Trasco bypass filter-worth it?

[Dually]

Has anyone tried this bypass filter?Worth the price?Joe

 

[BuickFan]

I've been pretty happy with mine. It really seems to keep the oil clean. After 7K miles my oil is still pretty clear. Keep in mind it is on a really clean engine with 70K miles. Their elements are not std tp size. So that makes it a pain to roll your own. They are also a little larger than std filter. If you have a "tight" fit where your oil filter goes it might not fit. I had to remote mount mine on my buick. I bought one for my Jag. I am autorxing so I am waiting untill the end of rinse to install.

 

[Gary Allan]

I kinda like the novelty of this filter. It is just, as Buickfan mentioned, a little too proprietary in the tp elements for true ultimate economy. I kinda regard it like a Magnefine trans filter. It provides a pathway to finer filtration for those who might otherwise not be able to do it due to space restrictions (assuming you can fit the slightly larger can).

I can handle a one dimensional profit model ..like inkjet printers or cell phones. My one complaint, or rather objection, about the Amsoil BP mounts (and most others besides MG/Frantz) is the ante that they demand for the mounts ..when the real money is in residual proprietary filter sales (I'll add that Amsoil mounts are of the highest quality-but that's not my point here) . If Trasco sold the unit for $50-$60 ..it would be way easier to spend some bucks on glorified tp ....or grab your profit on the initial sale ..and pay the bills with the residuals (that is, at your true costs to bring them to market) ..but not both.

 

[unDummy]

I think its worth it. With some bypass filter kits running $500 bucks, and in some applications plumbing isn't always easy, having a screw on filter with a bypass element is an excellent option. The $10 filter cost isn't any more expensive then a M1, KN, X2.... boutique filter.
I am also under the impression that you can saw a roll of TP to fit the Trasko. So, if you're mechanically inclined, cost might be minimal.

It is also very purrdy for dressing up the engine compartment.

 

[keith]

I've used one for about 100K miles on a Chrysler 3.3L and have no complaints. The engine has 180K miles now, and not a problem. I buy single roll Scott's TP and roll off enough sheets until the roll diameter is about right, then cut it down to the required length. It's a bit more effort than a separate bypass filter system that takes an unmodified TP roll, but I can spare the extra minute or two at each filter change.

 

[Mamala Bay]

I bought the Trasko filter for synthetic extended drain intervals. It filters very well(fine filtering) and keeps the oil/engine clean. Engine saw but Amsoil from 1K with yearly 12K intervals. Started using the Trasko at 70K and notice this filter really filters soot out of the oil so to speak. The first 6K very fine filtering, the oil was quite clear. The oil would start to darken in color there after my guess is the tp can just filter the really finer stuff and it would start to load up. I would run it out to 12K but the filter still filtered quite well and no grit feeling on dip stick. It kept my engine cleaner than any other type of spin on filter I had used. Very good filter.

After using the Trasko for three years, I was curious as how the Amsoil EaO filter would perform. It kept the oil about as clean as the Trasko the first 6K but to my amazement, the EaO filter continued to keep that clear(slight brownish) looking oil after 13K. There was no comparison. I didn't want to drain out good oil so I extended my drain interval to 15K.

I believe the Trasko will filter even the finer stuff a tad better than the EaO the first 6K, but the EaO has a longer filtering range than the Trasko there after.

Both excellent filters, for extended drain intervals, I'll be going with the EaO filter. I just feel it has a longer filtering range.