notes and thoughts on my WMO filtration rig

[Reefdiver72]

I am using yarn water fiiters for household water filtration the housings are about 12.00 and the yarn filters are 2.00 a piece i have 2 of them in line and it is cheap and works great.

 

[h2odrx]

I am using yarn water fiiters for household water filtration the housings are about 12.00 and the yarn filters are 2.00 a piece i have 2 of them in line and it is cheap and works great.

Where do you find those in 1 micron? all I can get are 10 micron???

 

[Reefdiver72]

http://www.buckeyefieldsupply.com/showproducts.asp?Category=132&Sub=130
they cost a little more here like 1.00 but hold up better and Russ the owner is a nice guy and very knowledgeable about filtration I get all my Saltwater filtration stuff here also.

 

[1991 F350 Crew]

Reef, are you using the BFS-240 type? If so is it the hard ceramic feeling type filter?

 

[Reefdiver72]

yah thats the filter i want to try the .035 one though but there is no ceramic in any of them I have seen. I have all types 10 ,5,1 s and none have ceramic i have run about 250 gallons of waste oil through the system now and still havent had to change filters.

 

[subway]

looks like the filters i use for the 1 mic filtering. i used a house water filter housing and filters to get that fine a filtration.

 

[Reefdiver72]

Yes Jred that is what I use also.

 

[Exekiel69]

I like this thread but what about the issue with the synthetic oil? I know many mechanics around here that would give Me their oil but I see it very difficult to get them to separate synthetic from regular oil, much less gear oil or brake fluid. What about all this?

 

[BigRigTech]

Personally, I won't burn any synthetic's....Just doesn't seem to burn right or completely....Probably why it's better oil than the regular stuff, stands up better to heat and friction.

 

[subway]

i personally havent had a problem burning synthetic but it has been in smaller amounts like 1 or 2 gallons a tank mixed in. i would be leary of gear oil and brake fluid would be a big no no for me.

maybe if you supplied your own jug they could dump the good stuff just for you in. trouble is i am not sure how they would tell the synthetic from the dyno. i have been thinking of talking with my local garages to see what i can turn up.

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

i personally havent had a problem burning synthetic but it has been in smaller amounts like 1 or 2 gallons a tank mixed in. i would be leary of gear oil and brake fluid would be a big no no for me.

maybe if you supplied your own jug they could dump the good stuff just for you in. trouble is i am not sure how they would tell the synthetic from the dyno. i have been thinking of talking with my local garages to see what i can turn up.

I put the six quarts of synthetic Mobile 1 rom my gasser's oil change in my truck with no issues, again pretty small doses but no ill effects.

 

[BigRigTech]

I haven't tried some lighter weight gasser oil yet, all my fuel has been 15W-40 Rotella....I have to figure out what I can burn in the winter and still get it start...

 

[Full Monte]

Has anyone tried centrifuging wmo to get rid of the particulates? Seems, theoretically like it would work.

 

[Reefdiver72]

the only deal with synthetic is it plugs up your filter membranes a little quicker then regualr oil not sure why I would guess it gets dirtier. I wish I had a centerfuge to try.

 

[72f2504x4390]

I think the synthetic doesn't bond the crap like dino oil does. If you let full synthetic sit for a month or 2 all the crap settles out and it looks like fresh clean oil. Dino oil doesn't do that.