I called and talked for quite a while with the owner of the company that makes the Reusable filter in RedCSX1's post above. He made a statement that stopped me cold. That the
oil in a normal
oil filter does NOT pass through the paper in the element. I consider myself fairly well enlightened when it comes to these internal combustion engines that we all dearly love but I did not realize that was the case! Have any of you ever stopped to think of this? I was under the belief that the
oil enters through the outer holes in the filter perimeter passes through the paper media and exits through the hole in the center after leaving behind any particulates, dirt, or metal bits in the outer pleats.
He made it sound as if a regular filter is in some state of bypass all the time and that is how the oil gets through the filter body. While doing so the oil deposits the contaminants in the creases of the pleats as it passes over the media surface. After listening to this individual (an self proclaimed Engineer) I was impressed with what he had to say. We discussed oil types, lack of
zinc & phosphates and many other things. He did not attempt to talk over my head but was sharing valuable information much of which I was able to understand.
BTW it appears to be a very high quality item, and it is offered in many different sizes for cars, planes and most engine applications. I plan on getting one soon.
Any one else have any comments?
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