Installing a first gen Frantz on a 2012 Ford Escape.
Yes sir, one of the best filters money can buy.What the heck is that? One of them toilet paper oil filter systems?
I bought the Frantz a few years ago on Ebay for $35.00 USD. A roll of Kirkland toilet paper cost around 70 cents per roll. I change the roll every 3000 miles which is every 3 months and add one quart of oil. In a year that's 4 rolls of toilet paper and 4 quarts of oil. The Full flow filter gets changed every 15,000 miles and I never drain the oil. No oil changes, just the full flow every 1.5 years and 4 quarts a year. So you do the math.How much did it cost? How much does a roll of Charmin cost? How many oil changes with a $5 Motorcraft filter would you have to do just to break even? 10 years worth?
Not required.ADBV?
I bought the Frantz a few years ago on Ebay for $35.00 USD. A roll of Kirkland toilet paper cost around 70 cents per roll. I change the roll every 3000 miles which is every 3 months and add one quart of oil. In a year that's 4 rolls of toilet paper and 4 quarts of oil. The Full flow filter gets changed every 15,000 miles and I never drain the oil. No oil changes, just the full flow every 1.5 years and 4 quarts a year. So you do the math.
Lol, that could be. I like your idea of using check valves for starts. I've not done this, but do monitor oil pressure on starts and I can't tell the difference between no bypass and running a bypass. The engine oil pump provides so much oil, that the small amount used for the bypass has no effect on oil pressure. I change TP every 3000 miles as I found that is the sweet spot for keeping both the oil clean and the TBN's high. In the past I monitored the oil every year with Blackstone labs, but I stopped as I'm confident the oil is clean. I've been running MotorGuard and Frantz bypass filters for several years on my vehicles as well as using them for a Transmission filters.Btw, pretty sure the TP shortage of 2020-2021 was caused by the bypass filter users...frantz, motorguard, stilko, trasko.....
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This is my sister's vehicle, but I run these on every vehicle I own and TP is about the best filtration media you can have. Not that much work and is a good idea if you plan to keep your vehicle for 20-30 years. It might easily go 300-400,000 miles in that time period without a bypass filter, but that's two oil changes a year. I hate changing oil.I wouldn't actually use a toilet paper roll in there on a modern engine but Frantz sells some decent filter media for a good price that makes this a decent bypass filtration system.. seems like a lot of work for a 2012 escape but to each his own... how many miles a year to do put on that vehicle??
My only issue with TP is the lack of consistency between brands these days and some that are designed to disintegrate easier.. ( Septic Safe ) ?? I am by no means saying it can never work or that there are not success stories my issue is I have seen modern TP Degrade in an old VW application before with my own eyes basically turning into an oil/fiber sludge in the housing ( I have no idea what brand or mileage customer was using ) ... I am not trying to discount the entire idea or run scientific tests as it does not interest me to use on any of my fleet but I do know that Frantz sells some good looking media and if I were to install one of those systems on my vehicle I would use one of them...TP works great on even the 'most modern' engines. I never could understand the TP fear, often pushed by the uninformed and non-users. Yet, the same have so much faith in the same cellulose used in their full flow engine oil filters from all manufacturer brands and their automaker. Cellulose... proven great for your air, oil, ATF, fuel... filters too for over 100 years! Cellulose... its what's in the TP!
Yes !Is the ADBV on a toilet paper system a sphincter?
He doesn’t ever have to drain the oil again.How much did it cost? How much does a roll of Charmin cost? How many oil changes with a $5 Motorcraft filter would you have to do just to break even? 10 years worth?