Oil Bypass, cheap

[Snowman66]

Yesterday. after burning up to politic threads I installed Oil Bypass filter.
I just bought a filter head off E-bay that the Amsoil bypass filter fits for if I remember right about $30. Wnt to the store and got some fitting Hose clanps and a length of hose. The hardest part was drilling the mounting holes into the Frame.

just so nobody does this to me! Here you go!







Now today I'm going to change rearend oil to Amsoil!

[Motown Fire]

Looks good, I would love to do the same. Where did you get the filter base (part #???) and what size are the fittings??? Thanks

[Snowman66]

Originally Posted by Motown Fire

Looks good, I would love to do the same. Where did you get the filter base (part #???) and what size are the fittings??? Thanks

I got it off E-bay. This morning I looked for it so I could post a link, but it wasn't there. I used 1/4in hose. Fitting are 3/8 MP to 1/4 Hose, 3 of them,2 for the filter head and 1 for the return going into the block. The pressure side was 3/16 mp to 1/4 hose. Oh and 2 3/8 st el. that go to filter head.

Thay may be back up on E-Bay at any time. If I remember right the guys name was something Tyler. Search Oil bypass, that's how i found it.

[fordmike1]

Ok so correct me if I am wrong but it seems like that setup would let to much oil return to the pan and cut down on oil supplied to the engine for lubercation. Oil flow would take the path of least resistance making it flow back to the pan.Do you have a major restriction after the bypass filter cutting down the flow? Just my thoughts.

[Snowman66]

Originally Posted by fordmike1

Ok so correct me if I am wrong but it seems like that setup would let to much oil return to the pan and cut down on oil supplied to the engine for lubercation. Oil flow would take the path of least resistance making it flow back to the pan.Do you have a major restriction after the bypass filter cutting down the flow? Just my thoughts.

No. I thought about that, figure if I used small hose 1/4 and since ther was about 10-11ft of it, I fugured there would not be too much flow. I only have stock guages, but it reads the same.

[fordmike1]

I wounder if you could use a carburator main jet at the fitting going into the block to adjust the return flow if needed.
Do a little test to see how much oil is returning to you oil pan. Pull the hose going back to the block(return) and put it in a bucket (have someone hold it in there) and start the truck up for 15 seconds and see how much oil goes into the bucket.This would tell you how much return flow you have. If it is alot I would be scared. Sorry not picking on you or your system its just diesel engines are big money to repair or replace and would not want that cost. I am wanting to put a bypass system on my truck and if it is that easy and cheap then I am all for it.Good luck....Mike.

[Snowman66]

Oh I understand what your saying. Look at the 1st picture and compare the size of those hose barbs to the filter housing fitting, those fittings are 3/8 male pipe. 11 ft of hose, I think it will be fine. The truck was worm when I installed it, and when I started it up, the pressure side was worm for a while before the whole bypass filter was warm.

At 1st I thought of using a pipe plug, cutting it in half and drilling a small hole in it to restrick it. then screwing that into the filter housing before the st el's.

[Ramsmoker]

I've been a big fan of bypass filters. I hated changing them on my big trucks and when I foundout they don't even get 8% of the flow I took them off. What I replaced them with were Hydro-paks. I have some of the originals still running. Keep the rain and tap water out and there trouble free. I just got one togeather for my X that I should be able to close the hood with. What we found with the Hydro-pak is all the soot and carbon gets burned so the oil tests clean for better than 25,000 mi. Thats as far as I go. The added power and fuel milage is good too. I don't know what it would take to run a 7.3 on Hydrogen but 6ltr's a minute awesome.

[Bart_3500]

Originally Posted by Ramsmoker

I've been a big fan of bypass filters. I hated changing them on my big trucks and when I foundout they don't even get 8% of the flow I took them off. What I replaced them with were Hydro-paks. I have some of the originals still running. Keep the rain and tap water out and there trouble free. I just got one togeather for my X that I should be able to close the hood with. What we found with the Hydro-pak is all the soot and carbon gets burned so the oil tests clean for better than 25,000 mi. Thats as far as I go. The added power and fuel milage is good too. I don't know what it would take to run a 7.3 on Hydrogen but 6ltr's a minute awesome.

What's a Hydro-pak?

[NCHornet]

You are fine snowman, the amsoil filter has a flow regulator, and the ports you accessed is the same that Oilguard uses and they don't have a regulator of any kind, as long as you keep your oil level up you are fine. I would like some more info on the filter base you purchased, what is the thread pitch? do you have a link to the seller?
Thanks
NCH