From looking at pictures of the filter orientation on diesel Vanagons, it appears that changing the oil filter would be a real pain, and very messy, due to the angle of the filter, and the hoses in the way. I assume this would be similar for any I4 conversion using the diesel mounts. So is it really a pain, or am I imagining it to be worse than it really is? I am thinking a remote oil cooler along with remote filter mount would solve this problem. I assume that provided the attachment to go on the oil filter flange has a bypass valve with the appropriate pressure, (ie: designed for VW engines, 30psi?) it should work well. Is anyone using such a setup? Shawn Wright http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright '85 Jetta TD '88 Westy 2.1L |
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