where did you put your oil filter?
 

Putting an M15 in a 782 and would like to know where any of you that have done a mag conversion have mounted the oil filter. I know I saw a picture of this back a couple years ago, but can't find it. Does anyone have a picture of your filter mounted?

Thanks

On the later tractors, the filter was mounted on the backside firewall. You can do it on your 782 also. You just have to cut a notch for the oil lines so the side panels will fit. You also might have to drill holes to mount the filter bracket.

AJ

Or you can do this, no cutting required, and you can use the long oil filter, too.

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I have a question Matt. Will that filter drain out when not running or is there a checkvalve in them?

On my 782 when I put an m-18 in it, I just left the filter on the side of the engine in the factory position.
I carefully cut an access hole in the air shroud; it allows easy access and causes no problems. ---- No oil lines/remote mounting issues to deal with.
Would I do it that way again? Most defiantly!
There is a pix of it here somewhere but I can’t find it.
If someone wants I can take a pix of it and post.

George on Cub Cadets they never mounted the filter on the side of the engine. They always had remote oil filters.

AJ

I guess I must of had an odd ball CUB CADET,along with all the others they produced just like it.
I converted the engine from vertical to horizantal for my 782 and it did have a oil filter mounted on the engine.
I parted out what was left and made money.
The complete mower cost me $200 and had a very good engine.
I have posted pix of it several years back.
Here is the parts tree diagram of the filter and mounting block on a CUB CADET.
http://www.partstree.com/parts/?lc=c...&dn=0028900027

Ok. Now show me one on a horizontal!

Ask and you shall receive.:biggrin2:

What engine is that?

I'm not saying Kohler didn't mount the filter to the block. I know they did. I have two magnums with it mounted there but the ones with the oil lines are factory too. Unless the cyclops tractors used the block mounted ones, then Cub Cadet only used the ones with the oil lines in their horizontal engines.

AJ

I do mean only the M18''s

AJ

Just kidding AJ. That is an Onan B48G out of a JD 420. I think the JD guys said that it blocked some of the airflow to the cylinder on the Onans. I think the remote mount is the way to go, although that fella up in Pickens SC has a Mag with the filter on the side of the engine.:HeadScratch:

I have a horizontal m18 out of a ford lgt 18h and the filter is coming off the block,I prefer it that way the hoses are another to go out and can be in the way.

Right now, I am looking at the area under the gas tank. There looks to be enough room and all I will have to do is make a mt bracket and drill a couple holes in the firewall for the hoses. I do think it will make a nice looking installation. Supposed to be in the 70's tomorrow, so should be really nice working in the shop. Will let you know how this works or doesn't work.

Thanks for all the input.

That's where they were mounted from the factory. I don't recommend drilling holes for the oil lines. I recommend doing what the factory did and just cut out a rectangle in the edge of the firewall for the lines to pass through.

AJ