some interesting info to be found on the net. this site says that the oil
filter gasket is what determines your change interval.
***************
The base gasket is therefore the MOST important part of the "spin-on" oil
filter design.
The gasket will with time, more than with mileage, either harden or
soften, in either case the gasket tension that holds the filter to the
engine is relieved. Engine vibration will "unscrew" the filter, and ALL the
oil will be lost as indicated above.
The quality and material of the base gasket is what determines for how
long a filter should be used.
The low cost oil filters that cost few dollars and are used by quick oil
change outfits and sold in discount stores definitely should not be used for
more than the usual recommendation of 3-month / 3,000-mile interval
irrespective of what oil do you use.
More premium or OEM oil filters that cost much more can be utilized
safely for the maximum oil filter change interval that is specified by the
OEM.
Only a specialty oil filters like SynLubeT MicroGlassT Long Life Oil
Filters are specially engineered to be used for interval ranging from 2
years to 5 years without change. The special Viton base gasket that is used
costs by itself much more than typical bargain spin on oil filter.
Sounds like a crock to me. For one think the leak on the driveway isn’t
what you are concerned with it is the filter becoming plugged and bypassing
the dirt back into the motor. Who in their right mind will want to leave
their filter on for 5 years? On an average motorist this would be
75000-100000 miles.
"andrew steffek" <astef…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> some interesting info to be found on the net. this site says that the oil
> filter gasket is what determines your change interval.
> ***************
> The base gasket is therefore the MOST important part of the "spin-on" oil
> filter design.
> The gasket will with time, more than with mileage, either harden or
> soften, in either case the gasket tension that holds the filter to the
> engine is relieved. Engine vibration will "unscrew" the filter, and ALL
the
> oil will be lost as indicated above.
> The quality and material of the base gasket is what determines for how
> long a filter should be used.
> The low cost oil filters that cost few dollars and are used by quick
oil
> change outfits and sold in discount stores definitely should not be used
for
> more than the usual recommendation of 3-month / 3,000-mile interval
> irrespective of what oil do you use.
> More premium or OEM oil filters that cost much more can be utilized
> safely for the maximum oil filter change interval that is specified by the
> OEM.
> Only a specialty oil filters like SynLubeT MicroGlassT Long Life Oil
> Filters are specially engineered to be used for interval ranging from 2
> years to 5 years without change. The special Viton base gasket that is
used
> costs by itself much more than typical bargain spin on oil filter.
they claim larger fleets go 60k miles before dropping oil and changing
filters.
i never did open up a used filter and put the element under a scope to see
how/what it was catching.
i guess for a very good sealed lubrication system, a good filter can go a
long way, but i am weary about this 5 year thing too.
read for yourself at
http://www.synlube.com/oilfilters.htm
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> Sounds like a crock to me. For one think the leak on the driveway isn’t
> what you are concerned with it is the filter becoming plugged and
bypassing
> the dirt back into the motor. Who in their right mind will want to leave
> their filter on for 5 years? On an average motorist this would be
> 75000-100000 miles.
> "andrew steffek" <astef…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:BTqe8.6918$FE4.436710@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net…
> > some interesting info to be found on the net. this site says that the
oil
> > filter gasket is what determines your change interval.
> > ***************
> > The base gasket is therefore the MOST important part of the "spin-on"
oil
> > filter design.
> > The gasket will with time, more than with mileage, either harden or
> > soften, in either case the gasket tension that holds the filter to the
> > engine is relieved. Engine vibration will "unscrew" the filter, and ALL
> the
> > oil will be lost as indicated above.
> > The quality and material of the base gasket is what determines for
how
> > long a filter should be used.
> > The low cost oil filters that cost few dollars and are used by quick
> oil
> > change outfits and sold in discount stores definitely should not be used
> for
> > more than the usual recommendation of 3-month / 3,000-mile interval
> > irrespective of what oil do you use.
> > More premium or OEM oil filters that cost much more can be utilized
> > safely for the maximum oil filter change interval that is specified by
the
> > OEM.
> > Only a specialty oil filters like SynLubeT MicroGlassT Long Life Oil
> > Filters are specially engineered to be used for interval ranging from 2
> > years to 5 years without change. The special Viton base gasket that is
> used
> > costs by itself much more than typical bargain spin on oil filter.
I’m the lead mechanic for a fleet of apprx 130 vehicles and I wouldn’t let
any of our vehicles go that long without a filter and oil change. I can
guarantee that if you don’t use a secondary filter system like Puradyn’s and
let a filter go that long you’ll be doing a major overhaul and possibly a
long-block change.
—
Hope this helps,
davidj
The Best Way To Have A Good
Idea Is To Have A Lot Of Ideas.
Linus Pauling
"andrew steffek" <astef…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> they claim larger fleets go 60k miles before dropping oil and changing
> filters.
> i never did open up a used filter and put the element under a scope to see
> how/what it was catching.
> i guess for a very good sealed lubrication system, a good filter can go a
> long way, but i am weary about this 5 year thing too.
> read for yourself at
> http://www.synlube.com/oilfilters.htm
> "Penguy.com" <pen…@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Z9we8.866$p%4.400632868@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com…
> > Sounds like a crock to me. For one think the leak on the driveway isn’t
> > what you are concerned with it is the filter becoming plugged and
> bypassing
> > the dirt back into the motor. Who in their right mind will want to
leave
> > their filter on for 5 years? On an average motorist this would be
> > 75000-100000 miles.
> > "andrew steffek" <astef…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > news:BTqe8.6918$FE4.436710@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net…
> > > some interesting info to be found on the net. this site says that the
> oil
> > > filter gasket is what determines your change interval.
> > > ***************
> > > The base gasket is therefore the MOST important part of the "spin-on"
> oil
> > > filter design.
> > > The gasket will with time, more than with mileage, either harden
or
> > > soften, in either case the gasket tension that holds the filter to the
> > > engine is relieved. Engine vibration will "unscrew" the filter, and
ALL
> > the
> > > oil will be lost as indicated above.
> > > The quality and material of the base gasket is what determines for
> how
> > > long a filter should be used.
> > > The low cost oil filters that cost few dollars and are used by
quick
> > oil
> > > change outfits and sold in discount stores definitely should not be
used
> > for
> > > more than the usual recommendation of 3-month / 3,000-mile interval
> > > irrespective of what oil do you use.
> > > More premium or OEM oil filters that cost much more can be
utilized
> > > safely for the maximum oil filter change interval that is specified by
> the
> > > OEM.
> > > Only a specialty oil filters like SynLubeT MicroGlassT Long Life
Oil
> > > Filters are specially engineered to be used for interval ranging from
2
> > > years to 5 years without change. The special Viton base gasket that is
> > used
> > > costs by itself much more than typical bargain spin on oil filter.
andrew steffek wrote:
> they claim larger fleets go 60k miles before dropping oil and changing
> filters.
I know nothing about these guys, so I don’t know exactly what fleets
they’re talking about, but it is reasonably usual for Over-The-Road trucks
to use bypass oil filtration systems and in that context they can go for
very long mileages without changing the oil and all filters. Remember too,
that OTR trucks travel huhndreds to thousands of miles a day without being
shut off (or at least not shut off more than one time or so) and that this
practice in itself significantly increases the life of the oil.
–Eoin