Odd pipe in oil gallery, any ideas please?

[Charlville]

Just pulled the tappet cover off to fit an oil filter kit and where the pipe is to be located for the oil filter feed a pipe has already been fitted and is pointed down into the timing cover. Now maybe it had an oil filter kit fitted previously or there were oiling issues? Either way I want to remove the pipe to fit the pipe for the oil filter kit. But now worried that I may cause an issue by doing so. Car has a Simmons Power Head not sure if this makes any difference?

Thoughts welcome please

[john charlton]

The only thing I can think of is to channel more oil flung off the timing wheel to the main bearing feeds . .I hope it is well secured so it doesnt get eaten by the timing wheel ,I would remove it as IMHO the benefit would be minimal .

John in dreary cool wet where is Mr Sunshine Suffolk County England.

[kenparker]

possibly tube to a once in history external oil filter.

[Kurt in NJ]

Think when you drop the pan you will find the pipe goes to the mains as a homemade pressure to the mains--- look in the valve chamber to see if the oil feed pipes are blocked off

[Charlville]

Hi All

Thanks for the all the inputs.

Removed the offending pipe and fitted the oil filter kit, all seems well (so far)

[Bob-A]

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Mr. Flood,

Can you display a couple of pics of your Simmons Power Head.
I've got one that I'm hoping to put on a car in the near future, I hope.

Bob-A