by GlassWolf » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:20 am
Jonathan wrote:Keep in mind that oil doesn't break down, it gets dirty. The filter is more important than the oil. Consider sealed a/c systems and so forth that are lubricated for life. It's because no foreign matter gets in the oil, thus it doesn't get dirty or "break down".
yup like I said, I don't care how good your oil is, the reason for changing it as often as 3K miles is to remove the dirt and metal particles that are suspended in it. Those are what tear up an engine. This is also why you don't go 30K miles on one oil change in a pasenger vehicle. A Peterbilt is a COMMERCIAL DIESEL and built to go a million miles between overhauls.
A bypass filter bolts to the frome of your car, underneat, and has a line that runs from the oil pan to the filter, and from the filter back up to the oil return, so the oil is pumped through the filter separately from the normal oil filter, doing a better job of removing the harmful particles from the oil. 6 microns vs an oil filter's 29 micron filtration level.
[quote="Jonathan"]Keep in mind that oil doesn't break down, it gets dirty. The filter is more important than the oil. Consider sealed a/c systems and so forth that are lubricated for life. It's because no foreign matter gets in the oil, thus it doesn't get dirty or "break down".[/quote]
yup like I said, I don't care how good your oil is, the reason for changing it as often as 3K miles is to remove the dirt and metal particles that are suspended in it. Those are what tear up an engine. This is also why you don't go 30K miles on one oil change in a pasenger vehicle. A Peterbilt is a COMMERCIAL DIESEL and built to go a million miles between overhauls.
A bypass filter bolts to the frome of your car, underneat, and has a line that runs from the oil pan to the filter, and from the filter back up to the oil return, so the oil is pumped through the filter separately from the normal oil filter, doing a better job of removing the harmful particles from the oil. 6 microns vs an oil filter's 29 micron filtration level.