Does anyone have any experience with this piece? I am wondering how exactly it attaches to the engine. Thank you for any help you can provide.




[Modified by JalopySiR, 4:56 PM 1/20/2003]

 

the idea is that it goes on the back of your oil pump. the problem is that if you runa turbo or ls vtec line off of it, it only flows unfiltered oil.

 

 

Wouldn't the oil eventually be filtered? I mean as it circulates through the engine it would eventually have to go through the filter right? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Ryan

BTW I see traction bars.

 

Yea i was gonna run a t off the sensor in the back but might go and get the new GE thing for the oil filter since it would be filtered oil.

 

I dont know how in the world you would be able to fit the fitting with the alternator there.

 

i've got one, but i had to make spacer for the alternator to sit farther away from the engine

 

Pic fixed. Does this unit screw on or something?

 

yeah, you just unscrew the stopper plug in the back of the oil pump, and put that one in, and then a 1/8 NPT fiting will go right in

 

hrmmmm. Any concerns with the unfiltered oil issue? How does yours work? I was thinking about the GE Vtec doohicky, then I saw it was $90...

 

I don't think there's any problem with it being unfiltered...does anybody know if the oil coming from the pressure sensor port on the back of the block comes straight from the filter? I kind of doubt it...

 

No, it is coming straight from the oil pump. From there is is coming from the oil pan.

art

 

anybody have any clearance problems with alternator with this piece. Also what is the thread size and pitch??

 

that fitting is useless. i even tapped the threads deeper and a 90 degree aluminum an to npt will not fit without modifying the way the alternator bolts on. maybe a brass fitting might work...

 

I've used one awhile back, worked fine except for the mounting issues metioned already.
I was going to use an Earl's 90degree street elbow but it would not clear the alternator even at full extension. I did end up finding a "Home-Depo" brass street elbow that was lower profile than the Earl's elbow. It improved the problem some but I still had to run a tap into the Z10 fitting and a die over the elbow threads to open them up more. Was able to thread them together enough to allow some adjustment of the alternator. I needed a longer belt and there was minimal adjustment to help with belt streach later on.
All that was left was to space the alternator brakets rearward....which was more work to get some $16 fitting to be useful. I scraped it and went with an AC adapter, which worked 100% better. Then later I moved to the GE adapter, 100% better and filtered oil just in case.

Basically it is a PITA to use it, just get one of the oil filter adapters. You will thank yourself later, trust me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arturbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;quote:&lt;HR&gt;I don't think there's any problem with it being unfiltered...does anybody know if the oil coming from the pressure sensor port on the back of the block comes straight from the filter? I kind of doubt it...&lt;HR&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
No, it is coming straight from the oil pump. From there is is coming from the oil pan.

art</TD></TR></TABLE>

The oil from the factory sending unit IS filtered...

 

Like Tony said, the oil from the pressure sender is filtered, the oil from the pump isn't.

The thread pitch is 18x1.5mm, but again..clearance is a big issues with the alternator there...

stan

 

Yea thats what i was wondering. I really dont want to go through all the trouble if there is a clearance issue. Right now i have a 1/8" - 1/4" - -6AN to the head for vtec, and a pressure sending unit adapter to my oil feed line. I took my greddy oil pressure sending unit out and was wondering it this would be a good idea with the Z10 fitting. But it seems more trouble then its worth. So I might just tap into the back of the block. Whats the website for the GE adapter???

 

We carry rear block fittings as well.. Just check out the Fittings section on the webpage..

http://www.z10eng.com/parts/fittings.htm

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Flamenco-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like Tony said, the oil from the pressure sender is filtered, the oil from the pump isn't.

The thread pitch is 18x1.5mm, but again..clearance is a big issues with the alternator there...

stan</TD></TR></TABLE>

It is? looked like to me it wasn't, as it comes right off the oil pump. I'll have to double check my B16 in the shed.