Home Brew Engine Oil Filter Comparison White Paper
The article is dated but provokes thought about which oil filter brands should be avoided. Makes for an interesting read... http://www.austincc.edu/wkibbe/oilfilterstudy.htm
Forum Discussion
4X4Dodger wrote:
Engine Mfg have run these filters on test benches for upwards of 100k then torn down the engines. The oil drip holes valve guides and seep holes are clogged with TP "dust" clogged with motor oil.
Further TP is DESIGNED to disintegrate with liquid. That will eventually create the very sludge referenced above.
Oil Flow through the filter is of utmost importance and TP restricts flow to a dangerous degree.
TP oil filters are a figment of the 1950's Mechanics Illustrated School of Mechanical Design mentality. They are not something I am going to trust my engine to.
Not a single car manufacturer endorses these filters and some EXPRESSLY warn agains using them.
That is proof enough for me.
What proof is that? I agree that TP filters are not mainstream, nor for everyone. Spewing unsubstantiated claims of clogged engines is the typical reponse, which falls flat when facts are called for. Also for the record TP does not disintegrate in oil - many filters are made of paper and/or cardboard. When these TP filters are changed they are as dense as a brick (and whole).
