[Shotimes] Fram oil filter

[Paul Nimz]

The bypass at the top is the Ford spec.  Amsoil's filters also have the
bypass at the bottom.  Bosch filters are a suspect filter too.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fram oil filter


> I have strong doubts, Mark.  If you consider the flow by the time the
filter
> goes into bypass, its up greater than 5 gpm as high as the pump will flow,
> maybe 11-12 gpm.  Thats a tremendous amount of turbulence washing right by
> the folds, and I am quite sure a good portion of the debris will go along
> for the ride.
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Mallory" <mmallory78@earthlink.net>
> To: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fram oil filter
>
>
> > I think it's a pretty safe bet that any contimnats will stay in the
folds
> of
> > the filter.  Look at an air filter... even larger debris stays within
the
> > filter folds until you physically separate the folds.  The more common
> > smaller particles will embed themselves in the filter and there is no
> > concern about them "falling" into the bypass stream.
> >
> > Mark Mallory
> > Toledo, Ohio
> > '95 SHO MTX
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:54 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Fram oil filter
> >
> >
> > > I just changed my oil/filter after an AutoRx treatment, the filter was
> the
> > > Fram PH3600.  Cut it open to see what was in there (this was on my '90
> > w/150K
> > > miles) and found the bypass valve to be on the bottom.  Pretty black,
> but
> > no
> > > gritty stuff.  Has anyone cut any of the normal suspects for an SHO
> filter
> > > apart to find the bypass on the top (where it should be)?  The oil
forum
> > tests
> > > are showing that just about all filters will go into bypass at either
> cold
> > > temps, or high revs; I hate to think all the stuff thats filtered out
> just
> > > washes right through the bypass, when its on the bottom (opposite the
> > screw-on
> > > end).
> > > Mike
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