Oil filter adapter leaking again!!!

[BlackRat]

This freakin transdapt adapter that goes between the oil filter and the bypass nipple on the block is leaking again and it has had me chasing a mysterious leak for months until it finnaly seems to have gotten bad enough that I could locate it. I am using this adapter so I have a port for my oil temp sending unit.

Is there a better filter adapter that will not leak!?!?! Also should I replace that old pot metal bypass adapter or are the repacement ones just as brittle?

Thanks
Wade

 

[Twin_Turbo]

bypass nipple?

 

[BlackRat]

bypass nipple?

Sorry could not think of the name for it. The little peice that bolts up inside the oil filter location to allow the spin on filter.

Wade

 

[Stingxray]

Filter leak

It sounds as if the filter is bottomed on the adapter's threads. O ring is not seating? Or is it the thick adapter type with the external cooler provision? I have this one. :thumbs:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SME-2015

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Ah, spin on adapter.

So you have one of those sandwich adapters? Is it a bypassing style or not? If it's non bypassing like the moroso unit you must use a hose to connect the out and in side otherwise you will have no oil circulation (if plugged off). The billet ones like the moroso one or stuff like a Barnes adapter bolt up using 2 allen bolts and you remove the stock spin on adapter. I use those, never a unit that threads in with one of those sleeves over the stock spin on adapter. Barnes has a nice 90 deg. adapter, it's not drilled for a temp probe port but you can easily drill and tap it for the appropriate NPT size. It ain't cheap though. Be sure to get the one without the AN o ring fittings. The ones with 1 fitting are for dry sump systems, the ones with 2 are for a remote oil cooler and they too are non bypassing.