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3800 Oil filter adapter by jaybeezi
Started on: 12-04-2009 09:17 AM
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Last post by: Sidecar 2M6 SE on 12-05-2009 06:32 AM
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Report this Post12-04-2009 09:17 AM Click Here to See the Profile for jaybeeziSend a Private Message to jaybeeziDirect Link to This Post
Anyone know if this one will work? I dont have any info about what car it came off of.

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Report this Post12-04-2009 09:32 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Mike GonzalezSend a Private Message to Mike GonzalezDirect Link to This Post
It will work, you will need an 90 degree elbow for the Fiero Oil pressure sender to fit.
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Report this Post12-04-2009 02:00 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Darth FieroClick Here to visit Darth Fiero's HomePageSend a Private Message to Darth FieroDirect Link to This Post
I don't think it works with a low-mount alternator tho...

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If the 3800 you are wanting to put that adapter on did not come with that same type be careful in your choice of spring for the oil pressure regulator that slides into the timing cover where that piece mounts on. I learned this lesson the hard way.

The spring has to be the one designed for the adapter in the pic you posted. If you use a spring from a longer style adapter your oil pressure will not be regulated properly and there is a good chance the oil pressure will be so high it will push the rubber seal on the oil filter out of the way and leak from the filter area like crazy.

I swapped a 3800 from a 94 Lesabre to a 94 Regal and I had to change that adapter for the swap to work. Well I have never seen so much oil come out of a motor so fast. It turned out that I had used the oil pressure regulator spring from the longer adapter by mistake and I had a heck of a mess of oil all over my garage floor after only a few seconds of running the motor. I figured it out but it took some head scratching before I realized what the problem was. The oil pressure was so high it also pushed the O ring out of the body of the oil pressure sending unit. I have never seen that happen before.
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