oil heater delete?
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oil heater delete? i heard deleting the oil heater has been done to gain better clearance on the filter with long tubes installed. is this true? if so, how would i go about doing it?
It's an oil cooler, not a oil heater. You basically cap off the ports (one at the water pump and one at the radiator) and unbolt the oil cooler from the bottom of the engine block. I think it should just be two bolts. You will have to bolt the oil filter adapter back up to the block.
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yeah i meant cooler, my bad haha long day at work after drinking all night. but um im not 100% sure on the housing i just assumed it had one because trying to get the filter off is a pain in the ***...maybe i should just stop being cheap and buy an oil filter wrench haha
yeah i meant cooler, my bad haha long day at work after drinking all night. but um im not 100% sure on the housing i just assumed it had one because trying to get the filter off is a pain in the ***...maybe i should just stop being cheap and buy an oil filter wrench haha
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Don't do that. Take an oil filter wrench and get it as near to the block as possible, that's where the oil filter casing is strongest. I seriously have stabbed one with a screwdriver and then proceeded to take 3 hours to get the rest off with various tools b/c it was on there too tight.
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Verdad Gallardo Don't do that. Take an oil filter wrench and get it as near to the block as possible, that's where the oil filter casing is strongest. I seriously have stabbed one with a screwdriver and then proceeded to take 3 hours to get the rest off with various tools b/c it was on there too tight.
That was practically the first time I took off a filter at my school, it was more than hand tight so I tried an oil filter wrench which cracked the casing b/c I didn't put it near the block, then put a screwdriver thru it and shredded the rest of the casing, then used an air chisel and finally got it off after about an hour of that.