Posted by
sgtslag on
Mar 23, 2012; 3:46pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Permanent-Oil-Filter-Hmmm-tp3851978.html
http://www.kandpengineering.com/I have not used one of these, but I recently found a posting about it, on another M/C forum. I read through their claims, and I was genuinely impressed! They seem to have done their homework. The one thing that really made me sit up and take notice, was the fact that their permanent filter
will not violate the manufacturer's warranty on a new car/bike/whatever.
If you read through the Cleaning page, as well as the FAQ page, you will find some interesting information. I was skeptical, before reading their stuff, but I kept thinking about K&N's permanent air filters... There is a lot of similarities, as far as concept, and performance issues. Anybody have first-hand experience with these
permanent oil filters? On an air-cooled engine, they may be quite useful for additional cooling, not to mention increased oil flow rate, and reduced drag on the engine through the oil pump. Very interesting item. Cleaning it every time I change the oil is a downer, but with extended oil changes, it is not as much of a concern (even with a safe, 7,000 mile change interval, using synthetic and/or analysis, I would still be doing it once per season, unfortunately). Cheers!
1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII