The Influence of Varied Filter Systems on Engine Wear and Lube Oil Service Life

<div class="htmlview paragraph">A series of comparative evaluation tests to determine the influence of varied filter systems on engine wear and lube oil service life had been conducted.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The performance of varied filter systems has been appraised on the basis of measuring the wear of main and rod bearings and the criterion of lube oil.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The test results show that a full-flow filter which combines with any kind of effective by-pass filters can still decrease the engine wear clearly, even if the full-flow filter is good enough, and a paper full-flow filter combines with the by-pass centrifugal filter can decrease the bearing wear by 40∼62% and increase the service life of the lube oil and full-flow filter to double.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Due to extended engine and lube oil service life with the use of an effective by-pass filter, the extra cost of installing and maintaining the by-pass filter, the extra cost of installing and maintaining the by-pass filter can be recovered double over, providing the lowest total cost for the engine user.</div>