All,
just wanted to provide some pics and gouge on the 90 deg oil filter install i just did. My set up is an 0-360 on an experimental PA-12 with mags and old school oil temp sensor. I did not build this aircraft, so I have been slowly making it mine and working within some of the constraints chosen by the builder. At some point I will be installing new baffles and a bigger oil cooler.
-First thing to do was to remove the oil screen housing, Vernatherm and oil temperature sensor.
-Then figure out a way to reroute the top oil cooler line. I had a straight fitting coming out of the engine accessory case. I tried to make an oil line with a 45 deg fitting on one end but there was not enough clearance between the fire sleeve/hose and the actual oil filter.
-I removed the straight fitting from the accessory case and installed a 45 deg fitting. I marked the fitting so I could clock it appropriately.
-Once the new fitting was installed, I was able to figure out the length of the hose. Made the hose with reusable fittings and pressure tested it to 1,200 psig.
-Installed the top oil line.
-Installed the new 90 deg oil filter adapter using a new gasket and sealant (kit came with something that looked like loctite 516 or 518 ). Took my time installing the oil temp sensor (with a new crush washer) as I broke the cable (let all the gas out) last time during an oil change.
-Everything was properly torqued, marked, verified for proper functionality and leaks.
The empty bracket you see on the firewall is for an oil/air separator that I concurrently installed.
just wanted to provide some pics and gouge on the 90 deg oil filter install i just did. My set up is an 0-360 on an experimental PA-12 with mags and old school oil temp sensor. I did not build this aircraft, so I have been slowly making it mine and working within some of the constraints chosen by the builder. At some point I will be installing new baffles and a bigger oil cooler.
-First thing to do was to remove the oil screen housing, Vernatherm and oil temperature sensor.
-Then figure out a way to reroute the top oil cooler line. I had a straight fitting coming out of the engine accessory case. I tried to make an oil line with a 45 deg fitting on one end but there was not enough clearance between the fire sleeve/hose and the actual oil filter.
-I removed the straight fitting from the accessory case and installed a 45 deg fitting. I marked the fitting so I could clock it appropriately.
-Once the new fitting was installed, I was able to figure out the length of the hose. Made the hose with reusable fittings and pressure tested it to 1,200 psig.
-Installed the top oil line.
-Installed the new 90 deg oil filter adapter using a new gasket and sealant (kit came with something that looked like loctite 516 or 518 ). Took my time installing the oil temp sensor (with a new crush washer) as I broke the cable (let all the gas out) last time during an oil change.
-Everything was properly torqued, marked, verified for proper functionality and leaks.
The empty bracket you see on the firewall is for an oil/air separator that I concurrently installed.