Ford Lehman 120 oil filter housing - need part

[socalrider]

Replacing all my oil & tranny heat exchangers and hoses, I seem to have over-tightened the NPT fitting that screws into the bottom of the spin-on oil filter base, cracking the casting & creating an oil leak.

The part is shown on the left of the pic (before the new parts). Anyone know where I could get a replacement housing? I have a note in to Brian at American Diesel as well & will report his response here.

 

[Comodave]

Did you call Brian or email him? The emails don’t seem to work as well as a phone call in my experience.

 

[socalrider]

Did you call Brian or email him? The emails don’t seem to work as well as a phone call in my experience.

Thanks. It's late over there so I just sent an e-mail. I've had pretty good luck with that method in the past actually, but I might give him a call tomorrow if I don't get a response.

 

[kchace]

You can probably use any number of aftermarket remote mounts. You’d just have to make sure it had the right fittings.

Ken

 

[socalrider]

You can probably use any number of aftermarket remote mounts. You’d just have to make sure it had the right fittings.

Ken

Yeah I need the same fittings & mounting bracket, as well as filter size. Same hose orientation would be helpful too Most of the stuff I see is pretty different (filter mounts under housing, etc.) I'll keep poking around.

 

[BruceK]

If desperate,JB Weld is fuel resistant, so likely oil too. I successfully repaired a plastic integral outboard fuel tank with it.

 

[socalrider]

If desperate,JB Weld is fuel resistant, so likely oil too. I successfully repaired a plastic integral outboard fuel tank with it.

Hah - if you look at the oil cooler in the pic I posted it's got a JB Weld repair on it that got me back home from Catalina last summer after some encouragement from the TF brain trust.

Not desperate this time thankfully!

 

[jleonard]

Aftermarket should be easy to find. The filter is a PH8A which is very common.
But it doesn't really matter what oil filter base you choose.

 

[socalrider]

Thanks all. Brian at American Diesel has it in stock (810-0312) for $98. Big beefy casting. I'm going to go ahead and get it since it'll ensure I don't need any new brackets, fittings, or lines.

 

[Comodave]

That is the way I would go. Good luck!

 

[porman]

I love how that oil filter is upside down, although the writing on it is correct. How do you guys collect the oil when you take it off? Does it make a big mess? The Porsche 944's that I used to work on were like that too and we used to swear at the German who designed it that way. We finally figured out that if you punched a hole in the top and used an air nozzle it would get most of the oil out. Would that work for you too?

 

[Nick F]

Some engines have re-plumbed the oil filter in order to have it hang under the base. Here is a picture of mine.
Regards,
Nick

 

[socalrider]

I love how that oil filter is upside down, although the writing on it is correct. How do you guys collect the oil when you take it off? Does it make a big mess? The Porsche 944's that I used to work on were like that too and we used to swear at the German who designed it that way. We finally figured out that if you punched a hole in the top and used an air nozzle it would get most of the oil out. Would that work for you too?

I just throw a pig mat underneath. It's a crappy solution, but not worth re-doing.

On the starboard engine, access is much worse, with only about 12" between the engine & fuel tank. In that case I appreciate being able to get at the filter from above.

 

[Comodave]

12” is luxurious access. On our last boat we had a bit less than 6” on the starboard side. Made changing the impeller challenging.