Coolant Filter cut open at 10k miles

[Shawn MacAnanny]

This is on my truck, the coolant system was maintained when i got it, coolant was good, no stop leak, i tested it at 52% glycol, radiator was clean brass/copper but the cap had a pressure leak around the cap seat so i replaced it with an aluminum one at 193k miles. The water pump on it when i got it looked somewhat new, maybe 20k?, it developed a leak so i replaced it at 194k and resealed the oil cooler at this time, and ended up replacing the water pump again 5k later. So this has had the coolant drained and refilled with new coolant and DI water 3 times since i've owned it. The truck now has 203k miles on it. I've put 10k on it since November. This is how much the filter has caught. I will be changing it ever 5k from now on with oil until i dont see this anymore. I think this filter is 27 micron too, in my line of work on large glycol systems (5,000gal+) we filter down to 1 micron so i may look for other filters to atleast get to 5 micron.

One thing i did notice was the restriction orifice in the filter i never noticed before, i had been sending about 75% of heater core coolant through this fitler with a valve i put in, i now cut it to 25% or so since it's not going to flow much anyway.

 

[79jasper]

And some people say at higher mileage coolant filtration is useless.....

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[Shawn MacAnanny]

I've read that too, and that's why i wanted to post this. And this is only a 27 micron filter! I once ordered 20 micron fitlers at work for a customer and an engineer said to me "Just what exactly are you trying to filter out with that? Birds and fish?" 5 micron or finer for bypass filters is pretty much the standard for glycol loops to help prevent under deposit corrosion.

 

[Shawn MacAnanny]

I used a 6.0l kit, modified the bracket, used the supplied tee at first (use my own and hose now) and cut a tee into the other hose in place of the npt fittings. it was around $100, i see its not available anymore but theres a similar kit.

http://www.amazon.com/Ford-6-0L-Coo...1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

http://www.amazon.com/Diesel-Coolan...9&sr=1-4&keywords=6.0l+coolant+filtration+kit

 

[IDIoit]

did you open up the holes any?
i have the same one and thought about drilling it for bettr flow to the filter.
looks like it works, i should just leave it.

 

[Shawn MacAnanny]

Not sure if too much flow could collapse filter? I would think more so pressure though.

 

[icanfixall]

The pressure will be the same on both sides of any coolant filter in a closed loop system.

 

[Shawn MacAnanny]

It would never work then. There has to be a pressure differential for them to work. That's how I determine when to change them out.

 

[79jasper]

I think he means the pressure stays the same, but flow can change.

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[Shawn MacAnanny]

A system can be under 13psi at the radiator yet have 20psi supplying the filter from the pump supply and 5psi leaving it essentially a negative pressure of that of the system as a whole. That's how a system is able to circulate. A larger hole would create a higher flow entering the filter and a larger pressure drop at the paper filter collapsing it rather than creating the pressure drop with a metal orifice before the paper element.

 

[dunk]

Mine looked about the same, maybe a bit worse, at 1 yr/10k-12k miles. If you find a finer filter with same threads as the NAPA filter let us know.

 

[Shawn MacAnanny]

Stolen from powerstroke.org


http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/ge...ge.html#/forumsite/20554/topics/201524?page=1

Galaxie said:
Original post
Are these all chemical free?
COOLANT FILTERS
Fleetguard WF-2077 yes
Baldwin B5134 yes
John Deere RE11992 yes
Caterpillar 9Y4528 yes
Cummins 3300721 yes
Wix 24070 yes and 27 micron NAPA 4070 Yes and 27 micron
AC-Delco WF-108 can't find any info other than it cross-references
Fram PR3383 can't find any info other than it cross-references
Donaldson P554685 /ECF4085 Yes 14 micron edited per post from txgp17 Alliance (Freightliner)
WF2077 can't find any info other than it cross-references CarQuest 89070 can't find any info other than it cross-references

size specs
Thread Size: 11/16-16
Outer Diameter: 3.66" (93 mm)
Gasket OD: 2.81" (71 mm)
Gasket ID: 2.42" (61 mm)

 

[Shawn MacAnanny]

Donaldson P554685 /ECF4085 Yes 14 micron edited per post from txgp17

Is what I'll be ordering next amazon has them for $16 shipped haven't checked ebay yet

 

[CDX825]

Might want to try flushing your system with fleetguard restore plus.

 

[riotwarrior]

Yuppers goobers galore...