After wrapping the supplied brass fittings with the included Teflon tape, they were threaded into the ‘in/out’ ports found on the other custom machined filter base. This base would be used to hold an external AMSOIL oil filter, to help cut down debris as small as 2-microns found in the oil system. With both filter bases assembled, they can then be bolted onto the powder coated bracket to be installed on the engine.
Looking to make the installation process as clean and simple as possible, Sinister Diesel designed its bracket and filter bases to bolt using the existing alternator bolts. With enough room just between the passenger side battery and the fan shroud, it makes the perfect accessible location for the new external filters. Sinister’s step-by-step picture instructions state to loosely reinstall the alternator bolts. This will allow the bracket to be moved and positioned as needed once the filters are installed for proper clearance between other parts in the engine bay.