Tebfa Coolant Filter

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I am considering purchasing a Tebfa Coolant Filter -- info here:
Tebfa Coolant Filter Webpage

Just wondering if anyone has used these and has any comments on them. The referenced article states they have a bypass, but I don't see how the bypass works. I'm concerned if this thing clogs, I will have vastly reduced coolant flow.

Any opinions from Tebfa users or anyone who knows anything about this product would be greatly appreciated!
 
MC5W20- do you own a Tefba filter? Can you tell me a little more about your experience with it? Has it filtered anything out of your coolant? You talk about cleaning it, so are you saying it does not have a bypass? (They claim it does)
 
The Tefba filter is an excellent product. It has an internal by-pass with a low tension spring. Soon after installation you will be surprised at the amount of trash it filters out.(Including a "slime like material"). This from a NEW cooling system and boiled out block.Yes, it is easy to clean. After some use, very little material is subsequently collected. Regards. John--Las Vegas.
 
I don't have one. I considered puchasing one a few months ago. There is a lot of information on these if you do some internet searches, then you will find all your answers. The tefba lost out and I bought a coolant filter base and plumbed it into my cooling system.

I ran the first filter for 500 miles and then changed it out so I could cut it open and see what was in there. There was some large particles in the pleats so I am sure your tefba will catch some stuff.
 
I just bought 2 of these coolant filters from EBAY

They seem to filter coolant in a similar way as Tefba, and are selling for $4.99, which does not seems very expensive. I will know what the quality is like when I receive them and will post my comments then.
 
I have been looking for some thing like that.
Rust partical free coolant will make your coolant pump last all most forever.
I have never lost a coolant pump on a car with good coolant.
 
Hi Guys- update. I've installed the Tebfa, but the way my top radiator hose is routed, it is at a slightly lower level than the radiator and engine. When I open the cap, coolant comes rushing out. Is there a way to prevent this other than draining some coolant from the rad before opening the coolant filter? Will opening/closing the radiator cap before opening the coolant filter cap make a difference?
 
I have to ask this:

If my new car's coolant has crap that is big enough to get caught in that "filter" I think that I've:

1) Done something really wrong.
2) Wasted money on a new car.

So, is this something for old/older or systems that are in bad shape?

Scott
 
ScottB, you forgot:

3) Have a vehicle known to be prone to cooling system deposits (e.g., 80 series Landcruisers) big enough to get caught in the Tebfa Filter

Is this an older vehicle? It is a 1997, but the cooling system is in great shape- coolant flushed once a year, never mixed coolant types, new hoses, thermostat, radiator, fan clutch. However, these types of deposits seem to be somewhat common among 80-series owners.
 
Cars come with a lot of casting debris and machining/cleaning debris that is not cleaned out of the cooling circuits.
 
Boy, I'll say. The crud my car had in it brand new was thick, green and nasty, and in the puke tank and drain pan, was snotty-chunky. Folks here say the silicate was coming out of solution, and that the factory probably used crummy water to boot. I know the thing sat on the lot for awhile, but for the coolant to be that lousy...

5 or 6 gallons of distilled water and a gallon of G-05 fixed it right up, and I did ok, but what about all the other suckers out there? Don't they even care? Obviously not.

Back to the subject, I'd throw a Tefba in there, but they're back ordered on my hose-diameter for three months and have never emailed me back to tell me it is available for purchase. This fill should be ok nonetheless. I pop the cap every now and again and there's nothing loose running around, so heck with it.

Thanks, Ray!
 
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I changed the coolant bottle in my 98 Ford Taurus today. Saw a little bit of sludge in the old bottle.

I cleaned the Tefba filter, it was fairly clean but there was some debris in it. Looked like a little bit of RTV and small rust flakes.

I just back blew it out and reinstalled it. 96-99 Taurus'es are known for rusty nasty cooling systems. They have TSBs for all three years.

I have the long life Amsoil Propylene antifreeze in it. I am pretty happy with the cleanleness level of the system. I flushed the cooling system on Dec 04. I have not decided when to flush it out again.
Amsoil says 7 yrs 250,000 miles for gas engines. I don't think I will run it quite that long.
 
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