Re: Oil Filter Chat.....

[pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose)]

>Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:15:53 -0700
>From: Larry Smeins <lsmeins@ball.com>
>Subject: Re: Oil Filter Chat.....
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>Subject: Re: Oil Filter Chat.....
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>>You might check locally to see if there is an Amsoil dealer with an
>>oil filter display you can see.  These are a common sales tool, and
>>they are a mounted cut-away oil filter which lets you see that
>>the filter material in the Amsoil unit is about 1 inch thick all the
>>way around.  That's impressive.
>
>One inch thickness of filter material may look impressive for cleaning
>the oil but what about flow rate.

What _about_  flow rate? Do you have knowledge of Amsoil filters providing
inadequate flow? My understanding is that they've been around for a good
while.

>Remember, in a full flow filter
>system, surely the Audi system is full flow, all the oil leaving the
>pump and flowing to the items needing lubrication must pass through the
>filter.  If the filter presents enough restriction to allow the bypass
>valve to open the filter is worthless.  Or, if the bypass doesn't open
>there may be oil starvation.  Thicker isn't necessarily better, surface
>area and pore size are.  IMHO the thick filter display is just another
>marketing ploy common to this company.

See above. Did you get burned by a poorly performing Amsoil filter, or do
you have access to data that show a problem with them? If not, and if
Amsoil filters don't have a bad reputation, then what's your point?

Phil