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oil filter size
Hello all,
Engines back in my car after 3 years out.....and I'm starting to put everything else back.
and I've had a thought about moving my oil filter remote.
But does anyone know how the size/length of the oil filter is calculated?....is it linked to engine size or flow?
As I was thinking what's the smallest length filter I could get away with?...without doing anything detrimental of course.
Its a rover V8 4.6 engine.
cheers
scott
Engines back in my car after 3 years out.....and I'm starting to put everything else back.
and I've had a thought about moving my oil filter remote.
But does anyone know how the size/length of the oil filter is calculated?....is it linked to engine size or flow?
As I was thinking what's the smallest length filter I could get away with?...without doing anything detrimental of course.
Its a rover V8 4.6 engine.
cheers
scott
Can't help you with calculations but it's more often or not linked to what will fit. There is a big and a small filter for the v8, one is for the car and the big one is land-rover. Not sure it even matters much given how these things are ran these days. They aren't exactly ran for 20000 miles between services.
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cheers,
just really wondered if I can fit the smallest oil filter possible, without doing anything silly to the engine.
Looks like I have the 5 1/4ins length filter at the moment, and anything less than 4ins might fit.
If anyone knows the smallest oil filter that will fiit...it would be good.
cheers
scott
just really wondered if I can fit the smallest oil filter possible, without doing anything silly to the engine.
Looks like I have the 5 1/4ins length filter at the moment, and anything less than 4ins might fit.
If anyone knows the smallest oil filter that will fiit...it would be good.
cheers
scott
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I've been looking at this one.
https://www.knfilters.co.uk/search/prod ... od=PS-2004
unless anyone can recommend anything smaller in height.
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scott
https://www.knfilters.co.uk/search/prod ... od=PS-2004
unless anyone can recommend anything smaller in height.
cheers
scott
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As mentioned I,m using Ford Sierra Cosworth filter, probably the same as the DOHC?
Fits in my Rush chassis in the standard position (4.6 gems) with no need for a remote filter housing
I think having a larger filter will mean you can go further before it gets restrictive and needing to be changed, but not an issue with our cars.
Tom.
Fits in my Rush chassis in the standard position (4.6 gems) with no need for a remote filter housing
I think having a larger filter will mean you can go further before it gets restrictive and needing to be changed, but not an issue with our cars.
Tom.
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The Cosworth filter is in fact slightly shorter than the DOHC one, but has the same thread.SuperV8 wrote:As mentioned I,m using Ford Sierra Cosworth filter, probably the same as the DOHC?
Fits in my Rush chassis in the standard position (4.6 gems) with no need for a remote filter housing
I think having a larger filter will mean you can go further before it gets restrictive and needing to be changed, but not an issue with our cars.
Tom.
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I've found this.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUINE-B ... Sw881ZuOnP
but would it be dangerously too small in capacity?
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scott
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUINE-B ... Sw881ZuOnP
but would it be dangerously too small in capacity?
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scott
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I dont beleive so the Cosworth 2.0 has a large demand for oil flow e.g a turbo 16 hyd tappets and this filter is also used on the Cosworth 2.9 24 valve motor tooSeight-V8 wrote:I've found this.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUINE-B ... Sw881ZuOnP
but would it be dangerously too small in capacity?
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scott
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Re: oil filter size
I’m assuming that the Cossie filter would fit a Serpentine 3.9 ?
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Re: oil filter size
I use a Cossie EFL90 on my LS engine.
Original LS's use a bloody tiny filter even smaller again, as do most modern cars these days.
They probably work...just change them more often, but I'd always try and use the biggest filter you can. After all...what are the downsides ?
Original LS's use a bloody tiny filter even smaller again, as do most modern cars these days.
They probably work...just change them more often, but I'd always try and use the biggest filter you can. After all...what are the downsides ?