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Is anyone going to Rose Fest in Portland tomorrow? https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/pa...-car-show.html
I'm sorry, but this is incorrect.
Amsoil oil filter is shorter than OEM.
In addition, the micron filtering of Amsoil has been consistantly lower than WIX or OEM, INCLUDING double stinting the filter to reach 10K miles which they advertise.
I also take this information from a person who is in the field of oil testing. Sorry its not internet here-say or unicorn spray-farts. Oil Doc will suppy you with the technical data if you can get in touch with him.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...il-filter.html
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I will agree with you on the Mits Filter...
Not so much on the reason to run a quality filter... I have seen Fram filter implode and cause puked engines and I have seen holes in the media of Frams close to 1/8 of an inch.
I have also seen filter cans seperate from the Base Plate and have seen filter rot off or the cans are so thin that they crush with minimal force when you are trying to take them off.. This goes to the quality of construction and materials used.
I have been inside of many engines and have never seen bearings that look "new" except for a couple that let loose with only a few miles on them. They can look good but will usually have scuff marks and scratches in them. The scratches are from particulate. Even if they looked good, if you didn't Plast-Guage them, they could have been sanded.
Filters are rated for Micron and Flow among other things and for what we are talking about in this instance, we will concentrate on Micron Ratings...
The human eye can see to approximately 40 Micron, so we are talking some pretty small particle here. A Fram will have a Nominal Micron Rating around 33-40 depending on the filter.. A WIX for the Evo has a Micron Rating of 19... These are Nominal Ratings (50%) In Comparison, the AMSOIL EA Series is the Best filter you can buy, conservatively rated at 15 Micron Absolute.
Now, for where this is going..... 65% of wear caused by dirt in an engine, is caused by Particles in the 5-25 Micron range..
250K is nothing on a well maintained engine... I have 345,000 miles on my very abused work van with 25,000-35,000 mile oil changes using AMSOIL and AMSOIL Filters..
Doc"
Amsoil oil filter is shorter than OEM.
In addition, the micron filtering of Amsoil has been consistantly lower than WIX or OEM, INCLUDING double stinting the filter to reach 10K miles which they advertise.
I also take this information from a person who is in the field of oil testing. Sorry its not internet here-say or unicorn spray-farts. Oil Doc will suppy you with the technical data if you can get in touch with him.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...il-filter.html
"
I will agree with you on the Mits Filter...
Not so much on the reason to run a quality filter... I have seen Fram filter implode and cause puked engines and I have seen holes in the media of Frams close to 1/8 of an inch.
I have also seen filter cans seperate from the Base Plate and have seen filter rot off or the cans are so thin that they crush with minimal force when you are trying to take them off.. This goes to the quality of construction and materials used.
I have been inside of many engines and have never seen bearings that look "new" except for a couple that let loose with only a few miles on them. They can look good but will usually have scuff marks and scratches in them. The scratches are from particulate. Even if they looked good, if you didn't Plast-Guage them, they could have been sanded.
Filters are rated for Micron and Flow among other things and for what we are talking about in this instance, we will concentrate on Micron Ratings...
The human eye can see to approximately 40 Micron, so we are talking some pretty small particle here. A Fram will have a Nominal Micron Rating around 33-40 depending on the filter.. A WIX for the Evo has a Micron Rating of 19... These are Nominal Ratings (50%) In Comparison, the AMSOIL EA Series is the Best filter you can buy, conservatively rated at 15 Micron Absolute.
Now, for where this is going..... 65% of wear caused by dirt in an engine, is caused by Particles in the 5-25 Micron range..
250K is nothing on a well maintained engine... I have 345,000 miles on my very abused work van with 25,000-35,000 mile oil changes using AMSOIL and AMSOIL Filters..
Doc"
I know Amsoil EA is one of the best filters on the market, but with the use my car sees I'd rather have the filter tucked up under the car more and go with a 2nd/3rd place filter than a 1st place filter
Made the the voyage down to english for the first time on thursday.My car is pretty much stock with the exception of a walbro fuel pump and greddy type RS bov(old owner).I had english perform a timing belt service,install a mbc,and tune.After all was said and done my car feels amazing though its nothing to hoot and hollar about(271hp/285tq).Cant wait to get an exhaust and other mods
Made the the voyage down to english for the first time on thursday.My car is pretty much stock with the exception of a walbro fuel pump and greddy type RS bov(old owner).I had english perform a timing belt service,install a mbc,and tune.After all was said and done my car feels amazing though its nothing to hoot and hollar about(271hp/285tq).Cant wait to get an exhaust and other mods
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Made the the voyage down to english for the first time on thursday.My car is pretty much stock with the exception of a walbro fuel pump and greddy type RS bov(old owner).I had english perform a timing belt service,install a mbc,and tune.After all was said and done my car feels amazing though its nothing to hoot and hollar about(271hp/285tq).Cant wait to get an exhaust and other mods
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Any one have secrets for combating this relentless green crap called moss that wont kill the paint. Yes I know I can get in there with a brush but is there anything I can spray to keep it from growing back??