Darkspeed wrote:Hello Dave,
The figures I quoted were purely as an example to identify the type of parameters I would look for to quantify the flow rates quoted -I am not looking for the flow rate for that oil at that temperature.
To be honest for the good old rover V8 the specific parameters would be a 20/50 multi at 85C at the rover pump flow rate at 3500rpm - sorry though I cannot furnish the RV8 pumps flow rate.
I will play devils advocate here and state say I would have expected you to already have the pump flow rates if selecting a filter for a specific engine
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
in my travels today i had time to reflect on the questions that were asked - and it became brutally clear - nobody trusts the quality of my filter!! Well its understandable.. none of us like change eh?
so i came up with a plan
seeing as you are over in Wem then you're just 10 minutes away from me in nantwich, so....
this weekend i will drop off two filters for you.
the first filter: i would like you to weigh it up, give a cursory and sceptical look over, give it a touchy feely and see if you think it has a quality feel about it... then i would like you to attack it with a good saw - cut it open and look inside. check out the overall quality of the filter construction.
then pull the element out and cut that open so you can explore the 5 layer steel mesh and glassfibre media pack.
I would also ask that you carry out the same exercise with a standard paper media filter - then give me an honest opinion on each of the filter canisters and their media pack construction strength.
Bear in mind that i dont make my filters - i just came up with the idea... I leave the difficult stuff to Fleetguard!!
the second filter is there for you to do as you like with it... just leave it in the garage, throw in the bin, use as a paperweight...its up to you. but if you are now feeling more confident about overall quality then pls install it on your Ginetta.
also, if you're worried about installing it on you pride & joy... bear in mind that i have covered just over 35000 miles now in just over 13 months.
i am on my second filter now (first one changed at 20000 miles) and i havent had one moments problem with them
they just sit there doing a great job of keeping my oil clean - and i have the confidence and peace of mind that my engine is being very well protected and my filter is extending the life of it and all its components.
just one more thing - i have a copy of an oil analysis study (conducted over a 10 year period) by a brilliant Tribologist named Jim Fitch.
he concluded overwhelmingly that the motor industry should follow the lead of the industrial hydraulics sector and implement finer filtration on car engines.
Industrial hydraulics adopted the use of absolute rated glassfibre filters over 25 years ago.
Jim Fitch is simply
the oracle when it comes to filtration and oil analysis.
if we do get together this weekend andrew then i will bring the article over for you to read.
anyway enough of the waffle
any more questions please send them over
thanks
dave