I’ve had a taarks block adapter, grex thermostat filter relocation and pwr oil cooler waiting to be fitted to my Stagea for about 9 months now but can’t be arsed to pull the intake off and make brackets and lines haha. Good work but all rb’s need this

Another great video mate, keep up the great work! Wasn’t even considering an oil filter relocation for my GTR but this video has convinced me to get one.

if you remove the factory oil cooler assemble you no longer have oil pressure relief valves, you will be relying 100% on the oil filter pressure relief valve. Pretty sure Nissan puts them on all their motors for a reason. There is a plug in the block that can be pulled out and a new valve can be installed if your going to use one of these adapters.

Thanks for sharing mate ❤

This is so much better than at the strut tower!! Nice!!

Only a 1 beer difficulty rating. Might have to do it myself then to save getting yelled at for the mess.

For my RX8 rebuild I installed a sandwich plate so I could run oil temp and pressure gauges. The location of the oil filter is behind the intake under the firewall, adding the plate for gauges makes it very tight to get to. Still not as bad as the oil filter location on this engine though. I am planning on getting a relocation kit soon which is why I clicked on this video.

My BG8Z engine from the 90s Mazda familia GTX oil filter location sucks too.

I’ve waited so long for this video 🙏

Nice job Blake. Nothing beats the satisfaction of doing a job yourself and well : )

Tooheys dry's give me savage hangovers lol. Love the content your car is sick

Content is getting better and better. Nice work man. I personally don't think its too bad changing a oil filter on my 260RS. Ratchet with a claw, move the oil filter towards the back near the brake booster. Rotate it point up and it slips out. It's not that easy but yea. I have a HKS oil cooler kit with a thermostat oil filter block. Only think the kit is missing is a sandwhich plate. I have been eyeing off the Taarks plate. It looks good. Only thing I would of like your mention as I have been told time and time again by the GOD guys. Keep the stock oil pressure sensor there for the dash. But the accuracy is trash. They add a second sensor on the oil filter block or the sandwhich plate and run that to the ECU. Can't wait to see this thing on the road! Stag meet here we come.

Tidy work brother!

Try Honda Civic 2009 it's right above a catalytic converter and it's recessed to the right into the motor and you can only get it with three fingers

Cheers

That was sick I want to do the same to my Honda and connect a oil cooler system with a termo sandwich plate

Doing the lords work

Great video man! Oil changes suck on 26's, will 100% be doing this mod on my new build😊

I have done they same on my gtr. Best thing ever

You love those infomercials. Also I’ve been told JetSki’s have the hardest to replace oil filters

The worst oil filter location I have ever worked with is a 2001 Toyota 4Runner, 2wd, 3.4L V6. No way to use any type of oil filter wrench except for a strap type wrench but even that needs to be a skinny one. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the easiest oil filter I have ever worked on was an early small block Ford V8 in a 67 Mustang. Just reach from on top of the engine bay an unscrew.

Hell yea definitely need the link or put a post up in the aus stagea page would love one for my stag bro thanks again for another awesome video ❤️❤️

Vg30, located an inch above the starter

the cadillac devilles with the 4.9. the one i have is a 1993. they have THE most hardest oil filter change ever.

New boosted Ford rangers

Looks super tidy man. Great work.

Excellent video Blake. My son just bought the Taarks kit for his s15’s sr20, also a prick to get at, and I was wondering about adding a cooler. I imagine you’d just go from the outlet of the filter block to the cooler and then to the engine? A thermostat control probably isn’t required in the Queensland climate? He was going to do the same as you and see what temp this new engine runs at before installing a cooler. Looks like a well made kit though. I think I’d prefer this billet one to some of the, high-end brand, cast ones and it has the M20 thread so you can use the stock filter. Cheers.

Nice, I did not know TAARKS made the oil filter bracket as well!

I don’t remember what year but the early Audi RS6 you had to lower the subframe to get the filter out. This was the V10 models.

Please drive down and around Terrigal more often!!! Wanna see this beast in person 😍

This is my thing thanks for that

I want this done for the RB

Awesome video man. Very tempting to do the same on my Stagea too. Maybe one day when I get the confidence to not fk up a speed flow fitting

Only thing I would add is an oil cooler kit at the top of the radiator / grille area would be a big benefit on an RB26.

rams hemi oil filter is about as hard if not harder and messier

What about the oil filter pressure relief valve?

Any of honda j series the control arm hit the oil filter if hit hard bumps or hard pulls cracks the filter

Good job!

Loved the video man keep it up :)

Billet parts, successful install, a dog; well deserved beer(s). Great vid. How’re the stripes?

A worse location? For sure. R60 Mini Countryman S/JCW or any of the Minis with the N18 engine.

Great video bro, quick question were did you end up connecting the oil pressure sensor?

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Are you not worried about the added time the oil takes to get to the main bearings through all that hose?

The 13B on the RX8 is not fun to get to. You can see it but you can barely get a hand there... :') (still less involved than on an RB, but messy.. Yes. Especially since oil that doesn't get caught will sit on top of the engine :')

the opel insignia diesel is a bugger,or the vw can type one on the front that aways tears its nut off and you havent the angle for a proper wrench. little petrol 1.6 i think. nothing as bad as this.

Fuck yeah 👍

Bad oil filter location...Volvo B230FT. Perhaps not as bad as the RB...but the motor mount, alternator, turbo, manifold (usually hot AF) and filter kinda all occupy the same space. Failing motor mounts make it even worse.

NA Miata. You do it entirely by feel.

Can I get that for an American car/truck?

What engine and car is this video for?

In a 32 it's really not that bad, rag under the filter and a 1/4 ratchet with correct filter cup and its off in a few mins..

I know a car that is worse, 5.0L Coyotte V8 that is in the newer Mustangs. They are up on the inside of the passenger wheel well and you have about a a 5" gap to fit your skinny hands in and loosen it by hand, no possible way to use a tool. It drips absolutely everywhere

Why sideways? Would it make less mess if it was vertical?

The 2JZ oil filter is in a frustrating location as well.

Disappointed with the lack of turf update on this clip.

I had nightmares about the location of that stock filter when I got my r32 back in 2017. horror times haha. Relocation was the best decision

What are your top 3 beers?

Damn. I thought my 91 toyota 4x4 pickup was a hassel. The front right tire is removed to gain access to the filter. I personally would not buy that car for that reason. What a pain that must be. Yikes

What about the oil cooler?

A spinna!? a fucken wut m8? issa wrench

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2020 RAM Bighorn 5.7 Hemi. HORRIBLE filter location

Turbo diesel volkswagen transporter oil filter location is pretty bad

lincolin mark 8. definitely the worst filter location

fkn a1

Nb miatas are a bitch.na miatas are simple. I dont get it.

pulsar gtir , shockingly bad location , must be a nissan thing lol