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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: big-o-bob on 18 April 2009, 19:14:39

Title: Oil Filter
Post by: big-o-bob on 18 April 2009, 19:14:39

Spent a few more hours today stripping down to change the oil cooler (Its turning into a big job).

Everything was going swimmingly until I went to remove the oil filter.  I think it must have a genuine Vx one on.  I've never seen one of these before.

I unscrewed the end and took out the filter part, but the filter housing would not come off.  I could see a allen key slot inside the housing - is this some kind of locking nut? What size?

If anyone could tell me how to get the damn thing off I would be grateful, or at least advise me on what size allen key to buy.

Is there anything worse than starting a job and not having the tools to do something!!!

Cheers ;)

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: RobG on 18 April 2009, 19:20:44

According to this it 27mm :o :o http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1204142232

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: Andy B on 18 April 2009, 19:25:12

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Spent a few more hours today stripping down to change the oil cooler (Its turning into a big job).

Everything was going swimmingly until I went to remove the oil filter.  I think it must have a genuine Vx one on.  I've never seen one of these before.

I unscrewed the end and took out the filter part, but the filter housing would not come off.  I could see a allen key slot inside the housing - is this some kind of locking nut? What size?

If anyone could tell me how to get the damn thing off I would be grateful, or at least advise me on what size allen key to buy.

Is there anything worse than starting a job and not having the tools to do something!!!

Cheers ;)

If I've understood you properly &  you've removed the filter, then you've done it  :-/
What tends to happen is that the ally housing gets torqued up to silly lbs/ft and the base starts to turn aswell when you try to undo it. it should only be 15(?)Nm which is little more than being nipped up. :y

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: big-o-bob on 18 April 2009, 19:37:35

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Spent a few more hours today stripping down to change the oil cooler (Its turning into a big job).

Everything was going swimmingly until I went to remove the oil filter.  I think it must have a genuine Vx one on.  I've never seen one of these before.

I unscrewed the end and took out the filter part, but the filter housing would not come off.  I could see a allen key slot inside the housing - is this some kind of locking nut? What size?

If anyone could tell me how to get the damn thing off I would be grateful, or at least advise me on what size allen key to buy.

Is there anything worse than starting a job and not having the tools to do something!!!

Cheers ;)

If I've understood you properly &  you've removed the filter, then you've done it  :-/
What tends to happen is that the ally housing gets torqued up to silly lbs/ft and the base starts to turn aswell when you try to undo it. it should only be 15(?)Nm which is little more than being nipped up. :y

Whats happened is...I took the filter off the end and the housing is still on solid.  I bent my chain filter remover whilst trying to get it off!!!

Inside the housing I see a slot for an allen key - where it screws on to the block.

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 April 2009, 19:40:13

Yep, in the centre of the housing is a bolt.

and there are 2 types!

one of them is  27mm hex head, the other takes an allen key type insert...but I cant remember what size sadly (It might have been a multispline actualy!)

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: big-o-bob on 18 April 2009, 19:44:27

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According to this it 27mm :o :o http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1204142232

This does look like the same filter but no way is the allen key slot 27mm.

I put the biggest allen key I have (10mm)  in the slot and it is only just undersize.  At a guess I would say more like 12 or 13 mm, but not sure.

Thanks mate :y

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: big-o-bob on 18 April 2009, 19:47:54

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Yep, in the centre of the housing is a bolt.

and there are 2 types!

one of them is  27mm hex head, the other takes an allen key type insert...but I cant remember what size sadly (It might have been a multispline actualy!)

Cheers mate.  So is it just a matter of loosening the allen key bolt then, or does the housing need screwing off in the same way as an aftermarket filter as well?

Cheers Rob

Title: Re: Oil Filter
Post by: big-o-bob on 19 April 2009, 22:46:09

All done now cheers...it turned out to be a 12mm allen key type insert.  Got an allen key socket attachment from halfords - sorted!! :y