Hello Scott,
Now I'm sure you see why the spin-on filter adaptors are a popular conver-
sion. The filter shell location was not a problem on the Right Hand Drive
cars, but that's no consolation to us in the U.S..
Here's something that worked for me; since the engine is on rubber mounts,
I got a Big Stick and located it so it wouldn't push against anything soft
or expensive (took some doing), and then just pried on it to move the en-
gine apart from the left frame rail. If I recall correctly, it only needed
to move less than 1/2" to allow the filter shell to pass. I only did this
once, however, as I was removing the shell because I had bought the spin-
on adaptor, which makes oil filter changes very easy indeed.
Sometimes the Bigger Hammer theory does work, although this may not have
done my motor mounts any favors.
Best regards,
Tom Tweed
SW Ohio
former TR-250 owner
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