Inline oil filters

[Pronto]

http://www.cmfilters.com/remote_filters/in-line_oil_filters.htm
I noticed this and was wondering if anyone has used something like this for the feed line to the turbo. Filters to 8 microns which is pretty small. It would be a neater install than a remote.

 

[LUCKY1313]

Now I am not 100% for sure so you need to follow up & check me out here. But I beleive that 10 microns is the smallest recamended for a turbo because of flow restrictions. I will go back and check myself but thought I would thro it out there for you before you ordered anything just incase I am right.


Jess

 

[Pronto]

They also offer one that's 140 mesh/180 micron that they say done not restrict flow. Would that be fine enough? I see some inline oil scavenge filters from Total Seal that use 707micron/24 mesh cleanable ss filter. That seems very large.

 

[salvageV6]

I use the billet Magnefine one with the -6 fittings.

http://www.emergingent.com/magnefine/order_page.htm

Not sure what it does to the flow but plenty of oil came out of it when I tried it open ended.

Used on a double BB turbo which doesn't need much flow anyway.

I didn't see much reason to change the filter every 3K miles after the first replacement so I'm going 9-10K or 3 oil changes until the second replacement.

Has a magnet on the end of the paper cartridge as well, O ring to hold the end of the billet alum. fitting on that exposes the cartridge.

Replacements are $10 I think.

I just plumbed it in with hoses I had already made up, never saw the need, or had the need to redo it either.

 

[Pronto]

After looking at the area that the stock line worms through I see that an inline filter would need to do what you did ie; loop around to the front and up. That's ok too. If I try something like that I might make up some hard lines that swing under and up to the front with the filter staight in front. Thanks for the input on that.

 

[salvageV6]

I'm sure it could be done a lot cleaner, especially if you have 5 months of down time in the winter to work on it.

Red's got a nice setup with a car filter he did even cheaper that looks like a clean install.

I'm sure he'll be glad to send you some pics. since y'all get along so well.

I like that cartridge filter posted earlier as well, excepting the huge inlet and outlet fittings.

I believe the magnefine is down to 3 microns but any or if/any restriction won't hurt the BB cartridge I run, it can easily take a .050" feed line restrictor.

I guess I should do some inline pressure tests someday on the filter and perhaps a flow rate test as well to see how well it would work with conventional bearing and oil seal turbos.

I don't have one on my other car that has the PTE51 turbo on it.

Maybe next year.

 

[Pronto]

The fittings on that CM filter are NPT so a fitting for hard lines could be fabbed up or adapters for AN lines could be used also. I was just looking at options for a clean install and still try to keep the engine compartment from looking too "busy".