Ok, so here is the dual oil filter relocation kit from Summit Racing, minus the 90* adapter, which is found on the 2.9L engine...
Here is the explorer 5.0L oil filter adapter. It changes the threads from the stock 3/4x16 to a metric 22x1.5. If I knew the kind of headache I had trying to adapt the 2.9L adapter, I would have gotten a kit for the metric thread and used the stock adapter, you will see in a bit...
Here is the hose adapters that come in the summit racing brand kit, they are made of aluminum...
Here the 90* adapter and the block adapter are assembled, along with the hose fittings which turned out not to work. More in a bit...
Here is the dual filter housing with the filters and hose fittings installed.
The hose was more than long enough, and I didn't want to cut it as I'm moving the filter housing when I fab my bumper. So I went to re-route the hose to the other side of the dual filter housing (they have input and outputs on both sides and come with a pair of plugs to block off the side not used) and when I removed one of the aluminum hose fittings, it stripped coming out. I know, this sounds wierd, but I threaded in the fitting by hand using caution not to strip and I got a good 4 turns on it before it started to tighten, so it wasn't cross-threaded going in. This was another part of the kit I was not happy with. I ended up cutting the last 3 threads of the fitting, tapped the filter housing, but it was still leaking, so I went and bought another fitting, this time in brass...
Before I could install the block adapter from the kit, I had to remove the female block thread adapter in favor of a male adapter that is typically used when an oil filter is attached to the block. On the left is what the explorer motor uses, which is needed for the 90* adapter. On the right is the adapter used for oil filters to the block...
Here is what it looks like on the block...
To remove this from the block, you need to obtain two 3/4x16 nuts, install them on the adapter, tighten them against each other to form a jam nut, then using the inside nut, simply back the adapter out of the block. I got this adapter from a spare motor I have in my shop. Summit Racing sells these adapters if you don't have a spare motor laying around. The aftermarket has a hex formed on the inside of the adapter making installing and removing easy. The stock doesn't have this hex as you can see...
I put a light coat of fresh oil on the O-ring and installed the block adapter on the motor...
Here it is installed on the motor with a set of 90* brass pipe fittings and the kit's aluminum hose fittings....
The block adapter I used is not one from the kit. This is one I had left over from a TransDapt kit I used on SVT. Here is the one from the kit. It has removable threaded fittings that is held in by a wire ring. I didn't like this as it is not a sealed fit, allowing oil and oil pressure to bypass the filter. Yet another feature I don't like about this kit. If it had an O-ring between the fitting and the housing, then it would be better...
Unfortunatley my phone died from this point, but all the remains is to connect the hose to the block adapter, then connect the other end to the filter housing. Remember that the "out" of the block adapter goes to the "in" of the filter housing, and the "out" of the filter housing goes to the "in" of the block adapter. Some filters have an anti drain back valve, so if the lines are connected incorrectly, your engine will starve of oil. Any place the oil line comes in contact with anything, it's a good idea to cover the line to protect it from abrasions. I simply took an extra length of hose, slit it down the side and installed it over the oil line.
Overall I do not recommend the summit racing brand dual filter relocation kit (part # 4986-1) do to the block adapter, the hose fittings, and the type of hose. For about $15 more, you can get the much better TransDapt kit. The TD kit has push-lock brass fittings that don't require hose clamps or crimping, One piece block adapter (the same one I used here), and much better quality of hose.
For those needing more clearance at the block adapter, TD sells a 90* block adapter (which I used on SVT), part # 1413, for about $10-15...
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