Perkins 4108 Question?

[Dougal]

My reliable old 4108 has direct cooling. This means there's a metal water pipe (copper I think) that runs directly over the top of the large oil filter (later canister type). The two sometimes meet, and engine vibration causes the filter to wear through.

Is it safe to use the shorter type of oil filter?

If so, anyone know the part number please?

Thanks

PS Its a LOWLINE engine

 

[sailorman]

change the pipe to a flexible ( rubber ) one

 

[PlankWalker]

I've used both long and short canisters over the years, depending on availability, never had any problem with the short ones on my 4108.

If you do a lot of hours between changes then its no, but saily boats don't generally do high engine hours.

Plank

 

[sailorman]

I've used both long and short canisters over the years, depending on availability, never had any problem with the short ones on my 4108.

If you do a lot of hours between changes then its no, but saily boats don't generally do high engine hours.

Plank

is the big one the same as the Rover SDI 3500

 

[danielefua]

My reliable old 4108 has direct cooling. This means there's a metal water pipe (copper I think) that runs directly over the top of the large oil filter (later canister type). The two sometimes meet, and engine vibration causes the filter to wear through.

Is it safe to use the shorter type of oil filter?

If so, anyone know the part number please?

Thanks

PS Its a LOWLINE engine

I have a 4.108 lowline with indirect cooling and there is also a copper pipe running above the oil filter from the raw water pump to the water/oil heat exchanger. Along the pipe there are four 45 degrees bends (something like a crankshaft) therefore leaving the necessary room for the filter. If your pipe if straight as your post seems to suggest, the modification should be quite easy.

Daniel

 

[sailorman]

I have a 4.108 lowline with indirect cooling and there is also a copper pipe running above the oil filter from the raw water pump to the water/oil heat exchanger. Along the pipe there are four 45 degrees bends (something like a crankshaft) therefore leaving the necessary room for the filter. If your pipe if straight as your post seems to suggest, the modification should be quite easy.

Daniel

My 4108 fresh water cooled lowline marinised by Duffields had copper pipes to the TMP hydraulic box

 

[macnorton]

Either use a shorter filter, alter the pipe to miss or wrap a piece of rubber sheet around the pipe and secure with cable ties.