by-pass filter and remote main filter

[ptmoore]

howdy fellow assylum members. i just added a franz by-pass filter from my old ride to my 92 dodge cummins. im thinking of also adding my oberg filter as my main filter. does anyone know the oil flow per minute thru our engines? i have used this filter on previous engines with outstanding results, including on my 502 chevy powered v-drive(soon to aquire twin 60-1 turonetics turbos. also does anyone know what micron size the cummins(fleetguard) filter is supposed to clean to. ie 40 micron-50 or 60 micron? thanks for any replies guys... ... ... . smoking is a good thing... ... ...

 

[Paychk]

Cummins states the oil pump is good for 20. 5 gallon per hour @ 4200 RPM.

 

[EZGZ]

I really don't know what you hope to gain?



There are just to many stories of these trucks going 300k+ miles.

I think with normal maint and oil changes these engines will outlast most of our trucks and find there way into other things.



I just removed my Amsoil bypass filter set up after 9 years of weaping mess and uneeded expense.



If it is a average truck with average use and average temperature conditions I would avoid providing mister Murphy any more oportunites to cause problems from leaks and connections. Not to mention space that all that stuff takes up.



But good luck and God Bless if you choose to proceed.

 

[PToombs]

I agree with EZGZ, don't forget the old saying, KISS; keep it simple stupid

(no offense intended). The less plumbing, the less chance for a leak.

By the way, only 1 "s" in asylum, looks bad the other way!

 

[ptmoore]

SINCERE APOLOGY for the spelling PToombs, and EZGZ i like things simple too but to me the cost of a roll of toilet paper for the franz is easy insurance against the wear the soot causes in a diesel, not to mention the prolonged oil filter changes(i drive 500 miles a week). Paychk thanks for looking that up but i think its a typo cause thats only a quart and a third oil flow per hour. i would think a six cyl engine would be closer to a gallon and a half per min. at a minimum? also i prefer the remote oberg over conventional filters due to its finer filtering ability when the proper micron screen is used. yall would be surprised at how much junk the standard spin on filter misses.

 

[Paychk]

You got me there, must be new math, but 20 1/2 gallons per hour = 82 quarts per hour = 1. 366 quarts per minute. Thats what the specs show for the pump, now does the pump run at the same speed as the engine? I don't know & couldn't find that info.

 

[ptmoore]

Paychk thanks again for the info, i am still of the opinion that this engine prob has the bearing area somewhat equivalent to say a big block chevy and the oil flow should be about 4 to six gallons per minute. il try to investigate this further and il let u know what i find out