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***This would not pertain to vehicles with engines that have extremely tight bearing clearances***
Do we really need highly restricted paper media oil filters when the oil is changed at 3k miles? I'm thinking a felt style media that will catch 50 micron particles well but pass the smaller stuff should be fine.
The engines own wear particles should be the only contaminates in the oil and by nature would be very small anyway.
What am I missing here? Where are these large contaminates coming from?
Obviously I don't think robust oil filters are unnecessary for everyone. Those who can't change their own oil (not hating I'm too stupid to change my own sometimes) and those who live in arid/sandy places come to mind.
Wouldn't gas mileage benefit from the reduced engine strain.
Do we really need highly restricted paper media oil filters when the oil is changed at 3k miles? I'm thinking a felt style media that will catch 50 micron particles well but pass the smaller stuff should be fine.
The engines own wear particles should be the only contaminates in the oil and by nature would be very small anyway.
What am I missing here? Where are these large contaminates coming from?
Obviously I don't think robust oil filters are unnecessary for everyone. Those who can't change their own oil (not hating I'm too stupid to change my own sometimes) and those who live in arid/sandy places come to mind.
Wouldn't gas mileage benefit from the reduced engine strain.
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