Jon
Number 2 is the best option if clearance exist with the "chassis ".
Unmodified (without later anti roll bar X-member) Pre- HS6 carb models
with good engines mounts are normally fine.
Yes, you do have to grovel about but the filter has far better anti drain
qualities when hanging down and you are draining the oil at the same time
so some under car activity is required. You can normally remove the filter
by reaching through the wheel arch (car jacked up) and replace it from
above.
I change the oil and filter at 2500 - 3000miles regardless of filter size
etc
Filters that I use in Oz are common to Audi 80 and Golf GTI engines plus
one or two earlier BMW's 325's???
Have fun
Andy T
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonmac [SMTP:jonmac@ndirect.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 1999 8:23
> To: 2000- Register
> Subject: Spin on oil filter adaptor on a PI saloon
>
> Friends,
> Guidelines please. I've recently acquired a spin-on oil filter adaptor
> from
> Chris Witor together with four FRAM filters PH 2895. They're quite long
> ones - about 5 inches.
> I invested in this for two reasons, (a) I like spin-on filters and (b) it
> occurred to me that I could mount it so I could unscrew it leaning into
> the
> engine bay rather than scratting around on my back underneath.
> When the time came to fit the filter head, I found I had to cant it at
> about
> 10 o'clock so the filter is aimed towards the radiator. All well and good
> until I discovered that with a filter of this length, I can't screw the
> filter fully home unless the filter head is loose and because of the
> length,
> the filter is fouling the T piece to supply the oil pressure gauge. In the
> words of the prophet, the clearance is as tight as a duck's a**e!
> As far as I can see, the only ways round the prob are:
> 1. To fit a shorter filter in the same 10 o'clock position, or
> 2. Keep my fingers crossed and see if it will fit in a vertical position
> in
> the bowels of the engine bay meaning I'll have to lie under the car to
> unscrew it, or
> 3. Still keep it in a vertical position with a shorter filter.
> If I fit a shorter filter, I'm obviously not going to get quite the same
> filtration because of the smaller overall filter paper area and I'm
> wondering if the oil pump might find itself working overtime to push the
> same volume of oil through a smaller area.
> I'm sure one or two people must have encountered this problem, so what is
> the general thinking and if a shorter filter is the way to go, what part
> number do you use? It doesn't have to be a FRAM #, the factor can sort
> that
> out from the cross ref list but I naturally want one with an anti-drain
> valve regardless of the position it eventually finds itself being fitted.
> Replies awaited with interest.
>
> Cheers
> John Mac
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