Oil is organic, and over time and exposure to heat, sloses its lubricating
qualities.  I have the problem with my vanagon that if i run a fram oil
filter, when i drop to idle from say, 70mph, my red oil pressure light comes
on.  I have to run a stock filter for this not to happen.  The thickness of
the TP filter would starve my oil pump.

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Kay" <CTONLINE@webtv.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Toilet paper filter is better

> Alright, ok , let's say this filter media is better.
> And let's say, that some Vanagonite, with, let's say, 150,000 miles on
> their engine, install's one of these miracle filters.
> I would venture to say that because of the high miles on the engine, the
> oil pressure is not going to be up to factory spec's, and by trying to
> push the oil through this TP filter, the oil pump is going to have one
> hell of a time circulating oil, not only through the engine, but through
> this do-dad too. Just think of how thick a roll of toilet paper is!
> And now you want to push oil through it?
> Now we go to oil samples.
> I would like to see the results of a oil analysis, where you never have
> changed your oil.
> There would have to be so much acid's and sulfur's in the oil, it would
> make you gag.
> No filter, removes these!
> And then, I would like to see the inside of the engine, after let's say,
> 50 or 60, thousand miles.
> Yuck!
> I can see the sludge now!
> Years ago I knew a guy who believed in never changing his oil in his
> Caddy, and he traded them off every 4 years.
> Well, the valve cover's were leaking, and he asked me to change the
> gasket's
> There was so much sludge inside those cover's, I had to shovel them out,
> with a back-hoe!
> I have changed valve cover gasket's on engines I've owned, and because
> of frequent oil & filter changes, the inside looks as good as new.
> Why do the guys that race cars,boats, airplanes, whatever, change their
> oil every race?
> Because,oil breaks down, under load!
> I know this is extreme, but under excessive heat , and fuel wash,
> situations, oil fails, even the most expensive synthetic's!
> And no "Miracle filter" is going to alter this fact of life.
>
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