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Originally Posted by Sirrotica
I watched this video last week. I'd never put one of the reusable filters on any engine I had a sizeable investment in.
These guys are from Total Seal, and stress that every new ring break in will yield a fair bit of metal solids into the fresh oil. It's all explained very well in the video how the paper media was head and shoulders over the reusable metal media.
They subscribe to the same school of thought, that any size
solid that can be removed from the oil is going to prolong oil, and engine life. The 30 micron filtering that a reusable filter removes, just isn't sufficient, and could cost you an engine over a period of time.
Another study suggests that just rinsing the screens in a reusable filter may leave a lot of solids still in the screen, they suggest ultra sonic cleaning to dislodge the stubborn particulate, over just flushing with solvent.
Watch the video, and decide if you want to use one on your equipment.
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The K&P folks are all about using one of your by pass filters combined with their if you want super clean oil.
I have a sonic cleaner, works great.