OPS Bypass, 3 micron, filter system
A friend of mine installed a OPS Bypass, 3 micron, filter system on his 2001 Cat 450HP MH.He says after driving 2000 miles his oil is still clean? what are the pros and cons on this this system?? ...
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TexasShadow wrote:
I have a OPS oil purification system on my motorhome and I think it is the best bypass system on the market. It is a 3 micron filter system with a heater to burn off the acids. I use Rotella T6 synthetic oil and send a sample from the built in sampling port to Polaris labs every 12,000 miles and oil is always clean with no irregularities. I change the ops filter at around 20,000 miles and change oil and main filter whenever Polaris indicates a need or at 50,000 miles for a feel good reason. I have 140,000 miles on my Caterpillar 3126B engine and oil is always clean. I have seen OTR truckers with 160,000 mile and still checking good using the OPS system.
Bill
This is interesting to me as I have not heard of a heater to burn off acids. I'm used to additives to neutralize the acids.
I have been away from class 8 truck ownership for 6 years.
I have searched a little. Detailed info explaining how all this works is not jumping out to me.
Pat
