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Sir Sideways

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Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« on: 07 March 2010, 19:43:01 »
Just done the above conversion as on the how 2 in the maintainance guides. This is just a note the admin may want to add.

The housing body was not held on by a 27mm nut, it was a 12mm allen bolt instead.

I ended up sawing the end of a 12mm allen key off to fit in a 12mm socket for extra leverage as it was very tight.

Jim
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #1 on: 07 March 2010, 19:49:33 »
Not mine; it was just as the guide here said, a 27mm hollow bolt (the cap was 24mm though):

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1204142232
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #2 on: 07 March 2010, 20:18:55 »
Mines a facelift 3.0 if it makes any difference.
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #3 on: 07 March 2010, 20:21:31 »
Yeah, that must be it.
Can anyone else comment?
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #4 on: 07 March 2010, 20:31:50 »
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I ended up sawing the end of a 12mm allen key off  ......


Quite a soft allen key if you could saw it!  ::)  ;)  :y
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #5 on: 07 March 2010, 21:40:45 »
took about 20 mins with an hacksaw. Arm like Popeye when i'd finished.
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #6 on: 07 March 2010, 21:45:34 »
I use an angle grinder for stuff like that. Or I would use a cutting tool that I don't have but would really like.
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #7 on: 07 March 2010, 21:48:16 »
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took about 20 mins with an hacksaw. Arm like Popeye when i'd finished.

may I suggest ......  :y  :y  :y

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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #8 on: 08 March 2010, 00:11:34 »
I know what an "adage" is, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage but what's an "addage" ? 
Mind you, I know what an "addition" is.  ::)

(ok, so I'm being a pedantic @rse, but it's STMO's day off !) 
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #9 on: 08 March 2010, 09:14:11 »
mine's a mini facelift and it also had the 12mm allen bolt.
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #10 on: 08 March 2010, 09:20:34 »
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mine's a mini facelift and it also had the 12mm allen bolt.

That's weird; mine definitely had the 27mm hollow bolt.
Did the 12mm allen key fit inside your hollow bolt, or elsewhere?
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #11 on: 08 March 2010, 11:13:47 »
It seems pretty random as to what fixing it has....I suspect there is 2 suppliers of housing
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2010, 20:34:44 »
Mine's a 12mm on a 51 plate 2.6.
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #13 on: 12 March 2010, 21:39:58 »
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I know what an "adage" is, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage but what's an "addage" ? 
Mind you, I know what an "addition" is.  ::)

(ok, so I'm being a pedantic @rse, but it's STMO's day off !) 

 ;) But you may be a pedant in both of Britain`s official State languages! ;D
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Re: Spin on Oil filter conversion addage for how 2
« Reply #14 on: 12 March 2010, 21:46:50 »
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I know what an "adage" is, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage but what's an "addage" ? 
Mind you, I know what an "addition" is.  ::)

(ok, so I'm being a pedantic @rse, but it's STMO's day off !) 

 ;) But you may be a pedant in both of Britain`s official State languages! ;D
...or maybe just an @rse. ;D
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