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Hey Guys,

I'm currently due to do a service on my car and I've just saw where the oil filter is located and all I can say is WTF!!! what a hell of a spot to put it...I gives me all the more reason to get a oil filter relocation kit.

Now I don't know what I'm looking or should I look for (in terms of brands), one of my requirements is that I need to connect a oil temp sensor for my oil temp gauge (which is still not installed - being lazy)

I was looking at the Perma-Cool oil filter relocation kit...Has anyone used them and if someone can tell me if you can connect an oil temp sensor

Thanks guys!

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Apparently the Just Jap ones are pretty good - You can get a kit where you get the relocation kit and you get an oil cooler. I read also in their thread that you can fit oil pressure and temp sensors into the sandwich plate so that pretty much covers all your base (are belong to us!) :spank:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Co...nd-t173241.html

Starting from $389 for a relo-kit and 7 row cooling core. :P

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Apparently the Just Jap ones are pretty good - You can get a kit where you get the relocation kit and you get an oil cooler. I read also in their thread that you can fit oil pressure and temp sensors into the sandwich plate so that pretty much covers all your base (are belong to us!) :spank:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Co...nd-t173241.html

Starting from $389 for a relo-kit and 7 row cooling core. :P

Hmmm...just the relocation kit (no Core) is $330 from Just Jap...must consider....

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greddy (grex) oil relocation kit is around $150? from Nengun

i use it, so does mr.mod

That would be me Tangles is talking about.

Yep, I use the Trust GReddy/GRex one too - I can't remember how much I paid for it, but it was a fair chunk under $200.

Just make sure you PROPERLY secure all the lines as you put it on. They're a bit hard to install (the oil lines are pretty stiff and hard to bend into place for where it needs to be), but it's a short-term pain for long-term gain thing...

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Well I decided to get the Trust/Greddy Oil filter relocation kit (not the one with the oil cooler)...Getting it from RMS Motorsport for $200 deleivered to my door. Well at least this has delayed my service by approx 2 weeks (waiting for it to come in)

Does it use the same filter as the stock S2 filters or do I have to go something different??

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When I had a justjap kit on my 180 it used a different filter but I cant remember what it was, but I'd say with the Greddy kit it would probably use the skyline filter. Just remember you'll need a little more oil than usual (not much, not as much as if you were adding a cooler too) 5L should still cover it.

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I don't get it, I dont have skinny/small arms as a rule and I can stand at the wheel and get my hand around the filter easily and my left hand fingers to balance pressure as I twist, too easy, it harder on the skyline but no problem on the stagea, what is the advantage in these kits beside removal?

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I don't get it, I dont have skinny/small arms as a rule and I can stand at the wheel and get my hand around the filter easily and my left hand fingers to balance pressure as I twist, too easy, it harder on the skyline but no problem on the stagea, what is the advantage in these kits beside removal?

Easier to change filter, filter in a relocation kits is usually mounted higher and reduces oil going everywhere when changing.

Makes it possible to add sensors for aftermarket gauges or alter plumbing to suit oil coolers.

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Well i got my greddy relocation kit installed. Thank god I had access to a hoist because it was a pain in the ass to install...the other think I found not so good are the Earl's fittings - though they look nice, they are the screw clamp type (like a normal clamp just inside the fitting)...all but 1 broke on me and just used normal clamps to clamp...

The only problem I have now...is putting in my oil temp sensor.

I've got a autogauge oil temp gauge with the sensor but the sensor doesn't fit in the hole. What should I do....has anyone else got this relocation kit and autogauge oil temp gauge and how do you get around it??

At the moment I have 2 of 3 autogauge gauges running (volts and boost) and set in the centre under my headunit looks good but the oil temp is off until I can get the sensor installed

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Got a tap and die set? Re-thread the sensor hole maybe to suit your sensor.

Save you running around looking for an adapter.

or

Check out autobarn, west/east coast auto spares (open sunday in ringwood i think)

for a brass adapter to suit the different threads, usually find it near where they

have the vaccum trees on the shelf.

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Another thing, Jason, is that both the sandwich plate on the block and the bit where your new filter location is SHOULD have two different-sized fittings (at least that's how I remember it), so you can choose where it would be more convenient for you to "plug-in" the sensor.

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