Mounting suggestions 2003 Sonoma

[tigrpal]

I'm looking for suggestions for mounting a MG oil filter on a 2003 GMC Sonoma/Chevy S-10. 4.3L engine w/AC. Very crowded engine compartment. Against the firewall, directly above the distributor cap, with the filter resting on the heater hoses is the most convenient location I could find so far but I would like other ideas. Anyone have any other mounting ideas for this truck?

 

[Lost Pup]

I used the front frame rail behind the bumper.

 

[Lonnie]

Great place but have you though of carrying some threaded plugs so you can drive home if you hit something?

 

[Lost Pup]

No.

The filter really is well forward of any debris from the wheel catching it and its easily above the bottom of the bumper protected from the front.

 

[Gary Allan]

I love the frustrated dentists here. They really are quite creative.

 

[tigrpal]

That is not a Sonoma is it? That looks slike a lot more space than my Sonoma has.

 

[Lost Pup]

You right there, its an F150. Should have put that on the pic.

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That is not a Sonoma is it? That looks slike a lot more space than my Sonoma has.

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[Gary Allan]

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That is not a Sonoma is it? That looks slike a lot more space than my Sonoma has.

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He's not that good of a frustrated dentist.

Same deal though. Find a cavity ..mount it. You also don't need to hard fasten it. Just find a space and lash it fast with zip ties. Naturally, you're not going to suspend it in mid-air where it can fall on something, but a "space" in the engine compartment where it can be lashed to the master cylinder or whatnot

Just leave enough slack in the lines to put a pan under it when you go to service it.

 

[tigrpal]

Any particular reason for it to be situated vertically rather than horizontally if I can turn it vertical when replacing the tp?

 

[Gary Allan]

Orientation is user's choice. Naturally, most fixed mounts make access to the tp as tidy as possible....but I could see the necessity for an inverted mount in some cases.