Possible to relocate oil fill spout?

Treachery · 10-25-2006, 06:46 PM

I have a '93 Mustang GT. Is it possible to relocate the oil filler spout over to the driver side, towards the front of the car? I want to use an oil breather cap to but i have a strut tower brace that travels directly over the oil filler tube currently located in the passenger side toward the front of the car.

Would relocating the oil filler tube to the driver side be only a matter of choosing the correct valve covers? If so, which valve covers should i get?

Looking in the Ford Racing catalog, i see M-6582-A351R which has holes on both valve covers. The catalog indicates that the valve covers will fit 5.0L EFI but it's characterized as an "EFI Truck Valve Cover". Will this still fit in a '93 GT?

mustangII460 · 10-25-2006, 08:01 PM

It would actually only be as hard as drilling a hole and buying a cap.

Dark_5.0 · 10-27-2006, 09:06 AM

Very possible.

Thats how mine is set-up.

Jeff Chambers · 10-27-2006, 12:56 PM

Be aware though that in running a breather on an EFI car will result in lean conditions at idle and part throttle. Anytime you're under manifold vacuum conditions, air will be sucked in through the breather, passed through the PCV and ingested by the cylinders. This is air that has not been metered by the MAF so the engine will run lean. Most times that I've got a customer complaining about idle surge/hunt, its because they've put a breather on the car without understanding why Ford had it designed as a closed system.

richs347 · 10-31-2006, 06:01 AM

I have a diagram on my website on where to drill and what I used to plug it as a fill hole....

Gearhead999 · 11-02-2006, 09:14 PM

Just change it to the other side.

No big deal.

10-25-2006, 06:46 PM	#1
Treachery Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 38	Possible to relocate oil fill spout? I have a '93 Mustang GT. Is it possible to relocate the oil filler spout over to the driver side, towards the front of the car? I want to use an oil breather cap to but i have a strut tower brace that travels directly over the oil filler tube currently located in the passenger side toward the front of the car. Would relocating the oil filler tube to the driver side be only a matter of choosing the correct valve covers? If so, which valve covers should i get? Looking in the Ford Racing catalog, i see M-6582-A351R which has holes on both valve covers. The catalog indicates that the valve covers will fit 5.0L EFI but it's characterized as an "EFI Truck Valve Cover". Will this still fit in a '93 GT?

10-25-2006, 08:01 PM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Re: Possible to relocate oil fill spout? It would actually only be as hard as drilling a hole and buying a cap. __________________ Frank

10-27-2006, 09:06 AM	#3
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Re: Possible to relocate oil fill spout? Very possible. Thats how mine is set-up. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

10-27-2006, 12:56 PM	#4
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	Re: Possible to relocate oil fill spout? Be aware though that in running a breather on an EFI car will result in lean conditions at idle and part throttle. Anytime you're under manifold vacuum conditions, air will be sucked in through the breather, passed through the PCV and ingested by the cylinders. This is air that has not been metered by the MAF so the engine will run lean. Most times that I've got a customer complaining about idle surge/hunt, its because they've put a breather on the car without understanding why Ford had it designed as a closed system. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"

10-31-2006, 06:01 AM	#5
richs347 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 24	Re: Possible to relocate oil fill spout? I have a diagram on my website on where to drill and what I used to plug it as a fill hole.... __________________ 1992 GT; 347 w/ a Vortech V2 SQ S-Trim, PMS, ... www.mustangpartstech.com

11-02-2006, 09:14 PM	#6
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	Re: Possible to relocate oil fill spout? Just change it to the other side. No big deal. __________________ "Support our Troops" Dave 1968 Cougar 2004 Thunderbird 2007 F150 Harley-Davidson, SuperCrew 1986 LTD 1997 Ranger 1992 Honda Civic

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