Lets talk oil filter pedestals / adapters
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Lets talk oil filter pedestals / adapters
Hello everyone, I want to plumb my Defi oil temp sender. I have been doing research and the way i want to do it is near the oil filter by way of aftermarket pedestal.
So my options are the REspeed one which i can not get and there is no ETA when they will be available(if ever). Every other reference to pedestals i can find on the forums no longer exist. Are there anymore MFG of aftermarket pedestals im not aware of? This is how i REALLY want to do it.
This leads me to option 2, which im not totally against, if it can work well.....the sandwich plate. There seems to be a few choices but im concerned about clearance issues. Greddy, Racing Beat, Mazdatrix(looks like the RB one) to name a few options. Who is running a sandwich plate for oil temp senders?... which kind, do u have clearance problems, and trouble changing the filter?
Other methods i have found, considered and choose NOT to use...relocation of the filter, banjo bolt tap, oil pan plug, and Howard Colemans oil level method. Lets just focus on the filter area
I look forward to hearing from everyone. Thank you.
So my options are the REspeed one which i can not get and there is no ETA when they will be available(if ever). Every other reference to pedestals i can find on the forums no longer exist. Are there anymore MFG of aftermarket pedestals im not aware of? This is how i REALLY want to do it.
This leads me to option 2, which im not totally against, if it can work well.....the sandwich plate. There seems to be a few choices but im concerned about clearance issues. Greddy, Racing Beat, Mazdatrix(looks like the RB one) to name a few options. Who is running a sandwich plate for oil temp senders?... which kind, do u have clearance problems, and trouble changing the filter?
Other methods i have found, considered and choose NOT to use...relocation of the filter, banjo bolt tap, oil pan plug, and Howard Colemans oil level method. Lets just focus on the filter area
I look forward to hearing from everyone. Thank you.
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i use a sandwich that i got from ebay a couple years ago...no problems at all, 5 minutes installation and not causing clearance issue on the TB elbow when changing the oil filter.
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You can drill and tap the large banjo bolt like I did when I relocated my pedestal for my 20b project.
There's more than enough metal in the bolt to do this. In the below pics I actually installed my oil pressure sender in the actual banjo bolt. You could do the same with the oil temp sender.
Edit: I still have a Racing Beat aluminum by-pass block lying around my shop.
There's more than enough metal in the bolt to do this. In the below pics I actually installed my oil pressure sender in the actual banjo bolt. You could do the same with the oil temp sender.
Edit: I still have a Racing Beat aluminum by-pass block lying around my shop.
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pro-sport oil pedestal
I had a similar thread into this one not long ago, I recently bought the pro-sport oil pedeastal and was pretty impress with the product. No clearance issue and best of all the install was a breeze. ive attched some pics if youre interested on the pro-sport pedestal. the part number is: M20 x 1.5- Fits most Subaru, Non-metric Honda, Mitsubishi, Acura, Hyundai , Nissan Sentra 2.5L, 350Z, & Mazda RX-7, RX-8 & Honda S2000
here's the link on prosport:
http://prosportgauges.com/oil-filter-adaptor-plate.aspx
hope that helps
here's the link on prosport:
http://prosportgauges.com/oil-filter-adaptor-plate.aspx
hope that helps
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I have just got one of the sandwhich plates and the oil filter clashes with the TPS plug and the screw for the cold start dashpot. Anyone know a smaller M20x1.5 oil filter with the same diameter as the RX7 one? Model number and/or what car it is from?
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I've used the prosport and glowshit sandwhich plates before, and I'm not a fan. Both started to leak oil after some time. Around the same time, I came a cross Goodfella's about how countless FDs come into the shop with an oil leak, which turns out to come from the sandwhich plate.
I would suggest finding a different way to solve the problem.
I would suggest finding a different way to solve the problem.
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I've used the prosport and glowshit sandwhich plates before, and I'm not a fan. Both started to leak oil after some time. Around the same time, I came a cross Goodfella's about how countless FDs come into the shop with an oil leak, which turns out to come from the sandwhich plate.
I would suggest finding a different way to solve the problem.
I would suggest finding a different way to solve the problem.
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Z79x filter. 3cm thick plate. Might have to look at a motorbike filter or something. Size is not so much a concern to me as it is not a daily and oil will be changed on a time not km basis. Gas price here is your equivalent of 8$ US per gallon. From photos a renault clio 1.5 diesel filter looks short and m20x1.5 and 76mm wide so might see if I can find one of them. Any other filter ideas?
I am also going to have to grind some off the bottom of the m20x1.5 thread extender as is bottoming on the original pedestal before being tight on the sandwhich plate.
I am also going to have to grind some off the bottom of the m20x1.5 thread extender as is bottoming on the original pedestal before being tight on the sandwhich plate.
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Would require a double tee setup to run oil press and oil temp. Also I have the sandwhich plate already so am going to try make it work but as noted I will have to grind some off the thread extender thing.
I think I will go for the Z436 which the Ryco website says is factory. The book in the shop said Z79X was factory.
Probably a minor difference I have stumbled on upon as a change from series 6 to series 7, as mine is a 1996.
Other options are a Z608 or Z445, Renault Clio filters. The Z608 is only 51.5mm high so that will be my last resort.
These all use M20x1.5 thread with 6H.
See excel sheet attachment.
I think I will go for the Z436 which the Ryco website says is factory. The book in the shop said Z79X was factory.
Probably a minor difference I have stumbled on upon as a change from series 6 to series 7, as mine is a 1996.
Other options are a Z608 or Z445, Renault Clio filters. The Z608 is only 51.5mm high so that will be my last resort.
These all use M20x1.5 thread with 6H.
See excel sheet attachment.
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I ground the thread extender thing 1mm down and now it screws the sandwhich plate home for a proper seal. The Z436 filter fits perfectly. Without grinding down the bolt (the thread extender) clearly it would not seal onto the factory pedestal and leak. I suspect people may have done this before and given them a bad rep.
Now I have the worst part to do which is getting the main centre console off (fan/AC switch plastic bit) as the gearstick surround bit is easy and to get the main switch panel off it looks like the steering wheel surround / main gauge panels needs to come off too.
But yes, that piece you have there looks nice. Parts are limited here unless I want to pay usually more than the cost of the part in shipping from the US. It doesn't look like something I could just simply pick off the shelf at my local hose/fittings shop.
Now I have the worst part to do which is getting the main centre console off (fan/AC switch plastic bit) as the gearstick surround bit is easy and to get the main switch panel off it looks like the steering wheel surround / main gauge panels needs to come off too.
But yes, that piece you have there looks nice. Parts are limited here unless I want to pay usually more than the cost of the part in shipping from the US. It doesn't look like something I could just simply pick off the shelf at my local hose/fittings shop.