azwiz
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azwiz said:does anyone have an opinion or heard of this bypass filter?
thanks
azwiz
p. s. great site and group
sorry didnt add link
http://www.oilguard.com/Dodge.php
azwiz
azwiz said:does anyone have an opinion or heard of this bypass filter?
thanks
azwiz
p. s. great site and group
BILLUA said:Wayne, i just installed the new filter tonight. I hated to throw the other one away, but if the soot removal is as good as advertised, I wanted to get the filter on fresh oil... Anywho, next oil analysis will be in 5k when I change out the stratapore...
It will be my first analysis not running Delo.
Thanks again for the help!
Bill
amsoilman said:I have seen my own oil running back into the engine from the Amsoil by-pass in a very short time... ... ... ... ... ... . less than 20 seconds when it is cold outside.
Wayne
amsoilman
Gary - K7GLD said:I'm wondering what the concern is about cold temp oil flow in a bypass oil filter at engine startup?
Perhaps some are confusing the engine lubrication function/capabilities of a bypass vs a full flow filter?
A bypass oil filter contributes virtually nothing as far as direct engine lubrication is concerned, that function is still accomplished by the full flow filter, without any added handicap from the bypass filter. SO, there's no danger or penalty as to engine wear or lubrication if it takes a a few seconds - or minutes - for oil to begin moving thru the bypass element at cold startup.
Gary - K7GLD said:I'm wondering what the concern is about cold temp oil flow in a bypass oil filter at engine startup?
JOblenes said:I was the one that asked the question above. My concern was not about any negative effects on the engine. I was just wondering how long it would take to for the volume of cold oil (very high viscosity) that was in the bypass fitler to flow out of the fitler during a very cold startup, say -5F. Lets say hypothetically it took 20 minutes for the cold oil to get pushed through (which I now know it doesn't) then if I only took 20 minutes drives the filter would sort of not be worthwhile to me during winter months for most of my driving because it would not be doing any menaingful filtering during the typically short drives I take in winter. No it wouldn't do any harm but would just be a waste of space/money for the winter months. But as I understand it from the data above, this is not the case.
Jonathan
amsoilman said:Johnathan,
The Engine oil I use has a "Pour point" of -47 F! I think it will flow pretty good at -5 F.
Wayne
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