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« on: 22 July, 2024, 08:14:00 »
Hi Andy,
I have a B44 which appears to be a very similar setup to the C25.
I bought a kit from Paul Goff and although it was a pain to fit, I finally succeeded and it works fine.
The unit I have fitted also mounts off the rear engine bolt (after you’ve bought a longer stud) and the spigots point towards the oil connection manifold.
I messed about for ages until I decided to start with a blank canvas and removed both oil pipes.
Originally, the oil pipes on my machine were routed from the oil tank down between the plates of the rear engine bracket.
I could route them back that way but it was very tight and it made the connection onto the new filter virtually impossible.
I ended up routing the pipes down the gearbox side of the engine bracket.
As for connecting the pipes, I had to slightly bend the return spigot on the engine manifold down to get both connections on the new filter and the manifold to align better. Otherwise, there were too many kinks in the pipe.
As for the pipe supplied with the kit, I warmed it up with a hairdryer to soften it a bit before fitting.
I also fitted Dowty washers on the oil tank banjo connection, it doesn’t leak now.
I didn’t have to cut anything to fit the filter but there was a lot of cursing and fortunately no blood spilt.
Life would have been much easier with an hydraulic bike lifting bench as the garage floor was damned hard.
I hope the description of my struggle is helpful, don’t be put off the end result is well worth it.
If needed I could post a couple of photos for you.
Good luck
Andy