reuseable oil filter

[dirtydannyd]

Hey, anyone used this?

http://www.kandpengineering.com/

It's gotten a decent review for motorbikes here...

http://www.motorcycle.com/products/kp-engineerings-reusable-oil-filter-71983.html

What do you think? Snake oil, or something really worth while?

Obviously slices off the cost of new oil filters, but only worth it if it really works.

Cheers,

Daniel

 

[Dieseldoctor]

i used one with a blown alky engine but we ran 20w50 20w60 and 70 weight. and needed to inspect for large pieces of engine parts every run. I'd suggest a pure one or kn filter

 

[ionbeam22]

I would do no such thing.

 

[river_rat]

Oops...they forgot to state the SAE % efficiency at X microns.
That's silly of them...

 

[NHHEMI]

Originally Posted By: ionbeam22
I would do no such thing.


X2.

 

[ridgerunner]

Originally Posted By: river_rat
Oops...they forgot to state the SAE % efficiency at X microns.
That's silly of them...

I'll bet it's 35 microns.

 

[dirtydannyd]

Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
Originally Posted By: ionbeam22
I would do no such thing.


X2.

Cheers. Can I ask why?

Originally Posted By: ridgerunner
Originally Posted By: river_rat
Oops...they forgot to state the SAE % efficiency at X microns.
That's silly of them...

I'll bet it's 35 microns.


What do you mean?

Sorry, but can you dumb it down just a little

 

[rszappa1]

I remember from an old JC Whitnet catalog that at one time they made a filter that you used a roll of tiolet paper in it...

 

[river_rat]

Originally Posted By: dirtydannyd
What do you mean?

Sorry, but can you dumb it down just a little

I may have missed it, but I didn't see any filtration quality given on their website. All I saw was "superior filtration" which is meaningless.
He's guessing they tested the filter at 35 micron sized particles--which is pretty big.
That would mean it would let a heap of smaller particles of engine wear producing size escape the filter and circulate through the bearings, etc.
But we're speculating.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: rszappa1
I remember from an old JC Whitnet catalog that at one time they made a filter that you used a roll of tiolet paper in it...


TPFilter, IIRC, there are or were guys on here using them. Some were also using them as a bypass cleaner for their coolant.

 

[crazycrak]

Originally Posted By: rszappa1
I remember from an old JC Whitnet catalog that at one time they made a filter that you used a roll of tiolet paper in it...

lmao reading that makes me giggle like a school girl

 

[tom slick]

Here's a conversation I had with the engineer at K&P about filtration ratings.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post1458334

 

[dwendt44]

http://www.frantzoil.com/TOILETPAPER.html
http://www.cumminsforum.com/articles/art...lter/Page1.html