bypass oil filter?

[HGraham]

I was wondering where is the best place to order a racor lfs 802 by pass filter? I am interested in keeping the oil cleaner rather than extended oil changes. Other tham amsoil by pass filters or the Franz filter what other ones are being used? thanks for the info

 

[DavidC]

I use this one

http://oilguard.com/

It is also on sale now, if it matters.



Dave

 

[ramtifosi]

I also run an OilGuard 20, when i installed it they only had an oil pan return now they offer an oil fill cap return. I bought it and as an upgrade seems to have made a big difference, if you go with oilguard I would definetly get the oil filler cap return.

 

[rweis]

I put an LFS-802 on my truck. The 802 is equivalent to the OilGuard 60. The reason I went with the 802 is as long as I was going to do it, I wanted it to filter as much as possible.



I put mine in the bed pocket behind the driver. It is a long hose run, but I could not find a place up front large enough I was happy with.



The oil filler return cap that OilGuard sells is an excellant way to get the oil back into the engine. I also time the amount of time it takes to fill 1 quart with the oil return so I can see how used the 802 filter is. Mine times out at 60 seconds new. The oil flow is not a high pressure stream on the return, just a nice gentle flow.



There is a thread on TDR (https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109166) by Gary - K7GLD about extended oil changes that I am participating in to see how the oil will test (OA) over time. I am like you, I want cleaner oil, but I also want to see what the oil analyzes to be. I did go to Mobile 1 SUV & Truck synthetic when I put the 802 on. I think I see cooler water temps, and better mpg, but that is all so subjective SOTP stuff.



I did the RACOR one because I have confidence in RACOR as a major filter distributor. There are a couple of different bypass filters out there. Do a search with Google and you will find them. Industry uses them extensively with oil and hydraulic systems. I did not find many industry users using Frantz or OilGuard. The OilGuard site implies it is a RACOR product. At the bottom of the OilGuard products list it says "other RACOR products".



I did the 802 size so I could easily bypass filter a lot of oil and catch a lot of particulates before needing replacement. The 802 size will also handle 100cc of water.



PM me if I can be of any help,



Bob Weis



I got my 802 from South East Power Systems. They ship anywhere.