In most of our Shop Kinks and Tech Tips we discuss the benefits of adding lube oil capacity to an industrial engine. See for example Tech Tip #37 , Remote Oil Filters: Some Considerations and Shop Kink #12, Oil Filters: Capacity Counts. Both larger filters and well as larger lube oil systems are good. Afterall, cool oil is happy oil. This Shop Kink is different.

The Chrysler LH318 industrial engine has been around for a long time in many industrial applications. We've seen them in Clark and Silent Hoist forklifts, Lull rough terrain material handlers, Marine Travelifts, wood chippers and other applications. The 318 Chrysler industrial engine is now so old and so common that people are swapping them back and forth into different applications.

One problem that occurs is that the Chrysler 318 exhaust manifolds vary quite a bit. Sometimes clearance is an issue. If you have swapped Chrysler 318 exhaust manifolds from one engine to another and can't get the stock oil filter to fit here is an idea. If the usual oil filter won't clear the exhaust manifold, try an oil filter from a 2.4L engine in a 1990 Toyota pickup. It will work!

Want more help with a Chrysler 318 Industrial Engine? We stock Chrysler Industrial 318 Engine Workshop Manuals with all the specs. Just call us toll free at 800 233 6539 and we can get one right out to you. Downtime a problem? Foley has factory remanufactured Chrysler 318 industrial engines with manifolds and most other accessories ready to ship.

Foley Engines takes Tech Support seriously. This is one of a series of Shop Kinks and Tech Tips that we publish for the engine community. We welcome your comments and hope that it advances our field. Please email our Dr Diesel at DrDiesel@FoleyEngines.com with your comments and suggestions.