Hi all,
I saw a post recently on here of a small filter that had been cut up. It was on a pretty large engine. I was wondering, would there be any benefits of running an oversize filter?
For example, my engine bay has plenty of space for a longer filter. If I could find one with the same diameter seal, and same thread, would there be any reason not to use one with a larger length allowing for more media?
From what I understand, filters start in "Bypass mode" when the oil is cold which allows unfiltered oil around the filter media to make sure flow stays up when the oil is thick. If you had a larger filter with more media surface, would that mean the bypass valve would close earlier?
The cost difference would be negligable if I could find one from another vehicle and same company such as Bosch or Mann.
Cheers!
I saw a post recently on here of a small filter that had been cut up. It was on a pretty large engine. I was wondering, would there be any benefits of running an oversize filter?
For example, my engine bay has plenty of space for a longer filter. If I could find one with the same diameter seal, and same thread, would there be any reason not to use one with a larger length allowing for more media?
From what I understand, filters start in "Bypass mode" when the oil is cold which allows unfiltered oil around the filter media to make sure flow stays up when the oil is thick. If you had a larger filter with more media surface, would that mean the bypass valve would close earlier?
The cost difference would be negligable if I could find one from another vehicle and same company such as Bosch or Mann.
Cheers!