External Oil Filter

[utey]

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

[FC427]

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.......

[RET]

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

[Fc1958]

and why wouldn't you want the potato cooker look

[RET]

and why wouldn't you want the potato cooker look

Errm, that's an oil-bath air filter. The OP was asking about oil-filters:



cheers
RET

[utey]

Thanks for the comments , don't think I'll bother.
Just ensure I change the oil a little more regularly.

Nick