Date: 12 Oct 2001 12:20:32 -0700 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Can I reduce oil changes with a bypass oil filter?
saab85900nopsamcom (Saab85900) wrote in message news:<20011012104931.05942.00001585nopsamm.aol.com>... > >I maintain the oil in my Saab myself, but I can't stand the thought of > >climbing under that car again this winter. I've heard a bypass oil filter > >will extend my oil changes and if so, I'm gonna get one > > I use AMSOIL synthetic and do a yearly change (without the Bypass Filter). > Have had AMSOIL Bypass Filter on a couple of Saabs--do yearly oil analysis and > filter changes. Only problem is mechanical--trying to get the thing hooked up. > In the 900 turbo, plenty of room for the filter but limited access to the > takeoff point. > On my 9000T, I couldn't find a convenient spot to put the filter itself, so am > resigned to annual drain. > > Dick in Falls Church Excuse me, but what is a bypass oil filter? There is already an oil filter; the oil is forced through the filter. The oil filter is always changed at the same time the engine oil is changed, I certainly hope so. I can't see the point, or is it just me? Johannes
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