[DeTomaso] Remote oil filter setup

[boyd casey]

Who the liar that said said my car ran?Boyd

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:56 PM, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:

> Do you mean you actually start your car w/ no oil pressure?
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> Unbelievable!
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> ----- 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
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>  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
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>> 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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