HELP! Oil filter fouls on 4AGZE extractors

[nick.parker]

Just got a call from the exhaust place my extractors foul on the oil filter!
Can that big fat aluminium plate between the block and oil filter be removed on the 4AGZE?

My high comp ZE in the garage does not have that problem - no ally thing on the block!!

Cheers, Nick

[takai]

Im not sure what you mean by an alloy block. Im pretty sure that what you are referring to is the sandwich plate. In which case, yes, you can remove it but you wont have an oil cooler anymore. You will also have to get a filter mount "bolt" from a non-oil cooler fitted 4A. The 4AFE or 4AC are two easy solutions.

What you can do, at a later date, is to replace the oil filter down there with a remote filter kit. Much more effective, and lets you run a bigger cooler and place the oil filter in a non idiotic location.

[nick.parker]

My 4AGZE doesn't have an oil cooler.
Cheers, Nick.

[takai]

In that case i am not 100% sure on what it is. But instinct tells me that it is either a temp gauge holder (which i doubt) or an angler, like the 20v has.
In either case you can remove it, but you will need the aforesaid shorter "bolt" to put in its place.

Do you have any pics of that side of the engine?

[Draven]

remote the filter, and install an oil cooler while you're at it!

[nick.parker]

Hehe,
Good advice. Problem is solved after me driving to a wrecker like a mad hen, and discovering I already had the threaded piece that screws into both the block and the oil filter (I removed the one from the cooler adapter block). Looks like an oil cooler was 'not quite' an option on my car if you get my drift!! Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
Cheers, Nick

[takai]

Now, what you need to do is go to your local speed shoppe and buy a filter relocation kit

[nick.parker]

Yep, just as soon as I find out where to get one!!

Now, what you need to do is go to your local speed shoppe and buy a filter relocation kit

[feral4mr2]

i pulled the oil filter sandwhich plate/s off and used the hollow bolt doobie that the oil filter screwed to on the sandwhich plate directly into the block. i put 1 washer on the block side of this hollow bolt to space the thread out a little as i felt there wasnt quite enough thread protruding for the oil filter. it's worked great like that with oil filter to block for years.

[nick.parker]

Thanks for the info Feral. I will do this until I get remote filter locator.

With the remote oil filter mount, is there any issue with having it high up in the air, like at or above cylinder head height or does it have to be low? If anyone knows a good place to get a relocator kit I'm all ears .

Cheers, Nick

[takai]

http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5234 < that thread has a whole lot of information about oil filter relocation kits etc.

[-GT-]

Or this one;
http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2165

[Toobs]

The alloy sandwitch plate on the 3SGTE cools the oil via the engine coolant... possibly this is the same on your particular variant GZE.
If it's that close to the extractors it would be best to use a relocation kit like others have suggested though.

[Ghetto-AW11]

on my 4agze aw11, it was an alloy block of NOTHING!, it basically extended the filter from the block and nothing else.