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Hey guys, i need some info please. For all you guys that have the upside down remote oil filter bolted to the drivers side strut tower, does oil go everywhere when you unscrew the filter? Or is the filter empty when you unscrew it and make no mess? I ask this because im trying to decide where to bolt my remote filter mount. I was planning to attach it to the chassis rail on that side but the area is quite 'busy' and its looking like it will be tricky. So if its a nice and clean filter change even when its upside down on the strut tower i will just go with the normal way of bolting it there.

Many thanks in advance,

Deren

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I know what you are getting at and before i removed my setup it was filter topside on the strut tower.

I would wait an hour or two for the oil to cool down and drop my oil at the sump, this would then syphon any oil still in the filter down the oil lines.

I would still get a few drops but it is a relatively clean process.

If you want to mount it low on the chassis rail there will be no gravity to move the oil from the filter back through the lines and then you will be having a messy time.

So up high is ok but down low is a no go.

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Maybe i didnt word that as well as i could have but im glad you understood me Jarrod. Its pretty important to me that i dont make an mess at all, as ive meticulously rebuilt this entire car, kinda wanna keep it clean lol :cheers:

If i mount it low its not a problem as i will be dropping the oil from it straight into the oil drain, a few turns off and the oil just trickles out. Like on any car with the filter mounted sideways (IE: commodores). However being at the bottom there is nothing for the oil to go on anyway :cheers: That was the idea behind that..

Then i got to thinking about those Toyota 5SFE engines and how everytime i do a oil change on them the oil filter is empty once i remove it. I was hoping that it may be the same having the filter up that way on the strut tower..

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Yes the oil will go everywhere. I have a gready oil cooler with oil filter relocation with the filter mounted on the drivers side strut tower. Need to put a fairly big rag arround the filter as you undo it to catch all the oil.

Heres a pick of the oil filter mount (no filter on it)

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wait for the oil to drain out of the filter which should mean there is less in there.... Another thing to help is placing rags underneath it to sooak up any spilt oil... I've never had a problem with mine...

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Yeah, im not sure if i wanna go the top side mount on the strut tower now :P Without sounding arrogant, my engine bay is immaculate so im putting quite a bit of thought into this filter location. Most likely it'll go down on the chassis rail just to be safe :D Thanks for your input guys.

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