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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: Ralph Brunt on March 20, 2009, 08:13:27 PM

Title: oil filter examination
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 20, 2009, 08:13:27 PM

any body else cut their oil filters open for inspection ??? it lets me know whats going on in the oil system
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10041/IMG_0061.JPG)
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10041/IMG_0062.JPG)
you can get the tool from summitt for around 40 bucks

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: flytime on March 20, 2009, 08:16:33 PM

So what were your'e findings?

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: GT Jets on March 20, 2009, 08:19:17 PM

Quote from: Ralph Brunt on March 20, 2009, 08:13:27 PM

any body else cut their oil filters open for inspection ??? it lets me know whats going on in the oil system
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10041/IMG_0061.JPG)
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10041/IMG_0062.JPG)
you can get the tool from summitt for around 40 bucks

Oberg!     ;D

GT

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 20, 2009, 08:30:11 PM

Quote from: flytime on March 20, 2009, 08:16:33 PM

So what were your'e findings?

just oil ;D

Quote from: GT Jets on March 20, 2009, 08:19:17 PM

Oberg!     ;D

GT

wise guy :sly:

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: crewchief22 on March 20, 2009, 08:41:59 PM

We use to use a System One "trash can" on the Pro4 car, and would cut apart the filters on the Speed Truck.  I haven't cut one from the boat, yet.

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: HDriderTH on March 20, 2009, 08:45:46 PM

I also run a filtermag on the filter, you should see the shit it catches

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: IRRebel on March 20, 2009, 08:59:46 PM

Anybody run a TruFilter B4?

Ray

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: schick on March 21, 2009, 09:03:55 AM

 Ralph, take the filter element and put it in a jar or something that you can seal. Put some solvent in with the filter, and shake the piss out it. Then pour the solvent threw a clean white rag. I use an old T-shirt as a screen filter. This will rinse out what the oil filter trapped, and make it easer to see whats been trapped. I also run a magnet under the material, if it moves it’s ferrous, (magnetic) from the block, rods, crank, etc… . If it doesn’t move it’s not ferrous meaning, bearings, pistons, valve guides, etc… . If you need more in-depth analysis you can send it in for spectrometer analysis. The company will burn the oil and measure the spectrum of light bands that is given off. Different bands of light mean different metal elements. They will send you a list of what they find, and what it means. Costs between 30-50 buck. schick

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 21, 2009, 09:24:50 AM

Quote from: schick on March 21, 2009, 09:03:55 AM

Ralph, take the filter element and put it in a jar or something that you can seal. Put some solvent in with the filter, and shake the piss out it. Then pour the solvent threw a clean white rag. I use an old T-shirt as a screen filter. This will rinse out what the oil filter trapped, and make it easer to see whats been trapped. I also run a magnet under the material, if it moves it’s ferrous, (magnetic) from the block, rods, crank, etc… . If it doesn’t move it’s not ferrous meaning, bearings, pistons, valve guides, etc… . If you need more in-depth analysis you can send it in for spectrometer analysis. The company will burn the oil and measure the spectrum of light bands that is given off. Different bands of light mean different metal elements. They will send you a list of what they find, and what it means. Costs between 30-50 buck. schick

good info ;) this was out of my lake engine so the magnet and destruction of the filter element was as far as i needed to go. oh yeah, no metel :D

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: schick on March 21, 2009, 09:30:44 AM

 Those are the best kind of inspections. Congrats, schick

Title: Re: oil filter examination
Post by: LakesOnly on March 28, 2009, 08:52:23 AM

Preliminary inspection from over here: looks perfect.

LO