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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>pumpkin notch</b> <br /><small>Member # 5486</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,1,3,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I noticed some oil leaking from under my car so I jacked it up and saw that the oil filter was leaking and was bent in at the tip. It looks like my sway bar banged up against it causing it to puncture. I changed my oil (new filter included) and a couple days later the same thing happened. I am currently running a WIX 51515 filter made to fit 87-93 5.0 HO motors. I'm not sure where to start, haven't had time to look into it much, just wondering if anyone had similar problems?<br /> <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>pumpkin notch</b> <br /><small>Member # 5486</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,1,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 1990 5.0 <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,4,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>menlo pony</b> <br /><small>Member # 4301</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,9,54,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by blind:<br /><strong> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Is there any reference to this online? It makes sense, I just want pictures. The car is not dropped and it is an ex-highway patrol. Where exactly is the oil cooler?<br />Thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>two-gun kid</b> <br /><small>Member # 5891</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,9,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by menlo pony:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by blind:<br /><strong> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Is there any reference to this online? It makes sense, I just want pictures. The car is not dropped and it is an ex-highway patrol. Where exactly is the oil cooler?<br />Thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">should be right infront of the radiator. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>menlo pony</b> <br /><small>Member # 4301</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,9,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by two-gun kid:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by menlo pony:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by blind:<br /><strong> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Is there any reference to this online? It makes sense, I just want pictures. The car is not dropped and it is an ex-highway patrol. Where exactly is the oil cooler?<br />Thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">should be right infront of the radiator. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Then why would you need a shorter filter? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Jdub07</b> <br /><small>Member # 2728</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,10,52,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by blind:<br /><strong> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thats awesome info!! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>menlo pony</b> <br /><small>Member # 4301</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,14,56,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Would it be wise to take the sway bar off completely like these guys are doing?<br /><a href="http://forums.mustangworks.com/showthread.php?s=6d44707122e9d219e103c7cd53938425&p=325168#post325168" target="_blank">http://forums.mustangworks.com/showthread.php?s=6d44707122e9d219e103c7cd53938425&p=325168#post325168</a><br />It doesn't seem like a good thing to do, what would be some draw-backs (more along the lines of safety and damage, not so much performance.) <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>carajo</b> <br /><small>Member # 4426</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,19,19,17,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> check your motor/tranny mounts. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>jordan_0806</b> <br /><small>Member # 5888</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,20,1,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> had a friend who had the ame problem once...turned otu his motor was swapped out and it had an older 289 in it.... <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>pumpkin notch</b> <br /><small>Member # 5486</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,20,1,44,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <br /> <br /> <small>[ July 20, 2006, 01:47 AM: Message edited by: pumpkin notch ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,6,20,20,38,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by menlo pony:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by blind:<br /><strong> is your car lowered...a lot?<br /><br />the swaybar is pretty far from the filter on my car..<br /><br /><br />Do you have an oil cooler / is it a ex-highway patrol model? The highway patrol cars have an oil cooler and so they use a different oil filter, you want the filter intended for a `96 ford explorer 5.0, which is the same thread and diameter but is about 1/2 the height. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Is there any reference to this online? It makes sense, I just want pictures. The car is not dropped and it is an ex-highway patrol. Where exactly is the oil cooler?<br />Thanks <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><img src="http://www.dariusrudis.com/2002_Oil_Cooler/images/oil_cooler_12.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.dariusrudis.com/stuff/2002_354.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <br /> <small>[ July 20, 2006, 08:39 PM: Message edited by: blind ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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