volley1

Anybody have this or know anything about it? It is a lot cheaper than the Greddy one and you can get the dual filter one for better filtration.

www.spiderautomotive.com/enoilfilremf.html

Fumanchu

I never understood whats wrong with the stock location??

rotorbrain

with larger filters you have larger capacity. . . that means you have cooler oil and better filtration. . . better filtration actually only applies if the people that made the kit did their homework. the filters may not even be able to handle the heat or pressure and whatnot. i do know this. . . STAY AWAY FROM FRAM!!!!

paul

volley1

It is mounted upside down so you spill oil all over the place when you change it.

inis

i think the oil filter is one of the best things mazda did on the car. relatively easy to get to, and no spilling during changes.

Scrub

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the oil filter is not upside down....It's probally the easest things to do. Thank god they didn't put it under the car like where most other cars are. I love not having to worry about oil spilling down my arm when I unscrew it.

Kento

If you drain the oil from the engine first (which is really the only reason I could see for changing the filter, barring some unforeseen problem), hardly any oil spills from the filter when you unscrew it, because any good quality filter has a spring-loaded seal (if it doesn't have it, I wouldn't buy it) that prevents any oil from draining out the intake side.

Of course, if for some reason you are intent on making the filter perform some gymnastics on the way out (again, can't see why; the filter isn't that difficult to reach), then yeah, you're going to eventually spill some oil.

I'd be more interested in relocating the damn fuel filter.

volley1

I thought that oil spillage from the oil filter is a lot of the problem with the oil pressure gauge. The oil spills down and gets on the electrical contacts for the oil pressure sensor. I agree that it is pretty easy to get to, but you have to get under the car anyway to drain the oil so I don't think it is a problem to pull the oil filter while your down there. I just think it would have been better if it was mounted the other way around so it didn't spill oil when you take it off. I don't think Greddy and a few other companies would make a kit to relocate it if it was an ideal setup. Maybe they just make the kits so you can install temp and pressure sensors. Anyway, the question was do you think that the kit is worth the money so I can install my oil pressure sensor into it? Thanks for the info.

Kento

Again, if you're careful and not incredibly impatient to remove the oil filter, you'll spill maybe a teaspoon's worth of oil when it comes off the filter mount, and that is mostly drool that leaks over the side of the mount (despite draining the oil, there will always be some residual oil on both the mount surface and filter seal). I always put a rag underneath when removing the filter to catch any oil that leaks over the lip of the filter mount. It's when backyard mechanics don't clean up the oil drool that buildup occurs on the oil pressure sending unit connection.

While Greddy makes some decent products, remember that they are a business, and part of the go-fast business is to get you to buy products you don't really need.

rotorbrain

i never spill ANY oil when i change the filter. im not doing it for the EASE. . . im doing it because i want the oil to take on some cooling properties. . . with MY setup ill have about 7 quarts of oil and the filter will be quite far away from the engine. so, ill be able to keep it cooler.

paul

Kento

With all your mods it probably won't matter, but for someone with mild mods, it costs hp to circulate that additional oil capacity through all that plumbing.

RonKMiller

As usual - a good point!

Hmmm, what about oil PRESSURE. That's a rather critical
specification.

volley1

So the better thing to do is just buy the greddy oil filter block adapter so you can install a oil pressure fitting? Instead of getting the whole kit?

SpiritR

Stay away from any PAPER filter hehe

I like the relocation, but not a thing you HAVE to have at least, but nevertheless its cool.

volley1

Per the email I received from Transdapt their kit does not include fittings for pressure or oil sensors. For me, this means that the kit is worthless since that is why I need the kit.

SpiritR

Break out the drill and the tap LOL

rotorbrain

pressure drop??? oil is noncompressable, so once the filter is filled up the pressure will hold. the extra plumbing is a good point though. . . might add stress to the pump.

paul