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Title: External Oil Filter Post by: utey on July 25, 2009, 11:27:26 AM Hello
Are there any negatives to fitting EOF ? I have the housing and the bracket, what fittings do I need? (pictures would be handy) Braided hoses or copper pipe? Any help appreciated. Nick Title: Re: External Oil Filter Post by: FC427 on July 25, 2009, 12:52:19 PM Steel lines would be OK Copper work hardens and will eventually fail ... or cheaper than braided hose would be use SAE 100 high pressure hose.......FC427.......
Title: Re: External Oil Filter Post by: RET on July 25, 2009, 05:41:52 PM To answer the original question, no there aren't really any negatives, but precious few positives either.
It's a bypass system, which means you might get 5% of your oil through it. There are a few more fittings to leak and/or fail, and a not-easy-to-come-by filter. Sounds great when you put it that way. A few blokes have modified them to produce full-flow filtration. That might be useful, but as a general rule in stock form they're hardly worth the bother. IMHO. YMMV. cheers RET Title: Re: External Oil Filter Post by: Fc1958 on July 25, 2009, 07:19:30 PM and why wouldn't you want the potato cooker look :)
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz359/Fc1958/P1000848.jpg) Title: Re: External Oil Filter Post by: RET on July 26, 2009, 06:02:14 PM and why wouldn't you want the potato cooker look :) (http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz359/Fc1958/P1000848.jpg) Errm, that's an oil-bath air filter. The OP was asking about oil-filters: (http://www.fefcholden.org.au/techinfo/nasco/performance/images/oilfilter.jpg) cheers RET Title: Re: External Oil Filter Post by: utey on July 29, 2009, 05:02:40 PM Thanks for the comments , don't think I'll bother.
Just ensure I change the oil a little more regularly. Nick |