oil filter delete??

[marko39]

Yes you can delete the filter by installing a plug but if it were me I would try to fix the leak first. Thousands of these are in use that don’t leak so something is not right. Check to see if there is a restrictor fitting on inlet which reduces the pressure in the canister. It should have a .060 hole in it.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by marko39

Yes you can delete the filter by installing a plug but if it were me I would try to fix the leak first. Thousands of these are in use that don’t leak so something is not right. Check to see if there is a restrictor fitting on inlet which reduces the pressure in the canister. It should have a .060 hole in it.

The .060 restrictor increases the pressure.

[69a]

Originally Posted by Kube

The .060 restrictor increases the pressure.

How does a restrictor, correctly fitted on the inlet side of the filter, increase the pressure? We are talking about possible excess pressure on the filter top as per OP's original post.

[cadillac512]

Originally Posted by 69a

How does a restrictor, correctly fitted on the inlet side of the filter, increase the pressure? We are talking about possible excess pressure on the filter top as per OP's original post.

The restrictor properly placed in the inlet side of the filter canister will lower the pressure in the can. It will raise the pressure to the engine and the oil gauge because less oil will flow through the filter and more will be supplied to the engine oiling system.



Terry

[Kube]

Originally Posted by 69a

How does a restrictor, correctly fitted on the inlet side of the filter, increase the pressure? We are talking about possible excess pressure on the filter top as per OP's original post.

Perhaps I shouldn't have side "increase". Rather, I should have said "maintains".
Anyone that has installed one of these filters without a restrictor had found all too soon, that the oil pressure had dropped, sometimes quite radically.

The original poster most likely has an issue with the gasket seating properly. I highly doubt there is any pressure issue at all.

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If any of the hole/s in the center stand pipe or the oil return tube are plugged, excess pressure within the canister can cause the cover to leak.