If a bypass filter is acceptable to you and originality is not too important, a
lot of older vehicles used them until the end of the dark ages. One that comes
to mind is the 55 Chevy. The unit could mount just about anywhere there is room
and, for your convenience, the top removes to change the element. I'm sure
elements for these are readily available and cheap.
Bill Lawrence
Todd Schlemmer wrote:
> >>It's a little more complicated than that....
>
> Actually the bypass oil filter system in the early 2.0 liter (and 1.6L?) is
> a remotely mounted filter with piping that runs from the engine and back.
> The filter is a canister that looks a lot like a small propane torch tank
> that has compression fittings on top to fit the piping. Every 10K miles
> (whether it needed it or not :), the filter should be replaced. The filters
> are like $90.00 unobtanium these days.
>
> My biiiig questions are: how is that filter different in functionality from
> modern spin-on filters? I understand the oil pump doesn't send all the oil
> through the filter before the galleries, but does that mean the filter is
> different? Has anyone done this before?- I'm not going to reinvent the
> wheel if someone can point me to a filter adaptor and appropriate fittings.
> FWIW, the oil pressure is adjustable at the pump (kinda like the freeplay in
> the steering box on later LR's), so maybe that is the way to compensate for
> filter differences.
>
> I'll keep you posted.
>
> Todd Schlemmer
> Vashon Island, WA
> www.ozedeph.com
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