Tighter air emissions standards will cause an increasing number of truckers to consider bypass filtration.
In order to comply with new EPA emissions standards, diesel engine manufacturers will install exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR) systems on all new engines. The EGR system re-circulates a portion of the exhaust gas back into the air intake, lowering the peak combustion temperature to produce less nitrogen oxide (NOx). However, while the EGR system significantly reduces Nox levels in the atmosphere, it also increases soot and acid contamination levels in the crankcase, a source of considerable worry for fleet managers.
This worry has caused fleet managers to cast an eye towards add-on bypass filters. “I think we’re going to see a trend of more operations using add-on filters,” said David L. Cline, product manager of lubrication filtration systems in the Racor division of Parker-Hannifin, in Modesto California. “The bottom line for bypass filtration is that it reduces the amount of damaging particles in the engines, and when the number of those particles increase, removing them is going to become a bigger priority.”
Approximately 60 percent of engine wear is caused by particles in the 5 to 20 micron range. However, because it needs to keep oil constantly circulating to the vehicle’s engine, a full-flow filter is generally capable of stopping only those particles larger than 25 microns.
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Water enters motor oil as a combustion by-product or as a condensate. When it contaminates motor oil, it can cause serious engine damage by causing metal surface rust and corrosion, which increases friction and wear and deteriorates the close-fitting tolerances between engine components. It can also react with other contaminants to form corrosive acids, which also damage metal components.
The AMSOIL By-Pass Filter removes damaging water, significantly increasing the time oil can be safely left in the engine. AMSOIL By-Pass Filters come with a mounting unit, making them easily accessible.
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Tighter air emissions standards will cause an increasing number of truckers to consider bypass filtration.
