Device to automatically burn your used engine oil

[jlccc]

A friend of mine pointed me to the following URL the other day.

http://www.emp-corp.com/HTML/PRODUCTS/oil_mate.shtml



It's a device to remove a small portion of your engine oil, replace it with an equivalent about of new oil and then send the old oil to be mixed with fuel to be burned in the engine.



A little later the same friend sent me another URL showing that Cummins offers the same type of device on some of their other, larger diesel engines.



http://www.cummins.com/au/pages/en/...andservices/extendedlifeproducts/centinel.cfm



Since I'll be running synthetics with a bypass filter, these devices don't appeal to me for my own use. But it was interesting to read about. How many of you folks put your used engine oil into your fuel tank to be burned?

 

[JConley]

I have been looking for something like this. I have burned oil in my fuel before, but this would be a good automatic way of doing it.



Thanks

 

[Mad Max]

J.



He's some more on the centinel:



http://www.valvolinehd.com/onroad/cent.html



and a brochure in .pdf



http://www.valvolinehd.com/pdf/cent.pdf



The system in engineered for over the road type rigs as evidenced by the enormous "make up oil" tank. Additionally the system is quite pricey.



I DO NOT put used oil in my fuel. Even with good filtration, in all likelihood you would be taking oil from the crank case, PRE-FILTRATION, ie it could contain wear particles returned from the valve train or other area, stuff I DO NOT want to be feeding to an already problematic and unprotected lift pump.



If I were decking out a new T800W, I might consider the Centinel system for a Signature600, but then again, I might consider a C16 too. =)



MAX



Ps. Thx for the heads up on the Oilguard. I ordered mine today.

 

[jlccc]

Max:

Send me your email so we can correspond offline re: the oilguard filter. The bbs won't let me send you an email directly.



I don't think I'd be too worried about the lift pump, injector pump or injectors. The fuel filter should catch any particulates. Still, I don't believe I'll be investing in one of these devices any time soon. email -- email address removed --

 

[Rob Thomas]

I don't think I'd be too worried about the lift pump, injector pump or injectors. The fuel filter should catch any particulates

The lift pump is PRE- FILTER. Gotta watch that. .



Later, Rob