Kleen Oil bypass filter install
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 10:54 pm
Hey folks,
thought i'd share this here too. been wanting to do this on our rig and finally made the plunge. if you're not familiar with bypass filters, it's basically an external filter/housing that's attached to your engine that takes a line out of your motor into a filter that cleans/filters down to 1 micron (at least with kleen oil, amsoil has a dual bypass system that get's to 5 micron only). the engine oil is filtered so well that your drain intervals can be at least quadrupled! this has been around for many years in n.america but it's been mostly used in bus/truck/ambulance/work vehicle fleets to decrease their maintenance costs. all report keeping the same oil for well over 60K kms before change (after oil analysis). it pretty much makes your own filter redundant (just change it whenever or at 10K, so long as your bypass filter is changed appropriately, all depends on your motor/use/oil sump capacity/etc..). anyway, this system is widely used on gassers as well, not just diesel trucks! you'll find many bypass filter companies in europe and australia and these are widely used in cars as well but for some reason not too many know about it in n.america besides big companies. kleen oil is in every bus transit system all over s.ontario, ontario hydro uses them, and a lot of ambulance and firetruck fleets, etc. etc....prolly the oldest company around too and i'm told nobody else can filter down to 1 micron (avg. filters clean only to 10 or 20 micron i believe). inital cost is well under 500 bucks parts/labour isntalled. then you start saving once you start skipping oil changes and just checkin the filter.
well, it was all done this morning in under 2 hours. ran the motor with one of the fittings loose till we saw oil come out to make sure the line was live and then tightened it. no leaks, no mess, so far so good! drove in to work, stopped before getting on the highway to make sure all was tight, all good, checked again a couple more times, and and it's all dry at all the connections. thanks to a fella named Tony who came bright n early with a trailer for a shop behind his ford truck (he's a heavy machinery mechanic and has done these bypass systems on $30G engines and truck/bus fleets so i was confident in his skills). all in parts and labour, 150 bucks plus he gave me spare SS lines just in case for our long roady to banff.
some step by step pics for those unsure about how the set up works...
find oil sensor, remove it, use T fitting 1/8th" (has to be the right thread that matches sensor)
for some strange reason, the t fitting wouldn't go it, so that bolt where the oil sensor attaches to was removed and a banjo fitting/re-tap was done, went in perfectly this time.
using some sealant for the hinges (forgot what it was) attach oil sensor on top, re-attach T fitting back, the attach a 90 degree fitting on the centre for the oil line going into the bypass filter
Tony said he could easily tap into the valve cover gasket through aluminum. so he felt around inside the oil filler hole and felt a smooth spot in the back. he was quite delicate with this process, drilled till he poked a hole, placed grease on the bit, placed a rag inside and behind the other end, and went all the way in...i was a little anxious at this point. when he pulled the bit out, pieces of aluminum were stuck on the grease. he reached in with more grease on his fingers to catch any bits and it was done. then he tapped the proper thread in for the fitting..
next, find a good spot above the inner fender inside the engine bay, drill two holes to match bypass filter bracket, making sure all is clear around it for the lines, etc..
install bracket, test fit SS oil lines from valve cover and oil sensor, about 4 feet. attache 2 lines. one from oil sensor to input and from output to valve cover. tighten lines and install filter housing into bracket. double check everything. cover up the lines and zip tie nice and neatly.
perfect spot for it, that nipple is to get oil samples for analysis.
added 1 litre of oil, ran the motor and wait for the oil to gush out the other end (here we saw the oil go back into the valve cover with a strong gush!)
and voila!
pretty stoked. looking back and seeing it all done, with the right tools, i could prolly do it. well worth the 150 bucks though as i would've had to make numerous trips to hardware stores and hydraulic shops to get it all figured out. tapping into the valve cover alone would've made me crap my pants though.
for those interested, i can certainly show you the set up in person in a meet, or just post up if you have any questions. the kleen oil dealer was amazing and super helpful and definitely knew his stuff.
and thanks kleen oil!!!! http://www.kleenoil.ca/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
if you plan on keeping your vehicle for a long time or put a lot of mileage in, this is highly recommended! both dealers i know have jettas, one has 625K kms and the motor has never been touched! outlasted the original tranny, still goin and goin...
cheers.
romey
by the way, this was done on our recently acquired turbo/intercool diesel 4x4 mitsubishi minivan. headed to banff this weekend and wont be changing the oil there nor when we get back, . the landcruiser will be getting the same treatment.
btw, nissan safaris come with it's own bypass filters (2) not sure if it's down to 1 micron though, but good enough that guys are changing the oil up to 20K kms.
thought i'd share this here too. been wanting to do this on our rig and finally made the plunge. if you're not familiar with bypass filters, it's basically an external filter/housing that's attached to your engine that takes a line out of your motor into a filter that cleans/filters down to 1 micron (at least with kleen oil, amsoil has a dual bypass system that get's to 5 micron only). the engine oil is filtered so well that your drain intervals can be at least quadrupled! this has been around for many years in n.america but it's been mostly used in bus/truck/ambulance/work vehicle fleets to decrease their maintenance costs. all report keeping the same oil for well over 60K kms before change (after oil analysis). it pretty much makes your own filter redundant (just change it whenever or at 10K, so long as your bypass filter is changed appropriately, all depends on your motor/use/oil sump capacity/etc..). anyway, this system is widely used on gassers as well, not just diesel trucks! you'll find many bypass filter companies in europe and australia and these are widely used in cars as well but for some reason not too many know about it in n.america besides big companies. kleen oil is in every bus transit system all over s.ontario, ontario hydro uses them, and a lot of ambulance and firetruck fleets, etc. etc....prolly the oldest company around too and i'm told nobody else can filter down to 1 micron (avg. filters clean only to 10 or 20 micron i believe). inital cost is well under 500 bucks parts/labour isntalled. then you start saving once you start skipping oil changes and just checkin the filter.
well, it was all done this morning in under 2 hours. ran the motor with one of the fittings loose till we saw oil come out to make sure the line was live and then tightened it. no leaks, no mess, so far so good! drove in to work, stopped before getting on the highway to make sure all was tight, all good, checked again a couple more times, and and it's all dry at all the connections. thanks to a fella named Tony who came bright n early with a trailer for a shop behind his ford truck (he's a heavy machinery mechanic and has done these bypass systems on $30G engines and truck/bus fleets so i was confident in his skills). all in parts and labour, 150 bucks plus he gave me spare SS lines just in case for our long roady to banff.
some step by step pics for those unsure about how the set up works...
find oil sensor, remove it, use T fitting 1/8th" (has to be the right thread that matches sensor)
for some strange reason, the t fitting wouldn't go it, so that bolt where the oil sensor attaches to was removed and a banjo fitting/re-tap was done, went in perfectly this time.
using some sealant for the hinges (forgot what it was) attach oil sensor on top, re-attach T fitting back, the attach a 90 degree fitting on the centre for the oil line going into the bypass filter
Tony said he could easily tap into the valve cover gasket through aluminum. so he felt around inside the oil filler hole and felt a smooth spot in the back. he was quite delicate with this process, drilled till he poked a hole, placed grease on the bit, placed a rag inside and behind the other end, and went all the way in...i was a little anxious at this point. when he pulled the bit out, pieces of aluminum were stuck on the grease. he reached in with more grease on his fingers to catch any bits and it was done. then he tapped the proper thread in for the fitting..
next, find a good spot above the inner fender inside the engine bay, drill two holes to match bypass filter bracket, making sure all is clear around it for the lines, etc..
install bracket, test fit SS oil lines from valve cover and oil sensor, about 4 feet. attache 2 lines. one from oil sensor to input and from output to valve cover. tighten lines and install filter housing into bracket. double check everything. cover up the lines and zip tie nice and neatly.
perfect spot for it, that nipple is to get oil samples for analysis.
added 1 litre of oil, ran the motor and wait for the oil to gush out the other end (here we saw the oil go back into the valve cover with a strong gush!)
and voila!
pretty stoked. looking back and seeing it all done, with the right tools, i could prolly do it. well worth the 150 bucks though as i would've had to make numerous trips to hardware stores and hydraulic shops to get it all figured out. tapping into the valve cover alone would've made me crap my pants though.
for those interested, i can certainly show you the set up in person in a meet, or just post up if you have any questions. the kleen oil dealer was amazing and super helpful and definitely knew his stuff.
and thanks kleen oil!!!! http://www.kleenoil.ca/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
if you plan on keeping your vehicle for a long time or put a lot of mileage in, this is highly recommended! both dealers i know have jettas, one has 625K kms and the motor has never been touched! outlasted the original tranny, still goin and goin...
cheers.
romey
by the way, this was done on our recently acquired turbo/intercool diesel 4x4 mitsubishi minivan. headed to banff this weekend and wont be changing the oil there nor when we get back, . the landcruiser will be getting the same treatment.
btw, nissan safaris come with it's own bypass filters (2) not sure if it's down to 1 micron though, but good enough that guys are changing the oil up to 20K kms.