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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Originally Posted By: Jim Allen Again, unless you have done before and after (more than one of each) to show what you are getting, how do you know that what you are getting isn't what you would have gotten with no bypass at all (or a different bypass)? Answer: you can't. Really? You think...
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Thanks for confirming all the details, Mike. I had heard / read so many times that paper towels could be used, but I couldn't bring myself to try it without getting at least one person to tell me they were actually doing it. I have found quite a few who have friends that have friends that knows...
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Thanks, Mike. I really appreciate you responding. I change the GCF filter at 10,000 miles, which is about every 2 weeks. I will take the time needed to roll a few extra layers on, if needed, to save the $40 per change. The elements that come from GCF have something like a fabric sock on them and...
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Yes, it is a popular system in the commercial vehicle world, but a lot of truck drivers aren't famous for their math skills, ha. I am just trying to get the $ involved using the system to at least break even with just dumping the oil every 15,000. The only way I can do that as best as I can...
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    GCF is a proven system which removes particles down to 1 micron. It is currently in use by the US government on many generators, vehicles, and water craft. The difference is, I want to pay $10 for my toilet seats, not $500
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Thanks, Jim. If I can't make this one financially viable, I think I'll just close off the valve to it and leave the filter hanging there as a reminder of foolish days gone by.
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Thanks for the reply, abycat. I already have the EXPENSIVE Gulf Coast installed. I put it on in an effort to save some $ by safely extending oil drains, but apparently came up short on my due diligence. I was spending $200 every 15,000 miles for oil change, including lube and new oil filters...
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    I'm trying to find someone that is actually doing this. I don't want to end up with shredded paper towel throughout the engine. This truck has been a money pit since I bought it in March, and I don't want to contribute to it's problems,
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Yes, lots of tp talked about in this forum, but the housing for the GCF holds 2 elements the size of a paper towel roll stacked one on top of the other, vertically.
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    Gulf Coast Filter - Paper towel elements?

    Gulf Coast oil bypass filter on a 2005 Freightliner Columbia with a 14 liter Detroit engine. I have read several posts from way back when, on different forums, that paper towel rolls (Bounty, specifically) can be used as the filter element in a Gulf Coast Oil Bypass Filter (GCF). I even ran...
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