Which oil filter ?
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Which oil filter ?
Checking the archives , there was a number of negative posts on Amsoil oil "filters" even though Amsoil oil was preferred over Harley oil. Any recommendations on oil filters for a 2018 Harley ?
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Though I have nothing to do with Amsoil, (purely because I don't support MLM schemes), I'm nonetheless surprised that their filters are in question. I was under the impression that for a disposable filter, Amsoil's were among the very best, rated at 17 microns absolute, I believe. I run a high flow permanent filter rated at 22 absolute which is considered above average as filters go.
Anyhow, you have lots of choices, unless you ask a Dealer,,,.
Anyhow, you have lots of choices, unless you ask a Dealer,,,.
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Though I have nothing to do with Amsoil, (purely because I don't support MLM schemes), I'm nonetheless surprised that their filters are in question. I was under the impression that for a disposable filter, Amsoil's were among the very best, rated at 17 microns absolute, I believe. I run a high flow permanent filter rated at 22 absolute which is considered above average as filters go.
Anyhow, you have lots of choices, unless you ask a Dealer,,,.
Anyhow, you have lots of choices, unless you ask a Dealer,,,.
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For example,, one way of qualifying a 5 micron filter, using one of a multitude of nominal methods, is to start with a solution containing a known quantity of 5 micron particles and circulating the solution through the filter 1,2,3,4,,,x times until the solution's 5 micron content is reduced by 50% !!! Bingo,, your filter is 5 micron rated. During such a test, 100 micron particles may have been circulating through the filter but this isn't taken into consideration. Only the eventual reduction of 5 micron particles by half, matters.
Absolute ratings aren't entirely "absolute" either but the process is a damn site closer to proving a filter's real world capabilities than the "nominal" methods are. Another method known as "Beta" somethingorother, is an even better rating but I don't think its used much for automotive filters, if at all.
Its been said that 20 years ago the automotive standard for paper filters was 20 microns. Now its 5 microns and the filters haven't changed.
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I can't find any spec sheet as I look, but both my bikes had this type of filter, but they may have come from different manufacturers. The screen mesh has uniform flow rates, unlike paper. That is why filtration does not vary from spot to spot within the element.
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