<VV> the power of observation

[Mark Durham]

http://www.trasko-usa.com/about/about.htm

All, If you want to read about a simple bypass filter that fits a standard
oil filter pad, not the old corvair style, here is one. I used one of these
on my PT cruiser for 2 years with great results in conjunction with full
synthetic oil. It did indeed keep the oil clean for the full 5000 miles. It
bypasses most of the oil thru a 20 micron screen and says it takes 45 min
of driving for all the oil to go thru the paper filter once.

You change out a paper filter element every 5K miles and clean the housing
and 20 micron screen.  Each element was about $10 apiece. The unit was
about $120.00.

I quit using it because I do not have a parts cleaning solvent machine and
it was more trouble (messy) than it was worth. Now I just use a good
quality Wix filter on my cars.

But, for those who have a parts cleaner, its a good concept.

Mark Durham


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:04 PM, <judynrandy at comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> In reference to the 1 micron filters, you guys flunked the test.  You
> somehow missed the part about that being part of a "dual remote bypass
> filter" setup.  You are absolutely correct in saying a filter that tight
> would be very restrictive.  Which is why Amsoil put it next to the full
> flow filter. Because the media is so dense it can only filter a small
> portion of oil at a time.  The rest bypasses and goes on through the full
> flow filter.  When the oil comes out the bypass filter, it is analytically
> clean.  But looks can be deceptive.  They say at 45mph, in about 20
> minutes, all the oil in the crankcase will have been filtered through the
> bypass filter at least once.  Oh yeah, and Smitty, the guy who founded
> Amsoil was a fighter pilot in the air force.  Guess where the idea of
> synthetics for cars came from.  His name is Al Amatuzio (hence the name
> Amsoil) and he noticed his fighter jet was kept alive by synthetic lubes
> and oil analysis and wondered why  someone couldn't come up with the same
> thing for cars.  Upon his retiring from the air force, he did, and in 1972
> Amsoil was born.  And like Paul Harvey used to say, "Now you know the rest
> of the story."
>
>
>
> Randy (Cap'n) Hook
>
> '60 700 4dr. 84/4spd
>
> '63 ragtop 110/pg
>
> '65 monza 84/pg
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