pig for all those oiler fans out there
chers
chris

It would have been done today but I'm still waiting on the call to go into town to have the block of aluminium measured up and machined.

Originally Posted by George130

OK. Reasons are
1. Use cheaper filters.

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I thought that a lot of R&D went into the centrifugal oil filter, which is part of being able to push the normal oil change interval out to 20,000 km.

So I'm not sure I'd run a different type of filter.

Regards
Max P