CB 1.5 quart sump with filter

The filter is just a bad idea.

A: Restricting the inlet of any pump, especially one that you REALLY want to be unrestricted is ignorant.

B: Assuming the filter picks up nastiness, it is sitting submersed in the very fluid you are trying to clean. The net/net of this is that every time you shut the engine off, you drop stuff back into the sump.

There's nothing particularly special about the extended pick-up tubes CB provides. get a piece of 1/2 or 5/8 (o/d) copper pipe, and see if it fits over your pick-up. If it's a bit small, you can sweat on a coupling. If it's a bit big, you can cut some slots about 1/2 down from the end (lengthways on the pipe), and use a hose clamp to secure it. It's lousy, but that's what they do with the kits, or alternately, you could try to braze it on (but that's going to be hard under the car).

A: I agree, so I am no longer ignorant!

I tried to find some pipe locally and nothing was even close to a slip fit. If I ever tear the engine down I will braze an extension on. But for now I'm calling it good as my problem is solved and flow is excellent.

I just wish I had drilled and tapped and spot-faced the cover for a drain plug. Next oil change.......

there are kits that have about 4 sizes of pick up tubes.I dont like the cb filter,I do however like the oe filter screen to filter out any big chunks that would kill or lock up the pump. the vw oil pump is no diferent than a chevy pump and many others, ford& mopar use a better gearoter type pump.

 the pickup tube should be 1/4"~3/8" from the bottom&angle cut. if you use the oe type screen it dosent have to fit the tube tight(afterall it is ful of holes).Im wouldnet use the copper if using a screen  the screen would eat at the copper. idealy would be a brazed steel tube.

you can install the oe screen to the big cb sump plate!!! and you dont have to drill&tap the plate in the middle  it can be justabout any where else,just make sure it wont interfear with the screen if you choose to use one.you can also drill the sump and install one on the end, so you can get more of the oil out if you put it in a corner and drain it then raise the other corner of the car.dont forget that oil can be traped insde the engine sump it's drain in centered.so drain first then raise or lower the car to get mmore out.