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Subject:Re: EV oil filter relocation
From:Peter Larsson
Date:Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:27:50 +0100

W Li wrote:

> Cooments appreciated! Am I right in saying that the diesel rigs have
> remote filters? I wonder about the use of aircraft steel braided hose as
> conduits..... I could monitor the oil pressure with a VDO gauge placed at
> the remote site. It is a real PAIN to change the filter on my EV.
> Wei-i Li

No, they dont have remote filters. One thing to do easily is cutting up a
hole in the bellpan under the engine. Just enough to get the filter out.
Filter is still a pain to reach, but you dont have to remove the bellpan each
time.

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Peter Larsson
1994 Eurovan Doublecab Diesel Syncro
Sweden

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