[DeTomaso] Remote oil filter setup

[David in Durango]

Do you mean you actually start your car w/ no oil pressure?

Unbelievable!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Boyd Casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>; 
<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Remote oil filter setup


> Regarding frequent oil changes, I hate those seconds before the oil 
> pressure comes back up. I think that one advantage of synthetic oil is 
> that it is so much better that even after 10,000 miles, it's better than 
> dino oil. By avoiding frequent oil changes, I avoid the wear of starting 
> an engine with delayed oil pressure. I realize that people are getting 
> excellent engine life with frequent changes, so the wear is probably not 
> an issue, but I got 180,000 miles from my last car, with 20,000 oil 
> changes in Mobile 1, and it got better mileage at the end than when I 
> bought it (and it was a Regal GS, not a Toyota or Honda). The oil stayed 
> so clean, that it was hard to feel like changing it.
>
> I wanted to use Amsoil in a diesel about 20 years ago, but with the 
> blow-by, it's gets dirty just like dino oil, but was 5 times the price. 
> So, I tried the Amsoil bypass filter, and paid for oil analysis. It 
> actually worked, and the bypass filter kept it clean enough (according to 
> the oil analysis) to run for an extended period.
>
> Ken
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> --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Remote oil filter setup
> To: "Boyd Casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 4:10 PM
>
>
> My 2-cents, and it's only worth about that, is that all gasoline powered 
> production
> automobiles currently being produced come with only ONE oil filter. Yet, 
> they all offer
> anywhere from 50,000-100,000 mile warranties. Some don't even call for a 
> tuneup until
> 100,000 miles.
>
> Anyway, oil and filters should be changed every 3,000-6,000 miles (always 
> err on the side
> of conservatism - doesn't hurt anything to change it too frequently). I've 
> torn down late
> model OEM engines which showed nary any wear on bearing surfaces after
> 120,000-150,000 miles. This is the result of regular and frequent oil 
> changes.
>
> So why would you want two filters? To extend/double the interval between 
> oil changes? If
> it's a redundant system (two identical filters inline) the first filter 
> will catch most of the
> contaminants and begin to restrict flow to the second filter and 
> subsequently the engine. I
> suppose if the first filter has a bypass valve, which most do, then the 
> second filter can
> catch whatever bypassed the first filter. But it seems like a lot of 
> unnecessary complexity,
> as others have already stated.
>
> I would merely use a filter without a bypass valve and change the oil 
> regularly. Or for added peace of mind if you're concerned that the filter 
> is getting "full" and losing it's flow/filtering capacity, change your oil 
> every 3,000 miles and change the filter at 1,500 mile intervals so it's 
> only in service for half the time/mileage between oil changes.
>
> YMMV!
> Garth
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