External Oil Filtering
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External Oil Filtering
I have been thinking about making up an external oil filtering system. The same way that companies filter diesel feul in underground tanks. I would use a quick coupler from the oil pan drain plug to the external filter and then from the filter back to the engine. This way I would not void the warranty and I could filter the oil for any length of time on a weekly basis.
I would also like to make up a electric prelube pump system. I do the maintenance on a 1000 Hp genset . When I complete an oil and filter change, I simply turn on the lube pump to fill the six filters and prelube the engine prior to start up. I can not see why this would be hard to do yourself. Obtaining a electric pump with the proper specifications would probably be the hardest part. I would appreciate any and all feed back that anyone could give me.
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RE: External Oil Filtering
I think it would be cheaper and faster to just install a by pass filter system then what you want to do. Also less chance of some thing breaking the line from the drain plug to your filter system.
Just my $0.02
Just my $0.02