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I'm not sure exactly *WHY* I bought it, nor am I really sure where I was even thinking I could mount the remote filter head. I guess I can at least use it to tap a mount into for the temperature sender for the oil temperature gauge and it would be remiss not to use it to add an inline oil cooler at the same time I suppose?
I'm not sure exactly *WHY* I bought it, nor am I really sure where I was even thinking I could mount the remote filter head. I guess I can at least use it to tap a mount into for the temperature sender for the oil temperature gauge and it would be remiss not to use it to add an inline oil cooler at the same time I suppose?
phazed said:
What are the other parts??
That bit screws on (in place of the oil filter) to hold the sandwich plate on.What diameter are those hose tails? When I fitted a remote filter to my V6 S Series I read up that 5/8" (16mm) hoses should be used on engines over 2500cc, most kits are supplied with 1/2"
phillpot said:
That bit screws on (in place of the oil filter) to hold the sandwich plate on.
What diameter are those hose tails? When I fitted a remote filter to my V6 S Series I read up that 5/8" (16mm) hoses should be used on engines over 2500cc, most kits are supplied with 1/2"
What diameter are those hose tails? When I fitted a remote filter to my V6 S Series I read up that 5/8" (16mm) hoses should be used on engines over 2500cc, most kits are supplied with 1/2"
That's what I was wondering 
I didn't even use 1/2"-13mm on 4 cyl Fords 
Sardonicus said:
What dia are those barbs Phil?
1/2" ... actually 13.5mm - I would have popped up a quick pic but it seems that Thumbsnap's uploader is borked at the moment.Came with about 2m of SAE 100R6 1/2" hose and hose clamps too...
Sardonicus said:
And you need 4 Dowty washers to seal em,
...and it came with those as well - just didn't want to put them on the hose fittings and risk damaging the seal before fitting it properly. 
Don't really want to use "hand made" hoses though so might see what the local hydraulic hose guys would charge (plus I'd like the hoses on the remote filter head to have 90 degree bends in them so they come straight down the sides of the filter and take up less width) to make up some properly crimped hoses.
Sardonicus said:
you can fit a bigger oil filter with this set up too i.e a VAG Diesel engine filter(long fat bugger) so long as you have retained the same thread.
...and so long as I can find somewhere to mount the bloody remote filter head which is actually not as simple as it sounds as I need to re-site the expansion tank to the later location on the drivers side inner wing (so I can't fit it there) to allow me to fit the later radiator cowlings, the later bottom solid coolant hose and - most importantly - the "Tuscan" cooling fans (a pair of SPAL VA01-AP70/LL-36A's rather than the wimpy VA10-AP9/C-25A's that are on there at the moment). I'm toying with adding an oil cooler and a little SPAL VA36-A100-46A fan (for the oil cooler as the times when everything really starts to bake are when it's sat in traffic and there's no airflow through the nosecone) as well .
Sardonicus said:
phillpot said:
That bit screws on (in place of the oil filter) to hold the sandwich plate on.
What diameter are those hose tails? When I fitted a remote filter to my V6 S Series I read up that 5/8" (16mm) hoses should be used on engines over 2500cc, most kits are supplied with 1/2"
What diameter are those hose tails? When I fitted a remote filter to my V6 S Series I read up that 5/8" (16mm) hoses should be used on engines over 2500cc, most kits are supplied with 1/2"
That's what I was wondering I didn't even use 1/2"-13mm on 4 cyl Fords TBH it's just another job added to the long list of jobs (finish re-siting battery - just need to buy battery, finish the new dash - just need the appropriate senders, fit the new coolant pipes, rad cowlings, fans and water pump, fit the Lupo lights - of which I have ended up with two pairs, fit the direct 12v feed / relay switching harness to the headlights, fit the new rear roof section, do my back brakes etc) that need to be done on the old girl.
In fact there's really just the one part that I need that will enable pretty much all of them to be done but I can't find one anywhere...
If anyone knows where I can find a Tuit then please can you let me know where and how much they are as I really need one ... I don't care what colour it is but it has to be the much rarer "round" version...
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numb-nuts 
SILICONEKID343HP said:
I have the oil cooler installed ,still trying to work out how to install a oil temp sensor and gauge. Nothing on the sandwich plate to fir the sensor.
Usually the sandwich plates have a couple of extra holes tapped for pressure and temperature senders ... then they're supplied with plugs for the holes which you take out when you need to attach a sender.I'll probably just ask Dave in the workshops at work to pop in a hole in the return feed from the filter side of the sandwich plate and get him to tap it to take a temperature sender ...
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