Remote mounting fuel & oil filters (D1-30F in particular)

[prv]

New boat has a Volvo D1-30F. This engine is clearly designed to be serviced from the starboard side, where all the service items are neatly arranged. Trouble is, mine is a re-power in a boat that was clearly designed for an engine that's serviced from the port side! The starboard side of the engine is hard up against a solid bulkhead, with restricted space above it too. Cutting access panels in the bulkhead isn't really feasible, most of it has the fibreglass heads liner on the other side which I want to keep intact for showering purposes. So, my plan is to fit remote mounted oil and fuel filters in a more accessible place.

Here is a picture of the starboard side of the engine (linked because it's BIG )

For the fuel filter, it looks like I can simply demount the filter head that's on there, replace the hoses with longer ones, and mount it as required. It's likely that it will have to be slightly higher than the engine (limited space) but it has a bleed screw and a hand pump (and I can fit a better pump if this one turns out to be a bit feeble) so I'm not too worried about that.

It may be that for plumbing reasons it's simpler to go tank -> initial filter -> engine filter -> lift pump -> injection pump rather than the conventional tank -> initial filter -> lift pump -> engine filter -> injection pump. Is there any reason to prefer one over the other?

For the oil filter, I guess I need a suitable extension kit. Never used one of these, but I guess it's related more to the type of filter that it "pretends" to be than to the engine, and hopefully this relatively new engine uses a standard filter so there will be a kit available. Do the kits generally come with hoses of a fixed length, or do you add your own? No real idea what oil pressure is involved; are hoses a simple nipple and jubilee clip affair, or made up like hydraulic hose? Is there a limit (within reason) to hose length? Again, my preferred mounting location will be slightly above the engine - is that OK for an oil filter?

Doesn't look like it's possible to move the dipstick, so hopefully it will be reasonably accessible over the top of the engine. Nice to see a takeoff from the sump already fitted, and I will be adding a hose and pump to that.

Half a dozen question there; all answers welcome

Thanks,

Pete

 

[rob2]

I can't see anything wrong with your plan, although when I went to look at the remote oil filter kits at ASAP Supplies, they seem to have discontinued them! The fuel filter is OK and some would advocate remote mounting to reduce vibration and frothing of the fuel (although this shouldn't happen once properly bled). There is a convention of the final filter being immediately before the injector pump as the high pressure side of the system is built to very tight tolerances, but unless you are opening up the lift pump and lines, it shouldn't affect anything - but it may increase the head on the lift pump, so be prepared to re-arrange it if you can't get full revs.

Good luck,
Rob.

 

[prv]

Ta.

Just had a quick look for remote oil filter kits and not come up with anything specific to the engine. I think I need to know the specs of the standard filter in order to locate an equivalent. Sadly the PDF "workshop manual" I managed to find online is a bit thin, and doesn't really say much about the filter except that it has a valve inside that bypasses the filter medium at some indeterminate pressure.

Pete

 

[pvb]

Volvo Penta offer remote oil filter kits for some engines, but they're well hidden on their website. I'd imagine a VP dealer would be able to source a solution.