RH drive car, looking for remote oil filter options
Imagine all of the oil that is sitting in this filter:
Now imagine where all that oil is going when you spin the filter off, and the mess that it leaves behind.
On a RH drive car, Chrysler had to move the oil filter "somewhere", as the steering box is right where the oil filter normally resides, so in their infinite wisdom (insert sarcasm here), this is where they decided to put it. Double-flare hardlines run from an adapter on the engine up to this....thing.
Here's what it looks like from underneath, and note I had already removed one of the lines before I remembered to take a picture:
Hard to see from here, but the fitting where the line has been removed is about 1/8" from that bellhousing bolt, so getting the engine out yesterday wasn't fun. (Oil soaked rag joint and steering box is visible here as well).
I spoke with the car's owner last night regarding adding a remotely mounted oil filter, and surprisingly enough he gave me the green light on this, as he hates having oil all over his engine compartment, suspension, steering gear, etc.
I imagine I can find a remote oil filter kit for a LH drive (US) vehicle pretty simply, but does anyone know where I can find a kit for a RH drive car? If I have to order from Oz or NZ, so be it, as the engine is out of the car and this is the perfect time to do this.
Thanks, all.
Jim
Imagine all of the oil that is sitting in this filter:
Now imagine where all that oil is going when you spin the filter off, and the mess that it leaves behind.
On a RH drive car, Chrysler had to move the oil filter "somewhere", as the steering box is right where the oil filter normally resides, so in their infinite wisdom (insert sarcasm here), this is where they decided to put it. Double-flare hardlines run from an adapter on the engine up to this....thing.
Here's what it looks like from underneath, and note I had already removed one of the lines before I remembered to take a picture:
Hard to see from here, but the fitting where the line has been removed is about 1/8" from that bellhousing bolt, so getting the engine out yesterday wasn't fun. (Oil soaked rag joint and steering box is visible here as well).
I spoke with the car's owner last night regarding adding a remotely mounted oil filter, and surprisingly enough he gave me the green light on this, as he hates having oil all over his engine compartment, suspension, steering gear, etc.
I imagine I can find a remote oil filter kit for a LH drive (US) vehicle pretty simply, but does anyone know where I can find a kit for a RH drive car? If I have to order from Oz or NZ, so be it, as the engine is out of the car and this is the perfect time to do this.
Thanks, all.
Jim