dieseldave
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- 5.7 Hemi
I am going to install the pacbreak oil filter relocation kit, on my 2021 bighorn 5.7 hemi. Any advice or tips
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You got a link. I’m sick of changing the oil in my ram already and I’ve only done it once
You could also install a transdapt kit. Or an improved racing setup.You got a link. I’m sick of changing the oil in my ram already and I’ve only done it once
It is posted in the links of the search above.I have the PacBrake kit (HP10362) I am installing next week. One thing I am noticing is the mounting location is fully boxed. There is no way to get the nuts in there. The metal is just over 1/8" so not enough for tapping. I'm thinking of using nutserts to mount it. Curious for others feedback on how they were able to mount the bracket.
I have the PacBrake kit (HP10362) I am installing next week. One thing I am noticing is the mounting location is fully boxed. There is no way to get the nuts in there. The metal is just over 1/8" so not enough for tapping. I'm thinking of using nutserts to mount it. Curious for others feedback on how they were able to mount the bracket.
I wound up removing the Pacbrake relocation kit from my truck. Two sets of hoses leaked slightly and there was a 4-5 PSI reduction in oil pressure
The PSI reduction was probably due to your leak, and your leak was probably not in the hoses itself but possibly just not torquing them enough, or maybe you missed one of the o-rings somewhere?
Sucks that you had a bad experience, but I'm one happy customer that's for sure.
First pic is a pic of the replacement hose. This one leaked on the engine side. The original install had one hose leak at the filter end. Appeared to be at the crimp on the hose in both cases.The PSI reduction was probably due to your leak, and your leak was probably not in the hoses itself but possibly just not torquing them enough, or maybe you missed one of the o-rings somewhere?
Sucks that you had a bad experience, but I'm one happy customer that's for sure.
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First pic is a pic of the replacement hose. This one leaked on the engine side. The original install had one hose leak at the filter end. Appeared to be at the crimp on the hose in both cases.
Pacbrake sent me the 2nd set of hoses but when one of them leaked, I threw in the towel.
They have a 60 day 100% satisfaction guarantee. I'll see if they stand behind their word.
Any Farm Implement store can make you hoses that won't leak. You can get implement hoses rated to well over 2,000 psi,which should be sufficient to handle 70 psi oil pressureran one of these for a couple years... loved how easy it made oil changes (not sure what idiot came up with the stock filter location -- i suppose it's easy enough on 2WD -- probably the same person that puts the filters on way too tight from the factory) and being able to run a larger filter. also loved the quality of this kit compared to others i considered. lots of great reviews, so clearly it works for some -- and if it works for you, cool!
had a fitting leak when i first got mine. advice was "tighten more" which i tried a few times and eventually got replacement fitting. they do stand by their warrenty, which is great. don't really like "tighten more" advice for hydralic fittings though... and if you don't get alignment just righ the first time you are "hosed" (haha) because what little i know about hydralics says you really don't want to over-torque or re-torque those suckers or you will be restricting flow a little more each time.
ran everything for a while and was happy, crawled under to do an oil change and saw oil around the filter adapter. not enough to drip and let me notice on the driveway (or worse, i guess that was good!) but clearly loosing a bit of oil. i didn't have the hose alignment just right so vibration would losen the adapter a little over time. re-tightened and secured things with zip ties to keep it tight since i didn't want to losen/re-torque the hydralic fittings.
ran a while longer... started keeping a closer eye on it. leaked around the host fitting just like @NETim's pictures. i still think this is about as quality of a kit as you can get, but decided to ditch all the extra failure points for a critical part of the engine. multiple fittings, hoses, o-rings, etc.
tbh that's why i put off the purchase so long in the first place... the engineer in me is critical of adding parts to an already complex system. when i figured to try it anyway, the overall quality of the kit and good reviews convinced me to ignore my skepticism. like i said, i still think it's great overall and if it works you are lucky (no more ziplock baggies), but "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." i'm now back to stock. miss the larger oil filter but enjoy the peace of mind!
if you do run one of these (likely goes for any kit), i'd definitely check them more often than oil changes and especially before going on any road trips or extended off-road sessions. par for the course i guess...readiness check! i'm bummed, but also glad to see it wasn't just me.
Any Farm Implement store can make you hoses that won't leak. You can get implement hoses rated to well over 2,000 psi,which should be sufficient to handle 70 psi oil pressure