Hi,

Been looking at 1 micron oil bypass filters, if you’ve seen these on YouTube they seem to remove everything (metal, soot, water, acid etc) making even dirty oil super clean and like new. I’ve been quoted £120 for a kit for the landy from a reputable company and the price seems very reasonable especially as the Landy holds quite substantial quantities of oil (6.25ltrs). I’ve already fitted very strong magnetic drain plugs (all 7 of them) but would like to improve the engines 1950’s agricultural oil system even further. Fortunately, it lends itself very well to fitting this kit having an old style truck/tractor canister oil filter so tapping into the oiled feed is very simple and exactly as they recommend.

Estimates for oil life after fitting are between 70 & 100k miles so would more than cover the cost of the kit in around 4 years assuming about 5k miles a year or an oil change a year, not forgetting the expected huge reduction on engine wear. It’s a pity that I can’t see an easy way to do something with the gearbox and axle oil without fitting some kind of separate oil pump to circulate it through another filter… that may be going OTT for a Landy though

Any thoughts or experience with these kinds of filters?

Cheers.

How often do you need to change the filter?

I would have though it would get clogged up pretty quick if it's 1 micron.

Not familiar with the kits myself, but I think I'd opt for a bi-annual change of the normal oil filter + oil.

they recommend a filter change every 15k miles, which is still only every 3 years for me but at the same time massively reducing the wear and tear on the engine. As the normal oil filter is still fitted and taking the majority of the oil flowed through the engine, the 1 micron filter is left to deal with the really small stuff like the soot and fine metals that act like grinding paste etc

The reason 1 micron seems to be important is that is less than the clearance distance within the compressed oil film between bearing surfaces so anything of this size and smaller will not be touching both surfaces. They seem very common on trucks and large commercial engines, obviously car manufactures would not be wanting this fitted to their very disposable cars...

Although as I said I have powerful magnetic sump plugs fitted (video's off these working are quite fascinating), there is a lot of non magnetic metal used in engines so this will be primarily to deal with this.

Too frequent changing of the normal oil filter is actually more harmful as they are most effective half way through their life as the particle size they filter out reduces as they get used (till obviously nothing eventually gets through and then oils bypassed)

[Edited on 28/11/17 by Mr Whippy]

What about other contaminates, i.e. water, fuel, acids, there are plenty more that are not solids and would not be trapped in filters. In a commercial setting for large amounts of oil (ships engines etc) it's send for analysis to indicate when an oil change is needed but you will not have access to this..

Dan

well according to their and other manufactures info all that is trapped (makers name removed so I don't seem biased...) -

ENGINE BY PASS OIL FILTER SYSTEM

The by pass filter system passes only a small portion of the total oil flow through a very dense filter cartridge at around 6 to 7 litres per minute. At this speed, it is possible to remove particles down to 1 micron and totally remove water, greatly decreasing engine wear and prolonging oil life. This type of filtration can eliminate water and particle contamination, extend oil life up to 5 times and hydraulic oil up to 10 times, reduce engine wear and component wear, dramatically reduce downtime, remove particles down to 1 micron, and is applicable to all engines as well as for hydraulic systems.

Bypass oil filtration technology was originally introduced to the trucking industry in the 1930's. It was the exclusive means for filtering engine oil from the early 1930's until the early 1960's. At that time, engine manufactures moved away from bypass filtration when full flow filtration became the vogue. Full flow filters don't have the ability to filter out anything but the largest particles out of the oil. Factory full flow oil filters are not even designed to purify the oil down to a single digit micron level but mainly to filter all the oil at a high rate before it gets to the engine. Since full flow filters filter the oil at such a high flow rate, it is unable to trap the microscopic particles that enter the oil and which can damage your engine. During the last 10 years bypass filtration interest has been rekindled and has been positioned mainly as a way for fleets to extend engine oil life and oil drain intervals. People now realize you can have the best of both worlds by running bypass filtration along side your full flow filter. This allows the full flow filter to catch the large particles and the Bypass Filtration System to catch particles down to 1-micron in size, all the water and acid, as well as the soot that will inevitably end up in the engine oil.

Key Benefits to Vehicle Fleets

· Extend oil service life! Typical average oil change cost on a large vehicle is around £80.00 to £120.00 per oil change!
· Reduce operational costs.
· Extend depreciation costs.
· Reducing oil disposal fees.
· Reducing dependency on foreign oil and oil reserves.
· Enhancing our environmental commitment and awareness.
· Assists with reducing the carbon footprint
· Improving daily vehicle availability through scheduled maintenance.
· Reducing unscheduled service breakdowns and costly repairs!
· Freeing up technicians to perform other important service tasks!
· Virtually eliminate engine wear so improving reliability.
· At the end of vehicle service life the unit can be transferred to a new vehicle.
· No moving parts to wear out.
· Remove 99.95% of all water from your oil.
· Assists in cleaner running which can reduce fuel costs.
· Remove's all wear causing particles down to 1-micron in size.
· Reduce time needed for service...those 1-2 hour oil changes become 15 minute filter changes!
· Does NOT remove additive package components in oil.

Recommendations for Use -

****** Bypass Filtration can be a valuable addition for a vehicle fleet if:

· You put a large amount of miles on your vehicles annually.
· You currently change your oil every 10,000 to 25,000 miles and would be interested in saving yourself significant money by extending your oil drain interval schedule. Up to a 90% savings can be realized in some cases.
· You want to minimize downtime and maximize your profits.
· You simply want the ultimate in protection for your vehicles and want to maximize the life of the engine.

Installation and Maintenance Schedule for Trucking Fleets

Take an initial oil analysis on your existing oil in your vehicles when your normal oil change interval is up PRIOR to installing the ****** System. This will give you a baseline reading and evaluate the condition of the engine so you have something to compare against once you have your ***** Bypass Filtration System installed. Installation of the ****** Bypass Filtration System on large trucks is typically on the frame of the engine compartment OR on the frame behind or slightly in front of the fuel tank on the frame on the passenger side of the truck. Install the ****** unit on the vehicle along with a fresh oil change and full flow filter change, change the ****** bypass filter every 15,000 miles and top up with oil. Take periodic oil analysis readings to get an accurate gauge on the oils current conditions and let it be the barometer on when to finally change the oil and full flow filter. The oil will likely come back good for at least 75,000 to 100,000 miles. Most people see 100,000 miles or more on the same oil. Let the oil analysis be your gauge on when to change the oil. If your TAN/TBN numbers still look good and the viscosity and particle levels are staying within spec, you can indefinitely keep the same oil in your vehicle.

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Estimates for oil life after fitting are between 70 & 100k miles so would more than cover the cost of the kit in around 4 years assuming about 5k miles a year or an oil change a year,

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not forgetting the expected huge reduction on engine wear

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy This allows the full flow filter to catch the large particles and the Bypass Filtration System to catch particles down to 1-micron in size, all the water and acid, as well as the soot that will inevitably end up in the engine oil.

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As mentioned, oil degrades in more ways than just getting dirty. Turbos break down stabilisers, combustion byproducts create acidic mixtures which attack the metals. I've an intuitive feeling that these don't make any sense on a vehicle that does few miles and long change intervals.

Most engines these days cope quite happily for 250K miles without bearing wear related failure - by which time the UK climate has eaten the body alive.

hmm all good points worth considering

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Estimates for oil life after fitting are between 70 & 100k miles so would more than cover the cost of the kit in around 4 years assuming about 5k miles a year or an oil change a year,

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Never read such a load of bollocks.

Oil degrades as its circulated around the engine. Long life oil is designed to stay in grade longer but after the max change interval it still needs changing. Water is present in used oil and as we know its not a good lubricant. No magic filter is going to restore the oil to the way it came out of the can.

Every year I have to pay about £130 in VED, £130 in insurance, £20 break down (£60 for 4 cars), £40 for an MOT, £25 oil and filter and about £300 in fuel for 2000 miles. Every few years I need a set of tyres and a brake fluid change, probably £40 a year averaged out. Then there are other costs, this year I needed a fuel pump and a battery, averaged over say 8 years £15 a year. Don't use much in the way of pads and discs but they are dirt cheap anyway. Total £555 a year.

Considering that good quality oil filter for my Zetec costs about £25 a change only an idiot would risk their engine to save £25 a year which is about 4.5% of annual costs.

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
not forgetting the expected huge reduction on engine wear

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Perhaps that should read "not forgetting the huge increase in engine wear that will be 100% certain to occur"

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I'm still not quite getting this, probably need to read the blurb again.

Oil and filter can be done for say £20 so an outlay of £120 is 6 or more years worth of changes depending on the annual mileage.

Surely a filter that traps finer particles, water and a ID (!?!) will clog up quicker so either needs to be be bigger or replaced more often. So how much is the filter and how often is it replaced, that cost needs to be factored in.

Dunno but it all smells of magnets on a fuel line that doubles mpg and halve 0-60 times.

If you are a member of lr forums ask if anyone is using is this.

Also are any of the major car manufacturers using such a system?

[Edited on 29/11/17 by 02GF74]

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Dunno but it all smells of magnets on a fuel line that doubles mpg and halve 0-60 times.


[Edited on 29/11/17 by 02GF74]

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Any independent data/research to back up the claims?
I suspect many of the claims just won't stand up to scrutiny.

Better off using a decent oil and filter and just change regularly.....

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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
Any independent data/research to back up the claims?
I suspect many of the claims just won't stand up to scrutiny.

Better off using a decent oil and filter and just change regularly.....

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They do recommend "oil analysis" this is something we don't really have access to.. as mentioned above for high millage units such as truck fleets they have a different problem to us and would have access to "oil analysis" due to the high value of the fleet and high millages...

It might be possible to remove water via heating and condensing out the water, some bypass filters seem to have a heater so maybe they do remove water? but what about acids? Anyway I would not go this way without having access to "oil analysis"... I have some contacts in Oxford Uni R&D that have oil contamination measurement systems that work on live engines this is type of thing you need to see if it's actually working it's more suited to jet engines!!

Dan

[Edited on 29/11/17 by Bluemoon]

Just done a quick Google.

Millers do an oil analysis kit http://www.millersoils.co.uk/services/oil-analysis its £24.95. That is the same as an oil and filter change on my Zetec using Motul oil from Opie and a quality Mahle filter.

If its says the oil is OK I have broken even.

If it says the oil is fecked I need to spend another £25 on an oil change and filter thus have doubled my costs.

It makes no sense whatsoever.

Well spoke to a few engineers at work who do servicing of large caterpillar type engines and some have been mechanics in the army too on truck and tanks. Turns out these filters are actually quite common and do work just fine, pretty much doing exactly as advertised. However are really meant for engines expected to be run for considerable periods such as heavy plant and trucks to improve oil quality and reduce changes, just as they stated above tbh.

They think you can fit one to say your diesel car but would have to be doing large mileages to make it worth while over just regular oil changes, so probably not very applicable to my Landy.

Interesting the great passion this topic has created though for something as simple as a £120 oil filter… don’t worry my penny’s are safe to be now spent on some video games instead

My information from B.P some years ago was that oil never loses it's lubricating qualities. Its the build up of all the gunge that stops the oil from doing its job. Me personally, I like to drop the oil and filter once a year if only to get rid of the acid that builds up and eats away the internal components....

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My information from B.P some years ago was that oil never loses it's lubricating qualities. Its the build up of all the gunge that stops the oil from doing its job. Me personally, I like to drop the oil and filter once a year if only to get rid of the acid that builds up and eats away the internal components....

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My information from B.P some years ago was that oil never loses it's lubricating qualities. Its the build up of all the gunge that stops the oil from doing its job. Me personally, I like to drop the oil and filter once a year if only to get rid of the acid that builds up and eats away the internal components....

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Turns out these filters are actually quite common and do work just fine, pretty much doing exactly as advertised. However are really meant for engines expected to be run for considerable periods such as heavy plant and trucks to improve oil quality and reduce changes, just as they stated above tbh.

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Think I have heard of these filters a long time ago
(use a bog roll by any chance?)

The name of the company escapes me - but I had a mate who looked into and managed to track one down and bought one (involving a very convoluted and protracted story)

Not sure if he ever got round to fitting it and lost contact with him ages ago

The name is now bugging me and I expect it will come to me early hours of the morning when I should be sleeping or trying to work out how to successfully prime the zetec's oil pump before I try to start it tomorrow (failed at getting any pressure or flow tonight)

Regards
Rob


"Frantz" - at least it didn't keep me awake

[Edited on 8/12/17 by robocog]