i have a 97 4.6 with the remote filter under the bumper. is there any advantages to that or....???

 

Advantage: Easier to get to for an oil change, less mess when changing.
Disadvantage: A seemingly minor fender-bender can result in a punctured oil filter or damaged line, thereby emptying the oil and destroying the engine.

-Joe

 

yea never thought of the accident factor. those lines are 130$ at the dealer already had to replace.thats a wallet disadvantage lol. i was just curious if there was any performance advantages.

 

No Performance advantage....

-Brian

 

Was the remote oil filter an option at the dealer on '97 4.6's?
Mine has one...and I never even knew it until reading a few threads on here recently. I'm curious because the guy I bought it from was the original owner and he never changed the oil himself.

 

$38 from summitracing.com

 

Super hella easy to change the oil. Wouldn't trade it at all for the slight risk of an accident.

Adrianspeeder

 

I think the remote is more of a fleet op. from FORD.

 

Your remote set up is the factory set up. Pretty good set up, except the lines are known to develop leaks over time.

 

Unfortunately that will only remote it from the remote that we are talking about.

For those that don't know. '97 and I'm not sure how far beyond. 4.6 and I think the 5.4 too, with 4x4 had remote eng. filters because of the limited room do to the front differential. It was standard that way, not an option.

There isn't even an option to not remote it with out changing out the lower coolant elbow / oil filter mount on the engine.


Doug

 

From what I've seen, just the 4x4s.

Adrianspeeder

 

anyone know the part number for the oil lines from summit racing?

 

My '98 is set up like that. LOVE IT !!

 

have you had to replace your original lines? mine started leaking since my last oil change. if so any special tools to find prior to making repairs?

 

HI!... I installed my own custom dual remote oil filter set-up. Advantages are wat easier to change the filters. Twice the filter size of the stock oil filter x2. Less messy changes. Mine are located in the path of airflow so there is a cooling effect as well. Disadvantages. NONE.