One of my buddies has a Case 480D loader and a problem he has had is water in the hydraulic system. We've installed a water faucet instead of the drain plug to drain water off, but that doesn't fix the underlying problem. Researching it there is a lot of info, but most of the solutions are expensive (like vacuum dehydrators), or something that is impractical without a lot of modifications to the current system (like using an oil filter that can trap water, there is only one filter and apparently don't trap dirt as well.)
What the underlying problem is that it doesn't have a proper vent - it vents through the cap and the previous owners put silicone in it thinking that there were problems with water ingress. My initial idea with my buddy was to use a desiccant filter so that as the air flows through it dries out and only dry air can enter the hydraulic system. He doesn't run it long enough at one time to heat the oil to an appreciable amount to evaporate water that well.
So the question is: Are there products available that would help remove water as it runs like a centrifuge or bypass filtration?
What the underlying problem is that it doesn't have a proper vent - it vents through the cap and the previous owners put silicone in it thinking that there were problems with water ingress. My initial idea with my buddy was to use a desiccant filter so that as the air flows through it dries out and only dry air can enter the hydraulic system. He doesn't run it long enough at one time to heat the oil to an appreciable amount to evaporate water that well.
So the question is: Are there products available that would help remove water as it runs like a centrifuge or bypass filtration?
