3rd and 4th gen 3sge, not sure if this is worth posting but here goes... Options

[BonzaiCelica]

I was wondering why 4th gen 3sge has a diagonal engine placement in the bay. the 7afe has a vertical engine placement. and the 5sfe it sits diagonally. Why is that, is it supposed to help with weigh distribution? does the 3rd gen 3sge sit diagonally as well?

[BonzaiCelica]

ok then talking now I want to talk about the oil. I know that on the 7afe and 5sfe economy engines the oil filter is located directly under the header of the car on the block of the engine? why is that?

And why does the 3rd and 4th gen 3sge engines have the oil filter located on the upper oil pan? Does this allow for oil flow and filtering?

question about the baffle plate. All celica's come with an oil pan baffle plate? what is the purpose of it? I did my oil change today and I previously had an mobile m-103 that cost me $12 and then I just bought two toyota oem filter that cost me $13. I noticed that the toyota filter was about 1cm taller than the mobil oil filter why is that?

also if you guys can check out this type r vid on youtube and explain to me the part about the oil temp and oil filter fluctuating. its about halfway through the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU5pbLfLiY