Oil Cooler Delete question
#11
10-18-2015, 11:49 AM
or can you cut it? i owned a 83 and a 85 s10 blazer and in order to get the starter out it hit part of the front differential mount but just barely. i took a sawzall and just trimmed the corner off of that mount to get the starter out without having to lift the motor
#13
10-19-2015, 12:14 PM
I'm not about to cut anything off my housing lol I will look at it again and post some pictures of it. I will probably in the summer go back with the lines but modify them Its just too much of a pain in the butt to change the filter without the cooler lines.
Last edited by bulldog565; 10-19-2015 at 12:20 PM.
#14
10-19-2015, 01:46 PM
If it's any consolation, you're not the only one. I didn't have sufficient space on my '96 4 door to pass even the smaller filter up past the diff to the block. Not sure what the difference is, but there was not even close to enough clearance. I think it's may be the saggy original engine mounts.
I have a lot more room on my '01 Sonoma. For the moment my remote oil lines are not leaking on the Sonoma so I won't be doing the replacement until they start.
I have a lot more room on my '01 Sonoma. For the moment my remote oil lines are not leaking on the Sonoma so I won't be doing the replacement until they start.
My 93 has 208,000 miles, OG engine mounts and tranny mount (sagged down that when you put it in reverse and back out of the driveway with the wheel to the left the fan hits the lower shroud)
and I am able to get to mine very easily.
#15
10-20-2015, 08:08 AM
Sucks but I might just put the orginal lines back on in the summer I probably won't drive the thing 3000 Miles through the winter it's a vehicle just to have 4x4 through the winter as my other truck is 2wd and sucks driving through snow
#16
10-20-2015, 08:10 PM
The engine mount thing might be an issue, but I am doubting it.
My 93 has 208,000 miles, OG engine mounts and tranny mount (sagged down that when you put it in reverse and back out of the driveway with the wheel to the left the fan hits the lower shroud)
and I am able to get to mine very easily.
My 93 has 208,000 miles, OG engine mounts and tranny mount (sagged down that when you put it in reverse and back out of the driveway with the wheel to the left the fan hits the lower shroud)
and I am able to get to mine very easily.
#17
10-20-2015, 08:55 PM
Yea its weird though I've heard some people it worked and others it didn't. I had a hell of a time getting that filter in there and dumb *** me thought I would fill the filter first but that didn't work lol all the oil went all over my arm! Does anyone know the capacity of the pf47 filter.
I also have to say that my oil pressure went up when doing this.
I also have to say that my oil pressure went up when doing this.
Last edited by bulldog565; 10-20-2015 at 08:58 PM.
#19
10-25-2015, 01:02 AM
I'm going to look at it again seems like the only other option is to just fix the cooler lines like every one else has done. It's a major pita right now but I'm going to leave it till the winter weather is over since I only drive 13.5 Mile's a week back and fourth to work. It will be used for the winter for now this in the summer I will put some more money into fixing up the lines and the small tranny leak.
Off topic but I was looking on zr2usa forum and there was a guy on there using a 2 quart oil filter on his blazer and used a different block were the oil filter attqcted I'll have to look and find the thread when I get home as I'm at work right now.
Off topic but I was looking on zr2usa forum and there was a guy on there using a 2 quart oil filter on his blazer and used a different block were the oil filter attqcted I'll have to look and find the thread when I get home as I'm at work right now.
#20
10-26-2015, 12:20 PM
I use a dodge neon filter on all 3 of my vehicles, for over 2 years & no problems. Don't have to remove anything, just jack it up a little on oil pan with a 4x4 block. Alot easier on my 98 Highrider, because of the 2'' factory lift.