Oil Filter Housing issues

[tschuhly]

Let me start off by saying that I am fairly new to the DSM world and am learning as I go.

So here is the issue:
I purchased a car that was in pieces and I am trying to get it back together for daily driving, though it may make around 400hp. I just noticed that the water pipe that came with it has the tube offshoot for a water cooled OFH. The engine that came with it came with the forward facing OFH (I believe for the Mighty Max) and the male part that the filter screws to is too short for the water cooler that sandwiches between the OFH and the filter. I don't know if it has the ports for externally cooling. How should I go about resolving this?

-A. I could potentially cut the coolant tube offshoot and weld it closed and then try to find a way to make an external cooled OFH (I bought an OEM transmission cooler for this potential idea)

-B. Should I buy a OFH that is meant for the water cooling and swap them since I have all of the parts needed for a water cooled setup?

-C. Any other option that I don't know about because I am but a mere peasant noob among wise DSM masters.

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[19Eclipse90]

Welcome to the forum!

Completely up to you. You can do A or B, just make sure with B you get the appropriate housing, 6- or 7-bolt, to match the block. Also, with A, if the engine has a 1G thermostat housing and water pipe, there are non-turbo water pipes out there that do not have that nipple you’re talking about cutting off and welding to begin with, so you save some work and can always more easily revert back if you choose to in the future. It sounds like you understand what needs to happen. For C, see these as options: VMC-Spec Oil Filter Relocation Kit and Oil Cooler Kit or Oil Filter Housing Ad-Ons.

 

[tschuhly]

Welcome to the forum!

Completely up to you. You can do A or B, just make sure with B you get the appropriate housing, 6- or 7-bolt, to match the block. Also, with A, if the engine has a 1G thermostat housing and water pipe, there are non-turbo water pipes out there that do not have that nipple you’re talking about cutting off and welding to begin with, so you save some work and can always more easily revert back if you choose to in the future. It sounds like you understand what needs to happen. For C, see these as options: VMC-Spec Oil Filter Relocation Kit and Oil Cooler Kit or Oil Filter Housing Ad-Ons.

Thank you so much!! Are you saying that the 1g non turbo pipe would work for a my 97 GST?

 

[19Eclipse90]

It could, if you also use a 1G thermostat housing. If that’s what you have, then yes, a water pipe from a 1G 2.0L non-turbo engine would work.

 

[pauleyman]

It could, if you also use a 1G thermostat housing. If that’s what you have, then yes, a water pipe from a 1G 2.0L non-turbo engine would work.

Brian I haven't looked in forever. Can you put a 1g thermostat housing on a 2g head?

 

[19Eclipse90]

Yes, absolutely. Can’t go the other way, though. A 2G thermostat housing will not bolt up to a 1G head.

I guess it should be mentioned, also, that the 1990 turbo models had a water pipe that allowed for turbo coolant return but no nipple for the oil cooler. So there are options with a 1G thermostat housing. The 1990 turbo pipes are a littler more difficult to find.

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