Re: how do the spinning oil filters work?

Posted by Clarkbug on February 14, 2009 at 09:58:20 from (72.83.172.6):

In Reply to: how do the spinning oil filters work? posted by mm in Mi on February 14, 2009 at 09:23:49:

I have seen the centrifuges used for people that make their own biodiesel or burn waste veggie oil.

They work by using centrifugal force to keep any dirt, contaminants, and water in suspension pressed to the outside of the canister. As you keep adding more oil, the dirt sticks to the outside still, and the clean oil sorta overflows and leaves out the bottom.

I dont know how well this would work for engine oil since you use the oil pump pressure to spin the device, and then it seems like you let it go back to atmosphere.

Depending on the nozzles, you can filter down below 5 microns.

I would think this works better for fuel or if you drained out a bunch of oil from your transmission and wanted to clean it before you put it back in instead of motor oil, but others would know much more than me.

Here is some good info.

http://www.dieselcraft.com/WVOVideos.php

Hopefully this is the type of filter you were talking about....

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