Hose for oil Bypass

[tomahs]

I am installing a bypass filter on my truck and would like to upgrade the hose from what is supplied. Would appreciate any suggestions and where I can buy it. Thank You

 

[_Hyde]

I used hydraulic hose from Parker, I think its called tough gard. I have an Amsoil single bypass mounted on the front of the head so I only have about 2. 5' total. I think I spent $20 for both hoses. Its overkill but I have no worries about temp or pressure on something that is definately mission critical.



Hyde

 

[BarryG]

I used some ss braided line and russell (I think) fittings that I got from summitt racing online. As mentioned above hydraulic hose is another good choice. You might try getting a hold of member "CPFF". He sells remotes, bypasses and upgraded lines among other things.

 

[SMorneau]

Go to the mcmaster carr website and you can get exactly what you need.

 

[Ralph Wood]

I am installing a bypass filter on my truck and would like to upgrade the hose from what is supplied. Would appreciate any suggestions and where I can buy it. Thank You

After 40 years I have come to the conclusion that a 300 psi hose will last as long as a 3,000 psi hose. Some small high pressure hydraulic fittings will break a lot easier than the brass barb fittings from Ace Hardware. The main thing is that the hose tube is compatible with the oil. Some of the best hose I have seen for lube oil was a good grade of fuel injection hose with worm gear clamps. Weatherhead has some. It comes in 10 foot lenghts with hose clamps. It is expensive at 30. 00.

I have some very high quality truck hose. That works very well with push on fitttings and military specification stainless steel clamps.

I have some big lube oil filters that are for heavy duty diesel engines such as heavy duty trucks. They are big but I am setting them up for diesel pickups. They use Cummins Fleetguard LF 750 elements. The elements sell for about 10. 00. I bought an element made by Wix for about 10. 00 at O'Reilly Auto Parts. The elements are big at 8" diameter and 15" long. I am wondering if it is best to just sell the filters with no hose and fittings and let people get their own.

I am putting one of the big filters on a 8. 3 Cummins at work. I am thinking about setting it up to use 2 1/2 rolls of Kleenex VIVA paper towels but I'm not sure the cost advantage is there when the stock elements are so reasonable. The Kleenex VIVA is probably a little better filter. People got the idea that these filters are only important for dusty conditions. These days they are mostly seen on construction equipment such as Redi Mix trucks.

I would like to find a big chrome filter with Peterbilt written on it and bolt it to the cab on my pickup.



Ralph

 

[bigkid59]

I noticed that you are in Phoenix. Any medium to large city will have truck repair and parts shops that regularly maintain over the road trucks. These shops make up hoses from bulk stock every day for fuel, air, and lube systems on trucks. They will have high quality hose and fittings at very reasonable prices and can furnish these components to you or can make up the hoses for you.

Check your yellow pages for Truck Service or ask around at truck stops. This way you will be getting good products designed for your use and will probably save some money.

Hope this helps!