Oil Filter Preservation Insanity?!
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He either found the solution to long filter storage or have a surprise
With the rate of changes in oil filter design, I understand the desire to stock up on a known good filter. I am guessing these are wire backed full synthetic media with holes instead of louvers
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Precisely!I am guessing these are wire backed full synthetic media with holes instead of louvers
Keep them in a closed door cabinet in the house. Pretty much done at that point.
We'll all be dead but Rob's filters will be impervious to cockroaches.They will be preserved and survive along with the cockroaches after Armageddon.
Well as we have seen certain filter manufacturers move to china and quality goes down hill.
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That's not exactly true i have seen quality filters coming from the Asian market. Eco gards, microgards prime guard just a few examples.
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Loads of people have been messaging me wanting to know details!
@dnewton3 feel free to paste this info to into the original post.
Backstory: I inquired with the BITOG community about best practices for long-term oil filter storage and the best two recommendations seemed like
Here are the products I purchased:
Dry & Dry 5 Gram [50 Packets]... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DYKTS9C?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Vacuum Sealer Machine - Food... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5CZZX82?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Wevac Vacuum Sealer Bags 8x50... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RKRK7FD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
And here is the full process:
@dnewton3 feel free to paste this info to into the original post.
Backstory: I inquired with the BITOG community about best practices for long-term oil filter storage and the best two recommendations seemed like
- desiccant moisture protection
- vacuum sealing from contaminants
Here are the products I purchased:
Dry & Dry 5 Gram [50 Packets]... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DYKTS9C?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Vacuum Sealer Machine - Food... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5CZZX82?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Wevac Vacuum Sealer Bags 8x50... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RKRK7FD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
And here is the full process:
They can rust internally, especially in humid environments. Not a huge issue for short term storage... but if you're storing filters for years it makes sense to take some precautions.
Cause they are never on sale when you need them.
I have a bunch of filters (Orange Fram, Mann, Napa Gold and K&N) that have been sitting on my basement shelf for 20 years.
This thread makes me want to cut them open and see if any deterioration has occurred. I'm betting they look just like they did the day I bought them.
This thread makes me want to cut them open and see if any deterioration has occurred. I'm betting they look just like they did the day I bought them.
Agree with @Yuk . There's nothing wrong with an oil filter sitting on the shelf for years. Maybe, possibly if it sat there for 10 or more years in a climate that's extremely wet like the tropics or something . . . In a semi outdoor setting like a partially open garage or something. Even then, if it's in a cardboard container, I doubt it would be damaged because the cardboard would absorb a good bit of the moisture.
But this amounts to preparing an oil filter to survive a nuclear winter or some other massive Doomsday event. In the event something that bad happens, we're going to need water and food long long LONG before an oil filter, and we're pretty much all dead by then anyway. If I were going to prep for doomsday, I'm going to be ready to shoot raving hordes of gangs rather than desiccant-protecting my oil filters.
But this amounts to preparing an oil filter to survive a nuclear winter or some other massive Doomsday event. In the event something that bad happens, we're going to need water and food long long LONG before an oil filter, and we're pretty much all dead by then anyway. If I were going to prep for doomsday, I'm going to be ready to shoot raving hordes of gangs rather than desiccant-protecting my oil filters.
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