My adapter plate also connects the two
holes in the engine block pad and to the oil filter base output
hole.
However, the hole in the oil filter base that connects to oil hose
and outer part of filter is blocked by my adapter plate.
This means that all oil goes through the filter.
I guess I could machine a new adapter plate (probably would have
to be 1" thick) that would preserve the original routes:
hose to outside of filter and to hole in engine block that goes to
secondary regulator. Then a passage from the center of oil filter
base to engine block hole closest to top of engine. Not sure if
even possible because I'd like the passages to be at least 10mm.
Finn
On 4/17/2022 11:30 AM, Charlie England
ceengland7@gmail.com wrote:
Caught my attention, too. Did some
digging, & found the attached from Steve Boese at our rotary
gathering back in 2017, & that triggered the faded memory of
how I did the same mod that Finn did (rotating the filter mount
180 degrees). IIRC, I machined the adapter block to allow the
oil to feed the secondary bypass regulator at the same time it
feeds the filter, as shown in the diagram. IIRC, it was done by
routing a path in the bottom of the adapter, connecting the two
oil passages that appear on the mounting surface on top of the
rear iron (flywheel end).
Charlie
On 4/17/2022 9:47 AM, Finn Lassen
finn.lassen@verizon.net
wrote:
Thanks Andrew,
Hadn't thought of that. Now I need to find out what I've done.
I have the standard base mounted on a 3/4" thick adapter plate
with the base rotated 180 deg, so top of filter pointed down
rather than up.
So I think I have all the oil flowing through the filter :(
Recommendation for a bigger filter that will fit the base?
Finn
On 4/17/2022 9:49 AM, Andrew Martin
andrew@martinag.com.au
wrote:
Finn. The little filters work fine as long as
you have not modified the oil flowpath from the
original design. Most of the pump output
bypasses the filter and goes straight back to
the sump via the relief valve. It is a smart
design in that all pump output goes through the
heat exchanger for cooling capacity but only the
oil required by the oil gallery is filtered.
Some users do modify their system to filter all
the pump output, but this requires a much bigger
filter and is kind of overkill.
Andrew
Being convinced it's
time to change the oil. EM3 reports 60 hours+, but
probably 10-20 hours before that.
Picked up a K&N SO1008 oil filter at Walmart. Looks so
tiny.
How come the Renesis can get away with such a tiny filter?
Anyone know the filter number for a filter with same base
but longer?
Finn
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