[C320-list] Remote oil filter

[Jeff Church]

Warren,

With that remote filter wouldn't you end up with 30" (or maybe even 60") of empty hose that has to fill after you start the engine? There might be a valve in the adapter that would keep the system primed (assuming it wasn't clogged by diesel contaminated oil), but I'd make sure of that before I installed the kit. 

JeffC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Warren Updike 
  To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] Remote oil filter


  I have the Perkins engine.  I've not been able to change the oil filter 
  without making a mess no matter how I stuff the absorbant material.

  I've looked into a remote oil filter and found one at jcwhitney.com.  It's 
  called an "Oil Filter Relocation Kit."  About $50.  Turns out the threads on 
  the std. US screw-on oil filter are 3/4" X 16tpi.  There is an adaptor plate 
  that screws onto the engine in place of the filter with a hose attachment to 
  the new filter housing.  It comes with 2 assembled 30" hoses with fittings, 
  all mounting hardware and instructions.  I think it's just what Dr. Diesel 
  ordered, however, I've not found enough room within the engine compartment 
  to mount the damn thing where it would be easier to get at than the current 
  horizontal filter.

  I don't think there is any design issue with a remote filter.  Generally, 
  the more oil you carry in the engine the better it is.  That's partly why a 
  duel filter arrangement is better than one filter.  It's probably more 
  important that you use the mfgr's recommended filter than that it's remotely 
  located.

  If anyone has done this, I sure like to know how you mounted the remote 
  filter.

  Warren & Pattie Updike
  C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
  Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
  Chesapeake Bay

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Timothy Grennan" <grennantim at yahoo.com>
  To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:07 PM
  Subject: [C320-list] Remote oil filter


  >I have the yanmar diesel. Has anyone moved the oil filter to the vertical 
  >position, and if so, what parts were purchased to make the move?
  >
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  >  Tim Grennan
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