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Posted by: 914werke Apr 9 2018, 08:22 PM

So I have one in the Werke shope that is a bad leak'er.
74 2.0L street car.
Front mount cooler with the ubiquitous Mocal sandwich adapter which seems to
be a significant (but not the entire) culprit.
One of the issues that is probably contributing to the problem is the clearance of the oil filter.
Due to the depth of the adapter the oil filter is low enough that the engine cross bar impacts the Oil filter.
There is just enough clearance, but given the eng. bar is rubber mounted its without a doubt vibrating on the filter body.
Anyone else deal with this & what was the solution.
I checked the rubber mounts & they are in good shape.
Different filter brand? Space out the Motor mounts off the case?

Thanks


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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Apr 9 2018, 08:30 PM

Plenty of clearance on mine. I think the Mobil 1 oil filter may be a little shorter.


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Posted by: r_towle Apr 9 2018, 09:25 PM

Two things. One I have seen.
The adapter has an o-ring. Go make sure it’s seated correctly.
For the filter, either another shorter filter, or a die grinder to remove a hair off the bar till it stops touching.

A remote filter is pretty easy to do if you get inspired.

Posted by: Front yard mechanic Apr 10 2018, 05:49 AM

My solutition for the sandwich adaptor

Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Apr 10 2018, 06:10 AM

I think it's the 944 filter that is shorter and will fit just fine

Posted by: michael7810 Apr 10 2018, 06:16 AM

Napa Gold #1374 is what I've been using for years. It's made by Wix so good quality. There's a thread on Pelican about it.

Posted by: dlee6204 Apr 10 2018, 06:21 AM

I think so too

Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Apr 10 2018, 08:58 AM

Just my opinion; I've seen wix filters clog up, bypass fail, and even saw one that actually exploded. Mahle, or Mann is all I will use.

Posted by: tejon007 Apr 10 2018, 10:50 AM

Nothing a hammer and a few well-placed hits on the filter could'nt fix...

Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Apr 10 2018, 12:05 PM

I hope you are not serious.

Posted by: 914werke Apr 10 2018, 12:15 PM

Great thanks for the replies.
Ill probably address it with more than one approach:
* A little clearance on the bar isn't going to hurt anything
* alternate filter

One more Q: I am replacing the seal on the SP1T and notice there is no O-ring or seal on the sleeve adapter. Is there supposed to be one?

Posted by: wes Apr 10 2018, 12:26 PM

[attachmentid=646262] if that doesn’t work I’ve got a bigger hammer!

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Apr 15 2018, 05:41 PM

I was under the car today checking things out for RTE 66 and took an additional pic of my sandwich adapter/oil filter clearance. It looks to be about 1/8th of an inch from the engine mount bar.


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