Amsoil BMK-11 Bypass on '06 (underhood install)

[Arkapigdiesel]

The pic pretty much explains itself below. I used two (3" x 5") 3/4" pieces of pressure treated plywood and one 3" x 5" piece on the backside painted black. The plywood pieces are mounted on each side of the intake horn and I used four 5" long bolts to tie the plywood together on each side of the intake horn.



I used blue loctite on all nuts because I'm excessive like that . The three nuts that were used to mount the Amsoil bracket to the plywood are hidden. On the second piece of plywood that is behind the piece the Amsoil bracket is mounted to I used a wood bit and countersunk three 3/4" holes so that the nuts would fit in the holes and the two pieces of plywood in front would mount flush to one another.



Once the bolts are tightened down the plywood WILL NOT MOVE. I wanted my Amsoil bypass filter under my hood so that's why I went to the trouble to do this. By the way, I just purchased the BK-203 Amsoil bracket and used my own hoses and fittings. The mount is a heckuva lot cheaper than buying the entire BMK-11 kit from Amsoil, but either one will work just fine.

#ad

 

[brista]

Looks good. I checked out that area but my vacuum pump and 2 micron filter take up too much space, so I finished mine off like this:

-



-

 

[Diesel Nut]

Nice! Looks good! Oo.

 

[Hoagie]

I'm glad I posted my thread the other day good Job!

Arkapigdiesel, You did a nice job with the post I did the other day. If others need more photo input they should look at my readers rigs. If the bottom of your bracket is longer than necessary it may make it challenging to get access to the fuel filter. Take a look at it before you decide to change the fuel filter.

 

[Matt S]

That's a really nice install. Can you get to the power steering fluid?

 

[NJones]

How much is the filter to replace, and how often do you replace it?

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

That's a really nice install. Can you get to the power steering fluid?

Easily. My homemade mount doesn't get in the way of anything.

How much is the filter to replace, and how often do you replace it?

http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/bf.aspx

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

I wanted to add another picture to this thread, as I've rerouted by return line to the oil pan via a self tapping hollow bolt and added a petcock valve for oil sampling.

#ad

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

One more pic:

#ad

 

[NPloysa]

Pardon the ignorance, but do these replace or compliment the stock oil filter/lines? Why does it return through the fill cap?



Thanks, Nick

 

[robmints]

#ad




"The Ea By-Pass Oil Filter (EaBP) provides the best possible filtration protection against wear and oil degradation. Working in conjunction with the engine’s full-flow oil filter, the AMSOIL Ea By-Pass Filter operates by filtering oil on a “partial-flow” basis. It draws approximately 10 percent of the oil pump’s capacity at any one time and traps the extremely small, wear-causing contaminants that full-flow filters can’t remove. The AMSOIL Ea Bypass Filter typically filters all the oil in the system several times an hour, so the engine continuously receives analytically clean oil. "



That is the idea. If you click on the link from Arkapigdiesel above it tells you how it is supposed to work. So yes, it compliments the full flow filter. I guess it would almost be necessary if you were doing extended drain intervals to keep the oil clean. I guess this synthetic stuff stays slippery and it's additives don't degrade so the oil could stay in the engine longer but it gets dirty with a lot of particles small enough to go through the full flow filter but still big enough to cause pre-mature wear. And I guess this by pass dodad is supposed to filter a lot of these little particles out. I suppose you still need to follow a filter change interval for both the full flow and the by pass but you only need to change the oil at the end of it's recommended extended life or if the oil tests bad, whichever comes first.

 

[robmints]

And I guess it goes back in the cap because it is an easy place to put the return.

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

And I guess it goes back in the cap because it is an easy place to put the return.

Yep..... that's why 99% of returns go back to the oil filler cap (it's easy).

 

[NPloysa]

Thanks, makes sense now. I LOVE pictures, that's how I learn. Something I may have to look in to.

 

[4xquadrod]

Does this have the possibility of dropping the oil pressure through the engine and turbo feed?

 

[AKaiser]

From my understanding about oil sampling, you have the sample petcock on the wrong side of the filter. Shouldn't it come from the dirty (in) side? How else do you know how much crud is in the oil before it gets filtered?

 

[jvjump]

Would anyone have pic with this or a similar set up on a 03 or newer with twins? And i am curries about pressure drop too.