Thanks for the translation offer. Actually, I just used http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en. It worked well enough for me to get the gist of things...kind of reminded me of reading/interpreting Guzzi owner's manuals translated by the Italians!
Gunnar Schwede wrote:
I think Patrick has a good point here. The filter cartridge looks pretty
fine and if plugged up some, it will restrict the oil flow.. I think I rather stick with the regular oil change intervals.. BTW if you need anything translated from that site let me know.
Gunnar
Patrick Hayes wrote:
Greg Bender wrote:
where they have apparently made an adapter to allow the use of a non-canister/exposed type oil filter inside the oil pan. This seems very
attractive for obvious reasons (longer between oil changes, maintain
A regular cartridge oil filtration system generally has some sort of pressure sensing bypass designed in. Either in the filter itself or in the oil pump and passages. If the oil is too thick, too cold or the filter is too dirty, the oil supply bypasses the filter and continues to
lubricate vital parts.
The filter proposed here has no such bypass. If you leave it for "longer duration between changes", you risk having the filter medium blocked up and the engine starved for oil. How many old loops went hundreds of thousands of miles without anything but a bug screen to filter oil? Sounds maybe risky and at least debatable. Wonder how long
he is recommending exchange intervals? And if he is using Dyno or Synthetic oils?
When Guzzi first came out with the in-pan filter on Tonti frames, I knew
a guy who had moved up from a loop. He decided the filter exchange was a hassle. He removed one, blew out its guts, and re-installed the cartridge shell so that it would work like his reliable old loop had done.