 Sandwich Adapter, Solution for fitment ? |
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| 914work |
 Apr 9 2018, 08:22 PM
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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 Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Elliot Cannon |
Apr 9 2018, 08:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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Plenty of clearance on mine. I think the Mobil 1 oil filter may be a little shorter.
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| r_towle |
Apr 9 2018, 09:25 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,560 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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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. |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Apr 10 2018, 05:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,153 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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My solutition for the sandwich adaptor
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Apr 10 2018, 06:10 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
I think it's the 944 filter that is shorter and will fit just fine
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| michael7810 |
Apr 10 2018, 06:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,078 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region
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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.
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| dlee6204 |
Apr 10 2018, 06:21 AM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
QUOTE(The Cabinetmaker @ Apr 10 2018, 08:10 AM)  I think it's the 944 filter that is shorter and will fit just fine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I think so too |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Apr 10 2018, 08:58 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
QUOTE(michael7810 @ Apr 10 2018, 07:16 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. 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. |
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| tejon007 |
Apr 10 2018, 10:50 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 10-February 10 From: Northern California Member No.: 11,344 Region Association: None |
Nothing a hammer and a few well-placed hits on the filter could'nt fix...
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Apr 10 2018, 12:05 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
QUOTE(tejon007 @ Apr 10 2018, 11:50 AM) Nothing a hammer and a few well-placed hits on the filter could'nt fix... I hope you are not serious. |
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| 914work |
Apr 10 2018, 12:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 9-November 11 Member No.: 13,762 Region Association: None |
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? |
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| wes |
Apr 10 2018, 12:26 PM
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wes Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Ukiah Ca Member No.: 8,436 Region Association: Northern California
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if that doesn’t work I’ve got a bigger hammer!
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| Elliot Cannon |
Apr 15 2018, 05:41 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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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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