Mounting the remote oil filter

Hey Al,

Usually I see them mounted in the drivers rear wheel well with a screen to protect it from road hazard kicked up by the tire. Many times with an electric fan to boot. 

Peter

I have mine mounted behind the back apron.  Personally, I don't like mounting anything in the wheel well.

Unfortunately, I don't have a photo to show it's location.

AL, if you can access the area forward of the engine bay bulkhead that's were mine is in the VS we have here. Tight access if the trans in place.

I mounted my heater core up forward of the engine bay bulkhead as Alan describes and can attest that there is good air movement right there.

I think Al is just mounting a remote filter, not a cooler too. So what about as far back on the driver's side frame rail as possible? Inside the engine compartment, down low, between the exhaust and out of the way of the valve cover.

I misread your post, I mount the remote oil filter housings at the rear of the driver's side wheel well, I make a 180 degree wrap around that has shields the filter itself. The cooler I mount in the location I mentioned. Be sure to route the in and out oil hoses correctly or the engine will not get oil.

I have a spin-on filter mounted with a piece of 2-1/2" X 1/8" thick angle stock bolted to the driver's side of the rear frame member (that big, square, horse shoe that surrounds the engine).  It's positioned so that the hoses coming from the engine (oil pump output and return to the gallery) are pretty straight runs off to the side and both route between the header pipes with plenty of air space so they don't get too hot.  Plus, they're flexible enough that wobbling of the engine when running isn't an issue.

When I first did my full-flow set-up, I had teflon-lined and stainless braided hoses the same size (1/2" ID).  They were stiffer than a board and I was afraid of stress points (especially at the ends), so I went to just rubber hoses rated for over 300 lbs pressure that were flexible.  I'm happy with them so far.

Remember to run a little extra length on the hoses so that they have a bend, like a Bowden tube.  That way, they'll have some "give" as the engine rocks up and down on the sides during normal operation.

Thanks guys!  That second shot is what I was looking for, Gordon. I knew you would have a picture somewhere in the archives. The stainless hoses were part of the deal so I'll give 'em a try.

I think that is the mount you have now, too.

FRAM FILTER!

Ron, don't get me started on filters! We covered that one very well a while back.

Gordon, that is the perfect picture and exactly what I described to Al on the phone......

Al- Mounting the filter in the left wheelwell (bolted to the bumper bracket) has been standard with high perf VW's for all the years (just about 40?) I've been playing with these things and (on a street car) I've never heard or read about it being an issue. Off-road is a different story, of course, but since your car isn't lifted with 28 or 30" all-terrains all around, again, it shouldn't be an issue The odd guy in the VW world will fab some kind of cover for it; some small holes will of course ensure airflow and some heat removal. If it gives you peace of mind, go for it. A couple of benefits of using the bumper bracket mount is it keeps the hoses short and the filter low, keeping drainback into the case to a minimum. Make sure the hoses are away from the exhaust and not kinked anywhere (as Gordon noted earlier). The fewer 90' fittings used the better- some angled fittings are restrictive. And depending on how you do it, anchoring the hoses to something solid at about their mid-point (if there's enough movement to put stress on the ends) may be an idea. Al