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#15
by
burn_your_money
on 14 Jan, 2007 04:14
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You have an oil pressure gauge right? You want to make sure your pressure doesn't fall too far
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#16
by
jtanguay
on 14 Jan, 2007 14:05
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You have an oil pressure gauge right? You want to make sure your pressure doesn't fall too far
yea i bought a sunpro gauge from princess auto.. i believe it was something like $5... i may just buy two. one for the pressure from the filter and one from the head. or should i put the second one at the actual bypass filter oil exit to measure how much pressure is running through it???
i also had the idea of restricting flow by adding a smaller diameter line before the bypass filter... that should add some safety, but i still need to get a hold of the company and see what they say.
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#17
by
Typrus
on 14 Jan, 2007 14:19
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I'm pretty sure that the single small entry hole is the restrictor. Full-flow filters have a large number of holes, whereas it looks like the mount for the FS2500 has a single smallish hole.
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#18
by
jtanguay
on 15 Jan, 2007 07:27
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I'm pretty sure that the single small entry hole is the restrictor. Full-flow filters have a large number of holes, whereas it looks like the mount for the FS2500 has a single smallish hole.
the entry/exit hole looks similar to 3/8" which is pretty free-flowing.. but definitely not as free flowing as a full flow filter..
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#19
by
burn_your_money
on 15 Jan, 2007 10:19
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Your filter is designed for a 6.2l engine or something like that right? Under 250 HP? If its like the others I've read about it filters 2 quarts per minute. That'll be like 1/6 of your oil every minute. Since our engines are so small I think you should restrict it down to 1/8 hole to get the same relative flow rate.
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#20
by
Typrus
on 15 Jan, 2007 10:27
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Maybe. You should try to contact them for their thoughts though.
I've been thinking about one of these for my Terc and for my moms TDI (If I could somehow find room!) and if there could be some procedure found to prevent any issues, that'd be fantastic.
I'm sure if they get enough small-engine buyers they'll come up with a smaller design. Until then, improvisation!
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#21
by
jtanguay
on 16 Jan, 2007 02:13
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well thats another reason that i was drawn to the fs 2500 filter. it would probably last around 50'000km or more due to the fact it was designed for huge engines. I wouldn't even stop there actually... i might get a bunch of pressure gauges and install them on the filter to monitor pressures to see if/when the fs 2500 gets plugged up.
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#22
by
Darkness_is_spreading
on 16 Jan, 2007 13:24
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Yea prevent anything from going bad......
I'm going to buy this FS2500 Filter and run full 0W40 Full Synthetic Rotella T motor Oil, this is a really sick filter, I believe I can run the filter if I relocated the Battery. I need to do more research on this, but I will post pics of new developments as the winter starts to disappear......
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#23
by
Rat407
on 16 Jan, 2007 17:09
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well thats another reason that i was drawn to the fs 2500 filter. it would probably last around 50'000km or more due to the fact it was designed for huge engines. I wouldn't even stop there actually... i might get a bunch of pressure gauges and install them on the filter to monitor pressures to see if/when the fs 2500 gets plugged up.
You will be able to tell when it gets to the point of no more filtering by just feeling it. It will be cold because of no oil circulating through it.
I had a friend that kept his bypass filter on until it did that. It took a little over a year on his cummins.
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#24
by
jtanguay
on 17 Jan, 2007 01:04
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well thats another reason that i was drawn to the fs 2500 filter. it would probably last around 50'000km or more due to the fact it was designed for huge engines. I wouldn't even stop there actually... i might get a bunch of pressure gauges and install them on the filter to monitor pressures to see if/when the fs 2500 gets plugged up.
You will be able to tell when it gets to the point of no more filtering by just feeling it. It will be cold because of no oil circulating through it.
I had a friend that kept his bypass filter on until it did that. It took a little over a year on his cummins.
Good to hear that it took a little over a year on a cummins! I'm going to be running amsoil diesel grade oil in my car with the FS2500. after hearing trucks using it and achieving 400'000 miles under the same oil... but at the same time you must factor in that the oil in the filter housing must be changed as well... so eventually the oil does get changed... but way less expensive
oh and still no word from filtration solutions!!! the wait continues...
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#25
by
burn_your_money
on 11 Feb, 2007 16:06
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still waiting?
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#26
by
jtanguay
on 11 Feb, 2007 16:29
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hehe yes... need some good warm(er) weather... i'll probably end up ripping the oil pan off one of my parts cars and weld on a bung, then sand and paint it
that and i have to move the battery to the back... fun fun fun
i still can't wait to install the filter...!!!
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#27
by
burn_your_money
on 11 Feb, 2007 16:30
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what happened with the flow rate etc?
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#28
by
jtanguay
on 11 Feb, 2007 17:57
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what happened with the flow rate etc?
i'm just going to downsize the in port... it should work fine
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#29
by
jtanguay
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:08
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well as i've been waiting for my TDI rebuild to complete, i've stumbled across a very ingenious idea for the oil return to the pan.
https://www.amsoil.com/bypassfilters/vw_beetle_1998/index.aspxfor the 1.9TDI the oil drain plug was hollowed out to receive the oil return from the bypass filter. very neat!!! i may just try that route for the time being on my 1.6 as the TDI seems to be taking forever
