Did the deed today. As for the filter, I drilled a hole near the base of the filter and another near the top. Drained very neatly into the bucket I held underneath, then screwed off with no overflow. I was quite pleased with the results.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 9:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] oil change Good morning. Your oil filter change can be remedied with the use of remote mount filters which will require the adaptor kit from Detroit Diesel and a bracket to be built onto the engine to support the filter base. Then with the use of a bucket or large ,strong plastic bags you can drop the oil filter into either one. Remember to wear gloves when changing oil as EPA has stated there are issues with oil as it contacts the skin. The idea of remote comes from the fact that I have installed a lot of them on Detroit Diesel engines having worked on them for many years.Any questions feel free to ask, as info is free. PS From experience use the Detroit Diesel filter as it does the job and seals well against the filter base as you will be changing to a spin on filter and not the old canister type. Also remember to change the old gasket and torque the canister to 60 ft/lbs if you are still using the old type of filter housing. if you do not torque them into place, they leak. On 2014-09-17, at 5:57 AM, Doug Thomas wrote: Please disregard the previous dumb response. Still working on my first cup of coffee. Should have said my filter doesn't have a drain plug. Something to look in to when I purchase my next filter. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] oil change Hi Doug On my 671's the filter can has a drain plug on the bottom. I find that if I open this and let the can drain for a few minutes it helps. Still a messy job but not quite as bad. Cheers Michael Sent from my iPhone On Sep 17, 2014, at 5:40 AM, "Doug Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: I have two Detroit Diesel 671s on my Uniflite 46. When changing the oil filters, I've found I need to dress appropriately in preperation for an oil bath. The problem is that the line feeding the filters runs horizontally as it approaches the filters from above. As a result, as soon as the seal is broken during removal of the filters, the oil starts running down the outside of the filter as the oil in the run drains. This results in a mess and makes it extremely difficult to hold on to the already very smooth exterior of the filter to continue removing it. There must be a cleaner way to do this, but it is evading me. Any suggestions? Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
