my63vw

As you know, the VW Type1 engine didnt have an oil filter from factory, so many diferent ways to put a filter where developed over the years, here i talked about the old FRAM bypass filters, cause i have one, but another method - and a better one - was created a lot of time ago, i think arround late 60’s, (they talk about this on the “How To Hotrod VW Engines” book by Bill Fisher - really good book - ), and it is called the “FullFlow” this cosist in the use of a modern fullflow filter, but to install it on the engine you need to do some work, is not that hard, ill show you how i did in the case im going to assemble my 2110.

First you will need the pieces to made the threads, you will need one for 3/8 and another for 1/4. First you will need to remove one of the plugs, the one that covers the hole you see in front coming from the oil pump (the pictures will show you), then make a nice thread in 3/8, here you will conect the filter’s outlet. Then you will need to tap the hole where the oil pump’s exit meet the case, to do that make a 1/4 thread and use a tap with alen head to fit it all the way thru the hole, the same need to be done to the oil pump body, cause you will use an special oil pump cover, so the oil will come out from the pump in this hole and go to the filter then enter the case thru the 3/8 hole.

This was the first event of 2007, it was organized by the “Comecaminos VW Club” de Caracas (Venezuela), the place they chosed was a race track called “Autodromo de Turagua”, everything was nice, the weather, the people, etc, here some pictures for you to see.