Sunbeam Tiger remote oil filter
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And turns a 15 minutes job into a 3 or 4 times is it tight enough to stop leaking PiTA.. but that's my op after changing the oil in the MK2 3X in the first 1000 miles on a just broke in 90,000 mile motor. I would never have one on a stock car personally with the cost of proper hoses and the aforementioned wrestling with the wrenches.
And turns a 15 minutes job into a 3 or 4 times is it tight enough to stop leaking PiTA.. but that's my op after changing the oil in the MK2 3X in the first 1000 miles on a just broke in 90,000 mile motor. I would never have one on a stock car personally with the cost of proper hoses and the aforementioned wrestling with the wrenches.
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Well I have another Tiger without the remote filter setup, so my guess is that the percentage is fairly high. I recently heard about the Econoline adapter. that sounds like a nice solution. Can you provide details on the part numbers needed, the process and where you got the parts?
Thanks,
Marty
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The part number for the old cast iron oil filter adapter is C5TE-6884A, which sometimes pop up on eBay. Make sure you get the bolt, washers, etc., with it. Ford Motorsport makes a modern day aluminum equivalent, M-6880-A50. Sometimes these don't work if you have headers.
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Paint it!! I had to paint all my blue/red anodized fittings ( to black ) on my car to get'collecter' insurance. Oddly though, stainless braided hose for any pressure line was allowed ( as a safety upgrade ??)... weird rules
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Mine hangs straight down... but it’s right behind the left headlight!
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I got a call from the guy who bought Rick M.s black car he asked if it was normal for the oil filter setup to have hoses and be down near the drain plug.
One of my cars has its hoses to just behind the front lic. plate. Having owned air cooled cars You get the feeling that just getting the oil filter out and away from the engine is almost as good as having an oil cooler.
One of my cars has its hoses to just behind the front lic. plate. Having owned air cooled cars You get the feeling that just getting the oil filter out and away from the engine is almost as good as having an oil cooler.
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Back in my early days of my Tigering, I looked at where the remote oil filters were put.
I didn't like any of them.
I put on my thinking cap and came up with:
Under the engine.
It fit all of these requirements:
1) Low
2) as far back as practical/possible
3) moves with the engine.
4) easy to drain the oil AND change the filter.
I made a bracket to mount the filter under the oil pan
and on the front of the lower bellhousing.
I SHOULD add, this was back before I had headers that left any room for a filter on the block!
I didn't like any of them.
I put on my thinking cap and came up with:
Under the engine.
It fit all of these requirements:
1) Low
2) as far back as practical/possible
3) moves with the engine.
4) easy to drain the oil AND change the filter.
I made a bracket to mount the filter under the oil pan
and on the front of the lower bellhousing.
I SHOULD add, this was back before I had headers that left any room for a filter on the block!
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That‘s an interesting idea - different if nothing else. The downside is it might be subject to road damage, but there are a number of upsides. Easy to change the filter, enhanced cooling, and being the lowest part in the system the filter will always be full of oil at start up.
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I would add, the LACK of oil filter clearance with headers (LAT/CAT-early)
was a primary reason to up date the CAT headers back in the early '90s.
Also, the LAT/CAT-early headers where well known to hang down to the lowest part of a Tiger, so fitted.
So to have an oil filter down low was not the lowest part of the car.
And just for the record, my first under engine oil filter setup was a Dual filter mounting,
with extra low mounting that WAS the lowest part of the car.
I have since revised the mounting for more ground clearance.
was a primary reason to up date the CAT headers back in the early '90s.
Also, the LAT/CAT-early headers where well known to hang down to the lowest part of a Tiger, so fitted.
So to have an oil filter down low was not the lowest part of the car.
And just for the record, my first under engine oil filter setup was a Dual filter mounting,
with extra low mounting that WAS the lowest part of the car.
I have since revised the mounting for more ground clearance.
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Dan the bracket and mount by the sump is nice, you said you did this pre headers, in the pic the filter looks very close to the header, does it heat the filter much or its ok? Do you ever sheild the filter?
My remote one is in the front left guard behind the headlight area and quite low, initially i worried about stones etc.. But its infront off the wheel so never been an issue.
Your setup is the neatest ive seen
Dan the bracket and mount by the sump is nice, you said you did this pre headers, in the pic the filter looks very close to the header, does it heat the filter much or its ok? Do you ever sheild the filter?
My remote one is in the front left guard behind the headlight area and quite low, initially i worried about stones etc.. But its infront off the wheel so never been an issue.
Your setup is the neatest ive seen
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It's been moved by the formerly identifies as librarian. Easy to just look at the new posts that pop up rather than a eye glasses required page icon on old forum software.
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I didn't intend for the Thread to be moved, just suggesting changes from "stock" eventually move a car to the world of Personalized.
I would HOPE just moving the remote oil filter would not upset a purest.
And I assume, the OP may well be coming from a "Stock" point of view.
BTW, another + for the under engine local, no extra holes need to be added.
I would HOPE just moving the remote oil filter would not upset a purest.
And I assume, the OP may well be coming from a "Stock" point of view.
BTW, another + for the under engine local, no extra holes need to be added.
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Dan, I didn't go to the trouble of reading and moving all the stuff in the past to watch it become a cluster F that was General Tiger Discussion. We are searchable and that's what sets up apart from the email list and sometimes anti social media 
Besides it gives Dave and something to ponder as to the lines between stock and personalized and modified.
We would have caught it sooner or later.
Maybe expand on the dual filter concept. Glass mat or be like those engineer types who cut up new filters compare the media and it's sq. inch.
Besides it gives Dave and something to ponder as to the lines between stock and personalized and modified.
We would have caught it sooner or later.
Maybe expand on the dual filter concept. Glass mat or be like those engineer types who cut up new filters compare the media and it's sq. inch.
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