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• oil filter relocation kit. Where to buy? by haybayian on 03 Feb, 2008 18:40
• Hi diesel friends,
  
  I have spent part of this evening trying to find a source for an Oil filter relocation kit for my 1993 Jetta TD engine with no luck. Lots of parts for gassers, or north american diesels, but nothing for me.
  
  Do you have any suggestions?
  
  
  Thanks.
  
  Haybayian
• #1 by jimfoo on 03 Feb, 2008 19:27
• I just used a kit for a Ford.
• #2 by Turbinepowered on 04 Feb, 2008 23:45
• Would something like this work?
  
  Or even be any good?
• #3 by haybayian on 05 Feb, 2008 05:15
• Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

  Would something like this work?
  
  Or even be any good?

  
  
  I talked to JC Whitney yesterday and their desk person told me that these kits should not be used with diesel. Perma-Cool 106 95 (tel: 1 909 390 1550) on the other hand should do.
  
  Haybayian
• #4 by jimfoo on 05 Feb, 2008 06:15
• The PH8A filter is a Ford filter, same threads as a VW filter BTW. Perma-Cool 10695 looks exactly like what I have on. I also had my local auto parts store get it for me. You should be able to get one almost anywhere though you may have to ask them.
• #5 by flash319 on 05 Feb, 2008 09:04
• SUMMIT has there store brand and Perma cool kits.  I am going to get one of the store brand ones for my AAZ.
• #6 by jtanguay on 05 Feb, 2008 09:11
• i wonder why they say not to use the filter relocation units on diesels... what gives???  higher oil pressures or something???
• #7 by jimfoo on 05 Feb, 2008 09:27
• Only problem I had was one of my hoses I had made up with hydraulic ends started leaking at the swivel joint. Shouldn't be a Diesel problem as the fittings should hold 3000+psi
• #8 by haybayian on 05 Feb, 2008 10:14
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  i wonder why they say not to use the filter relocation units on diesels... what gives???  higher oil pressures or something???

  
  
  I was told by JC Whitney desk guy that the aluminum alloy is what the manufacturer does not trust. Personally I don't have a clue.
  
  Haybayian.
• #9 by jimfoo on 05 Feb, 2008 10:32
• The only ones I've EVER seen are aluminum. I've had mine for a few years.
• #10 by Turbinepowered on 05 Feb, 2008 16:27
• I only live a couple hour's drive from SUMMIT...
• #11 by jtanguay on 05 Feb, 2008 17:12
• isn't the oil cooler aluminum???  :roll:   :lol:
• #12 by haybayian on 06 Feb, 2008 12:25
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  isn't the oil cooler aluminum???  :roll:   :lol:

  
  
     OK guys....I have  indeed myself  run various aluminum items with my Volvo   and my Detroit diesel engines  for years and I am not aware of a diesel aluminum incompatibility. So ....!!!!I may have been given a bit of BS from the JC Whitney salesman.  It happens.
  
  However...This being said, I have read  here and there  on the Net that some of these filter relocation kits are not diesel compatible. The following Summit link is one
  
  http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=TRD%2D1122&N=700+400158+301916+115&autoview=sku
  
  As for the why? go figure.
  
  Haybayian
• #13 by flash319 on 06 Feb, 2008 12:57
• Could it be that they do not want you to use it for diesel fuel?  I could see why because the filters are not made for diesel.  A lot of diesels have the same type of filter assembly but use diesel fuel filters. They don't want you running diesel fuel through it not engine oil.