oil bypass system

[tmarti96]

oil bypass return line

Redram,



Why couldn't you drill a small hole in the passenger side of the No 1 valve cover, install a brass fitting in there, and attach the return line there, whether you use the oilguard or the LF777? Is 5 micron small enough to be effective? thanks for the help.

 

[John]

Hey Todd, I used -08 Aeroquip Teflon/braided stainless steel hose in the construction of my Dual Bypass hoses with the corresponding steel fittings. Notice I stated Teflon/braided stainless steel instead of Aeroquip AQP hose (braided stainless steel cover over a neoprene type core). The reason for this is simple, this particular type of hose utilizes the anodized aluminum fittings... so far so good... as long as you are using the straight fittings. I have had several angled fittings (45 degree and 90 degree) fracture at the braze/solder joint over the years. Not Good! Although Aeroquip has eliminated the possibility of this problem from happening (at least as far as I could tell... and the fractured fittings were not Aeroquip brand. . they were Russell and Earl's), I still don't trust the aluminum fittings for something as important as carrying all your engine oil out of the engine, through a remote filtering system and back again. Better to be safe than sorry. BTW, it seems that when I was looking through my two Aeroquip catalogs I wasn't able to find all the appropriate fittings to make the -10 AN size work. Although the -08 AN Aeroquip hose and fittings look small compared to the hose and fittings supplied by Amsoil in their Dual Remote Bypass kit, a comparison of the specs. as well as taking actual internal measurements of both revealed that the -08 AN hose is actually larger. The Aeroquip steel fittings flow better too, especially the 90 degree fittings... they are of a swept design as opposed to the Amsoil supplied fittings which have a hard 90 degree turn.



Hope this helps you out.