Oil filter relocater
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Oil filter relocater
Does any one know a good oil filter relocator for a 96 F150 with a 351. I want one because im not a huge fan of the oil spilling onto my front diff. when i change the oil.
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I haven't tried one for ten years or so but back then the three I tried from Jegs and local parts stores were next to impossible to seal to the oil filter base. I tried all sorts of things to keep them from seeping oil but finally took them all off and threw them away.
Like I said, that was years ago and on a 302, things may be much better engineered now days.
Like I said, that was years ago and on a 302, things may be much better engineered now days.
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I've used them for years on various vehicles. There are a couple of things to watch out for, however. The cheap hoses with push-on connectors usually supplied in the kits don't seem to hold up very well so I buy a better brand of hose and have hydraulic fittings crimped onto them, or you could go with braided stainless hose with AN fittings.
Another potential problem is the block adaptor. The cheapo kind that screws straight onto the block in place of the filter and has the hoses sticking straight out:
can seal and work okay if you get it situated just right, but sometimes you have interference problems with the hoses and need to use an adapter that brings the hoses out into a 90º
and then you can't always get the adapter tight enough and still situate it just where you want it.
However, there is another type of adapter that has a through-bolt design so that you can put the adapter where you want it and then tighten the bolt. These seem to seal the best:
Another possibility is the adapter that was used on Ford vans and V6 Rangers that turns the filter at a 90º angle. These are the simplest design, no hoses to deal with and may get the filter moved just enough for you:
Another potential problem is the block adaptor. The cheapo kind that screws straight onto the block in place of the filter and has the hoses sticking straight out:
can seal and work okay if you get it situated just right, but sometimes you have interference problems with the hoses and need to use an adapter that brings the hoses out into a 90º
and then you can't always get the adapter tight enough and still situate it just where you want it.
However, there is another type of adapter that has a through-bolt design so that you can put the adapter where you want it and then tighten the bolt. These seem to seal the best:
Another possibility is the adapter that was used on Ford vans and V6 Rangers that turns the filter at a 90º angle. These are the simplest design, no hoses to deal with and may get the filter moved just enough for you:
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Those are okay, just not the greatest. If you have room for the lines to come straight out then it'll work, but you can't put 90º fittings on it. Well, you can put one 90º on, but then you can't turn a second one to screw it in as it hits the first one.
Another thing to watch out for is to be sure and use a good thread sealant and don't overtighten the fittings. You can crack the aluminum adapter fairly easily with a tapered pipe fitting. (The threads are 1/2" pipe.)
Another thing to watch out for is to be sure and use a good thread sealant and don't overtighten the fittings. You can crack the aluminum adapter fairly easily with a tapered pipe fitting. (The threads are 1/2" pipe.)
