Originally Posted By: Linctex
Originally Posted By: Trav
We read all kinds of post about filter efficiency where one filter takes a beating for its higher than FU micron filtering then we see this uoa with a torn filter no less.
Makes me wonder.
In a clean engine.... 99.99% of the time, the oil filter is "just along for the ride".
I am in that camp also and have posted about old VW air cooled engines with nothing more than a screen and seemed to hobble along nicely for years. My old 1961 HD 900 sportster (iron barrel 883) had a screen and had the original engine at 50K and 20 yrs on it.
Still, I wouldn't want torn media not only because of the filtration issue but if a small piece got loose and found its way into the oil galley the results could be catastrophic in short order.
Originally Posted By: Trav
We read all kinds of post about filter efficiency where one filter takes a beating for its higher than FU micron filtering then we see this uoa with a torn filter no less.
Makes me wonder.
In a clean engine.... 99.99% of the time, the oil filter is "just along for the ride".
I am in that camp also and have posted about old VW air cooled engines with nothing more than a screen and seemed to hobble along nicely for years. My old 1961 HD 900 sportster (iron barrel 883) had a screen and had the original engine at 50K and 20 yrs on it.
Still, I wouldn't want torn media not only because of the filtration issue but if a small piece got loose and found its way into the oil galley the results could be catastrophic in short order.