I took off the top cowl today to take a look, and I'm not sure if the angle adapter will work or not. In the following photo, 1 is the oil screen holder, 2 is the oil pressure sensor, 3 runs from the oil cooler, 4 is the breather tube, and 5 are wires that go to the MGL box mounted on the firewall. The labeled photo is so you can see where you are, and the second photo is more of a top view.
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To my untrained eye, it looks like installing an angle oil filter adapter, even with a spacer, would require moving the breather tube, maybe putting another fitting on the hose from the oil cooler to steer it out of the way, and maybe moving or replacing the wiring to the MGL box.
Here's my latest list of questions:
1. is that true, about what would probably need to be moved or modified?
2. if so, do these modifications fall into the "can of worms" category, suggesting it might be better to go for either the horizontal screw-on filter adapter or the remote filter? Or would the necessary modifications be more in the "piece of cake" category for an A&P?
3. Oh, and where does the oil pressure sensor end up?
Thanks,
Doug