Amsoil BE90, BE100, BE110 Gone?
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They were replaced in 2006.
http://www.amsoil.com/timeline.aspx
http://www.amsoil.com/timeline.aspx
Was reading through the Amsoil website:
Found this:
https://www.amsoil.com/lit/g1063.pdf
Then got confused with this:
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/eabp.aspx
So, all there filters(full and bypass) are seriously improved now.
Found this:
https://www.amsoil.com/lit/g1063.pdf
Then got confused with this:
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/eabp.aspx
So, all there filters(full and bypass) are seriously improved now.
From someone who has used both filters...while the "numbers" appear better with the newer EaBP filters, the BE-series kept my oil visibly cleaner. I stated this on another board and got told that I must be wrong, until half a dozen others stated the same thing.
The BE-90s my filterhead arrived with definately kept the oil visibly clearer longer than the EaBP 100 does currently.
Another thing is the EaBPs no longer capture water.
I was disappointed when they changed because I had bought my Amsoil unit BASED on the BE-series reviews...and after finding out the design had changed (not even a couple weeks after I bought the filterhead). I am still considering another bypass filter.
Don't get me wrong, the filters seem to do their job based on a UOA of my truck, but if you are going to improve something, you should at least make it better than the previous version.
steved
The BE-90s my filterhead arrived with definately kept the oil visibly clearer longer than the EaBP 100 does currently.
Another thing is the EaBPs no longer capture water.
I was disappointed when they changed because I had bought my Amsoil unit BASED on the BE-series reviews...and after finding out the design had changed (not even a couple weeks after I bought the filterhead). I am still considering another bypass filter.
Don't get me wrong, the filters seem to do their job based on a UOA of my truck, but if you are going to improve something, you should at least make it better than the previous version.
steved
A small price to pay for I think a better filter Steve.
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That's what I'm saying...I'm not sure it is as good of a filter. The EaBPs do not keep the oil as VISIBLY clean as the BEs in my experience. Visibly cleaner oil means less soot (in the diesel world), less soot means the filter is performing better.
And in my 2004.5 600CTD with the added third injection event which causes a lot more soot in oil, the difference was readily apparent. Without any bypass, 500 miles and the oil was black. With the BE, the oil stayed a dark honey color for 5k miles. With the EaBP, the oil turns black within 500 miles (just like without a bypass filter). It was night and day difference when I changed to the EaBP. And I wasn't the only one (in a group of diesel guys) that noticed this...
Too bad we can't do a side by side comparison (particle count). But I don't get as warm a fuzzy feeling as I did with the BEs. Sorry if that goes against what Amsoil posts on their site...
steved
You make a good point, and I have the same concerns as well. Several years ago there was a post on JeepsUnlimited showing a gradual increase in water with oil samples taken every 500 miles with different full-flow filters. The author then installed an Oilguard filer at the end and the water completely disappeared. That sold me on bypass filters that use cellulose (Unfortunately the links to the graphs on that thread are no longer active).
I have a couple of BE90 filters stashed away. I'm considering switching over to EaBP filters on my next oil change because my last UOA showed a pretty healthy TBN.
I have a couple of BE90 filters stashed away. I'm considering switching over to EaBP filters on my next oil change because my last UOA showed a pretty healthy TBN.
I am considering one of those bypasses that use rolls of paper towels (for slightly longer change intervals)...
It probably is a moot point in my case though...I don't need the bypass, but it's benefits are worth running one. In my case, there are a whole lot of CTDs with over a million miles with nothing but normal oil changes.
My point was that both the EaBP and BE filters have their pros and cons.
steved
It probably is a moot point in my case though...I don't need the bypass, but it's benefits are worth running one. In my case, there are a whole lot of CTDs with over a million miles with nothing but normal oil changes.
My point was that both the EaBP and BE filters have their pros and cons.
steved
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I've often wondered how much a tp roll would collect after being prefiltered through a EaBP filter. I would imagine that it would last a very long time. I have 5 MG filters. I wanted to rig two in parallel and use a third one to act as a throttle downstream of the two..and to see how much gets past a tp roll. That's on the back burner ..as are many little experiments.
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I've often wondered how much a tp roll would collect after being prefiltered through a EaBP filter. I would imagine that it would last a very long time. I have 5 MG filters. I wanted to rig two in parallel and use a third one to act as a throttle downstream of the two..and to see how much gets past a tp roll. That's on the back burner ..as are many little experiments.
I guess I never asked this before, but will TP eventually plug off or will it just stop filtering (and still flow oil)???
I have thought about running two in parallel, the TP would then be subjected to only those particles it really excels at capturing...
There will most likely be another filter (other than Amsoil) in my near future after dealing with their website.
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The web site isn't so bad after you go there a couple of times. I'll admit that it's not the best design.
TP will begin to lose flow as it plugs. The test of it still working is if the can gets warm. The flow will taper off and the decay will not be linear.
TP will begin to lose flow as it plugs. The test of it still working is if the can gets warm. The flow will taper off and the decay will not be linear.
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