Rotated oil filter housing

Post Mon Jul 05, 2021 12:49 pm

Anyone rotated the oil filter housing so the filter points down? Do the Oil cooler hoses clear the A/C ? I assume they need to be removed and refitted to reroute them a bit.

Anyone got photos of end result?

Post Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:54 pm

reggid wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 05, 2021 12:49 pm
Anyone rotated the oil filter housing so the filter points down? Do the Oil cooler hoses clear the A/C ? I assume they need to be removed and refitted to reroute them a bit.
Anyone got photos of end result?

I'm sure there was a thread about this a while back, about fitting temp gauges and deleting the oil cooler, had a look but can't find it at the mo.

Post Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:08 am

paultv had a thread going on this about a year ago.

Post Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:34 am

reggid wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 05, 2021 12:49 pm
Anyone rotated the oil filter housing so the filter points down? Do the Oil cooler hoses clear the A/C ? I assume they need to be removed and refitted to reroute them a bit.

Anyone got photos of end result?

No photos but my old friend Adrian did this when he turbocharged his 1983 323i back in the eighties, I can't for the life of me whether he deleted the oil cooler or re-routed them though.

Post Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:04 pm

fixedwheelnut wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:34 am
No photos but my old friend Adrian did this when he turbocharged his 1983 323i back in the eighties, I can't for the life of me whether he deleted the oil cooler or re-routed them though.

323i didn't have an oil cooler as standard. They came in with the 325i

Post Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:17 pm

flybynite wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:04 pm

fixedwheelnut wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:34 am
No photos but my old friend Adrian did this when he turbocharged his 1983 323i back in the eighties, I can't for the life of me whether he deleted the oil cooler or re-routed them though.
323i didn't have an oil cooler as standard. They came in with the 325i

I blame thirty eight years and memory loss

Post Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:48 pm

fixedwheelnut wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:17 pm
I blame thirty eight years and memory loss

LOL

I'm like a goldfish going round a bowl each time I get to see my 323i , lots of bits on it I don't remember it having

Post Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:12 pm

Old thread but I'll add to it anyway:

There's no AC on my car - but I did rotate the filter -immediate oil light off on start up, so no drainage anymore which was my reason for attempting this -
I reversed the hoses into the cooler as this creates a bit more slack - otherwise a bit too tight I thought.

Been like this for maybe 18 months now - all good.

Paul