Re-useable oil filters any experience?
 

digging through a goodguys goodie bag from a few weeks ago and found a pamphlet for these folks

http://kandpengineering.com/product-catalog/s15/

I figure this type of stuff hasn't caught on mainly because if you don't clean the re usable very good you could be sending some bad stuff into the motor. Your standard throw away is just that, toss it bad stuff and all.

WOW they definitely are not cheap. My take away from their Technical Information page is they are saying they are better then paper filters. What I want to know is, who is using paper filters that cares about there car? Seems like an expensive way to filter your oil. On top of that most people don't keep vehicles around long enough to try and justify a cost savings over buying filters. The housing is cool and looks better then the standard oil filter.

The video showing how to clean the piece to me looks like a pain. Plus you will need additional brake cleaner to get the job done along with soap, water, and compressed air. Plus it doesn't make the job any easier or less expensive. Other then the cool housing I don't see the point in the hassle.
Do you?

We used Orberg reusable oil filters worked good and easy to clean used on all dyno engines.

We used Orberg reusable oil filters worked good and easy to clean used on all dyno engines.

I'm still a a ways out from needing a filter. LOL


It was something I grabbed to read up on later. My only thought is if i'm doing multiple filter changes a year (2-3) maybe more if i really start to track my car. Why not buy once cry once and then I'm not spending $30-$40+ a year in filters.

If you're interested in a reusable filter, check out Clear View.

I have no experience with their filter, but I am considering it for my Chevelle.

I ran Peterson 400 series reusable filters on my race cars. For our applications, which was a dry sump circle track engine, we had to run inline filters. Not too big of a pain to clean really, and all particals show up nicely. Expensive, sure...but what part of a race car isn't?
As a matter of fact, I still have two of these in the shop...

I've run reuseable filters in my stuff for a long time now - including 6.0 diesel - they're expensive but allow more oil to flow... and do a great job cleaning since they actually FILTER the oil rather than just run the oil past some paper pleats....

I've always bought these...


http://gopurepower.com/

I have used K&N filters for years on all my cars.As long as you clean them regularly.You shouldn`t have any problems.

Any steel mesh filter won't separate the condensation/water from the cooling system out from the motor oil. Non paper/synthetic elements shouldn't be used on a street car....if you store your car long lengths of time between uses, there will be condensation inside your motor. Canton filters are some of the few replaceble element units that I can think of that have a synthetic media....but, they don't have the filter area of a pleated filter unit. I use K&N, Amsoil, Baldwin, GM and Wix on my various motors....Bosch premium are also decent from what I have seen.

True, but condensation turns to steam and comes out of the breathers as the engine comes to temp. If your storing your car long lengths of time, you should check for LARGE amounts of condensation by reading your dipstick. Water in the engine will ALWAYS be heavier than the oil, and goes to the bottom of the pan. If your dipstick is reading a little higher than normal, it's usually due to condensation for a vehicle sitting for long periods. I had a truck once, which is an 88' with 4 miles on it, make a full quart of water from condensation, but it sat for 11 years with no start up. I now start her up once a year, or so. This was in climate controlled storage by the way.