One More EGR Engine Soot Reduction Tip
By BRETT WINBERG
To continue with our theme from last week, we added another tip to help with controlling soot in ERG engines.
Remember when the army used the old toilet paper filter to filter out contaminants back in the early 40’s? Well I don’t, but that’s what an older friend of mine told me they used to filter oil back then.
Since then a few changes have been made and the so-called “By-Pass” filter and or “Off Stream” filter has come of age.
Our test data indicates some amazing oil sample results that offer up to 7,000 hours on some hydraulic oils and up to 1,200 hours on diesel applications on the same oil. We inquired as to how these companies are reaching these extended oil drain intervals. So with a few phone calls and a little web research, you too can locate some manufacturers of the “By-Pass” filter or also known as the “Kidney Loop” filter.
Some of the benefits when running a “By-Pass filter” are:
- Soot Removal
- Reduced Waste Oil
- Reduced Oil Usage
- Less Environmental Pollution
- Extended Engine Life
- Lower maintenance cost
- Maximum dirt holding capacity of off line element
- If a system is kept running, the fluid will be clean at every start up
And we even found a brand that claims to:
- Remove 100% of the water
- Filter down to 1 micron
- Hold up to 440 ml of water in the replacement cartridge
When an engine or hydraulic system runs clean 100% of the time, engine wear and pump wear is significantly reduced. You can routinely expect more than double the historical or expected life of the equipment. Additional filtration offers a means of cleaning the oil 100% of the time. A factory full flow filter has too high of a flow rate to actually clean the oil. In fact, most factory filters will protect the engine or hydraulic system from large damaging particles up to 25 micron. After 25 micron, the particles are too small to be picked up by the main filter.
General Motors published a chart that represents a test on Detroit Diesel Engines to determine wear rates vs. lube oil contaminant levels.
Engine Life – Vs- Contamination Particle Size* This test revealed, wear rates are 8 times less when lube oils are filtered to just 5 microns. The “By-Pass” filter in conjunction with the main full flow filter allows the oil to pass through a dense element, which offers finer filtration to clean the oil and not remove any detergents.
When it comes right down to it, cleaner oil will make your equipment run more efficient, letting you and your company save money and reduce down time. This has shown great benefits to the operators of EGR engines with reduced soot levels as well.
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