Remote oil filter

[Pim]

Hey guys hopefully you can help me I am currently building the revell 41 willys pro street which comes with a blown hemi and remote oil filters I am wondering how I would go about plumbing this up I'm unfamiliar with things like this.

Edited January 18, 2017 by Pim
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[BigTallDad]

Take a look at a '55 Chevy V8, which had the filter on top of the engine.

https://www.google.com/search?q=55+chevy+oil+filter&rlz=1C1AVNG_enUS698US698&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=617&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV_vLXwcvRAhWkxYMKHX4XBpUQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=_ORUUGvWpcdnpM%3A

 

[afx]

If you are only using remote filter it is pretty simple.

If you get into a dry sump system (the oil stored in a separate tank from the engine) it gets more complicated.  Add in an oil cooler (a small radiator the oil passes thorough to cool it) it gets even more complicated.

Edited January 18, 2017 by afx

[Ace-Garageguy]

While the Chevy BTD refers to did have a remote-mounted filter, it was a bypass setup, with quite small lines, and would not be appropriate for a racing or any really high-performance engine.

However, afx is correct, the racing / high performance version is indeed pretty simple.

BUT... if you're not familiar with the system, the drawing above can be misleading.

It appears (if you don't already know what you're looking at) that the two lines tee into a common fitting. That (above) would be what it looks like from that angle, but it's not actually what is happening.

The top 3/4 view (below) of the thing the oil filters screw on to looks like this, and you can see the lines going into it are in fact side-by-side...one line in, one out:

Edited January 18, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[High octane]

You're right Ace as a friend of mine has one on his mid'60's Dodge just like you've shown, and I have the single remote oil filter on my ride. One line in, and one line out.

[afx]

For reference here is a schematic of a typical racing system, an Escort RS1800 in this particular case.

[Ace-Garageguy]

For reference here is a schematic of a typical racing system, an Escort RS1800 in this particular case.

I personally find that diagram to be confusing, and I'm extremely familiar with a wide variety of dry-sump systems for various applications.

The drawing would be a lot easier to interpret correctly if the stages of the dry-sump pump were accurately represented. 

I feel this is a better generic diagram (below) and represents the scavenge and pressure stages of the pump so they're easy to understand.

Note that the pressure pump draws de-aerated oil from the tank and pushes it through a filter, cooler, and into the oil galleries in the engine block.

Used oil is sucked out of the sump by the multiple scavenge pumps and returned to the tank. The tank itself is often provided internally with a means of removing air-bubbles and froth from the oil before it's returned to the pressure pump.

[afx]

The Ford BDA engine in the RS1800 had a unique oil pump thus the diagram is not universal.  It just happened to be one that I was familiar with and had handy in my photo files.

[Ace-Garageguy]

The Ford BDA engine in the RS1800 had a unique oil pump thus the diagram is not universal...

 

Exactly. It's a rather unusual pump design, as dry-sump pumps go, which is why I posted something much more generic that represents a wide variety of other installations.

But now we have a great source for the BDA unit plumbing too.    

And for the benefit of those who may not know, the more typical dry-sump pump is made up of multiple sections 'stacked' together, usually several scavenge sections and one pressure section.

                

This style pump is usually mounted externally, driven by a small Gilmer belt.