Q&A

Remote oil filter

Q I am working on adapting an AJ16 supercharged engine to fit my late model Daimler saloon to assist its high-altitude hill-climbing ability, helpful here in Canada. Has there ever been a remote oil filter adapter for the AJ6 or AJ16 engine?

The original equipment supercharger bypass actuator for the XJR is no longer available, and mine has a torn diaphragm, meaning the supercharger is always on boost. Consequently, it wears the supercharger unnecessarily and gives poorer fuel economy, plus it creates a vacuum leak.

I was able to adapt an actuator from a Buick, which also uses the M90 supercharger, because the GM application