BOYRCR wrote:greenMachine wrote:You don't need a filter block to monitor temps, you can get in-line housings.
I wanted to use a filter block for ease of selecting filters and replacing when servicing. I don't want to have to chase down an over priced filter that takes two weeks to get in when I can use the same filter for the engine oil as the gearbox and it screws on and off. Instead of an inline one the would be messy.
Good logic - I hate spilled oil, and I hate cleaning up the mess.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought gearbox oil, especially when cold, is pretty viscous. Put a filter in there, and you will have to be sure the pump will do the job until it warms up - probably rules out a cheap ebay pump? Same goes for the filter, I don't know how well an engine oil filter will handle gearbox oil, or whether a physically similar version exists for gearbox oil duty.
If it were me, I might limit myself to a strainer, but perhaps I am just blissfully ignorant of what is floating around in the crap in the gearbox sump
Actually, an inline strainer would be good, as it will give you clear warning of bits coming off components in the 'box. I am not so sure that a conventional oil filter is as easy use for diagnosis. I am thinking of the petrol filters that have a filter element in a glass bowl, in a more racecar friendy package, would be a good all-in-one solution.As far as chasing them down, buy them by the boxful (well, however many you need for a season say) regardless of what sort you use ...
Edit: Have you talked to the tech dept of the oil company - they could help by confirming what will or won't work.
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