The refiner oil filter by john frantz is not a new product. Jul 23, 2012 this video shows the ease and proper way of servicing a frantz oil filter with literally no mess. The engine felt like running under high oil pressure despite i drained some oil to ensure no o. A slippery situation aside from providing vital lubrication, oil also helps dissipate heat and clear away tiny debris that creeps into spaces too small for anything else to reach. When the frantz oil filter was just installed with the original oil, the engine felt just fine. Using the additional frantz filter will keep your oil analytically clean. See the products menu above to find the installation kit for your application. First tp change for frantz oil filter bob is the oil guy. I still dont quite understand why you would want to bypass the oil filter.
Lorraine frantz edwards was diligently attempting to create a website. Valuable correspondence to and from lorraine frantz edwards. He talked about the 1973 oil crisis, demographic changes in different. Remote placement of the dual remote system allows larger. Homemade diy frantz filter for wmo toliet paper oil filter one is a 1984 in great shape i dont experiment much with but the other is a 1985 thats been around the ringer i have been trying things with. Mar 26, 2016 the secret is bypassing your traditional oil filter with one that uses a special filtering element. Under the hood, along with the straight flathead eight was mounted a frantz oil filter. Apr 21, 20 frantz bypass oil filter discussion in 6. Early in april 2017, the shelves of this library were bare.
The other day, a guy brought a 52 pontiac into our store. New universal refiner by john frantz oil filter kit. Kent state university professor elaine frantz taught a class about the experience of. Frantz recommends replacing tp every 2000 miles for street driving. My information will help prevent you from getting ripped off by ebay sellers of obsolete filters and parts that dont work and help you install the frantz oil filter correctly. Frantz toilet paper oil filter like i said before frantz makes a good unit, however its more expensive and they do not remove soot. Welcome to frantz oil filters for over 60 years frantz oil filters has been dedicated to providing the highest quality, most efficient oil filters commercially available for the automotive industry. I have been watching these filters on ebay for some time. Lsi, frantz filter has been rereleased with a superior filter media.
Cellulose is a natural polymer and is a great material for filtering due to its high strength and random fiber size. Lorraine frantz edwards must admit that she did not know the exact identity of the several men named michael fransfrantz in the eight links directly below. Fram opens for business in the usa during a time when filters were the exception rather than the rule. Frantz bypass oil filter page 2 diesel truck forum. Oil filter adapters sandwich adapter filter adapter style. A chief use of the oil filter is in internalcombustion engines in on and offroad motor vehicles, light. Immigrant michael frantz digitized library of family history.
The frantz filter bypass filter system consists of the basic key components of the filter system used to better clean your vehicles oil. The history of motor oil filter design since the 1920s. Frantz tp oil filter car forums and automotive chat. Right now the odo reading reaches just above 15000 miles.
It is made of surgical stainless steel polished to a mirror finish. As for a bypass feature kicking in before the next oil change, that would indicate dirty oil and you havent changed the filter in proper hours of operation based on driving conditions. History books and imagery from the years of revolution are in no short supply, but there is a notable silence about the october 1988 protests against the regime, which forced the military government to make democratic reforms, however cosmetic, and revealed a rift in society that dramatically deepened in the ensuing civil war of the 1990s. The amsoil dual remote oil filtration system allows an amsoil super duty oil filter and an amsoil spinon bypass filter to be attached onto a remote mount, providing easy access for both filters. An oil filter is a filter designed to remove contaminants from engine oil, transmission oil, lubricating oil, or hydraulic oil. In my several hundred thousand miles of frantz filter use ive never encountered water in the oil, but if it went through the frantz, it would be drinkable. This innovative, classic and simple design, was developed by john frantz in 1953. They have a long history and it is obviously less expensive to change a roll of toilet paper then a regular filter, however is it penny wise and pound foolish. Applying that mentality, weve reinvented the frantz filter media to now be the most efficient oil filter commercially available.
In march, she was documenting the early approach and labeled one message crazy maker. My question is about the effectiveness of these type of oil filters. Find oil filter adapters with sandwich adapter filter adapter style and 3416 in. It uses the personal vehicle of an authorized frantz distributor located in southern california as. I feel we can help our engines with a frantz bypass filter system. Heres a look at the history of the oil filter and what you can learn from a modernday oil filter comparison when it comes time for a change. The frantz oil cleaner continuously removes abrasive particles as small as 110th of a micron from your engine oil andor atm fluid.
The secret is bypassing your traditional oil filter with one that uses a special filtering element. As mileage accumulated, the engine became less drivable to the point i had to change the oil and tp. Purpose the purpose of this notification is to advise all aircraft owners, operators, maintenance entities, manufacturers, and parts distributors regarding frantz oil filter elements part no. Owner and manufacturer of the refiner toilet paper oil filter invented by john frantz. Toilet paper oil filters epautos libertarian car talk. Im about 60 miles from the pinnion hills location so i could easily drive there calling it a mini road trip. Oil is partially cooled by vertical aluminum cooling fins that are located down the center of the canister.
Amsoils filtration media is more advanced than the paper rolled media that frantz uses. This is the best product on the market for cleaning your engine oil and reducing the need for expensive oil changes every three months. This is the core bypass filter system without an installation kit and is recommended for installation by a professional. The finest filter in a gas turbine engine is the fuel filter at 5. Your father or grandfather probably had one on his 55 chevy, gto, hot rod, or even semitractor trailer rig. An engines oil pump pumps motor oil from the oil sump to the oil filter. Installation pics and franz oil filter testimony peachparts.
Frantz refiner oil refiner ericthecarguy stay dirty. Toilet paper oil filters april, 2012 by lorin partain. These supplemental filter systems are extremely efficient at removing solid contamination from lubricating oil. The product actually came to us in the late 50s and early 60s. On saturday, april 8, 2017, lorraine was searching for the route required to add scanned. The reason is the volume of oil moving through the filter.
Ed greany owner the refiner oil filter by john frantz. I am thinking of installing a tp based bypass oil filter on my 2003 toyota echo. I havent seen a frantz filter like this before, and i like the style compared to the much more common fram cannisters. Manufacturer and distributor of the refiner oil filter by john frantz which utilizes a simple roll of toilet paper as the filtering element reducing the micron particles circulating in your. Dec 30, 2006 in my several hundred thousand miles of frantz filter use ive never encountered water in the oil, but if it went through the frantz, it would be drinkable. After drivng 377 miles on the first roll of tp with the original oil i decided to change the oil.
This innovative, classic and simple design, was developed by john frantz in. Manufacturer of the new refiner by john frantz bypass oil filter. The products on this page are the best in the world. It also bled off enough oil to adversely impact oil pressure so i got some rod knocking if i tried to accelerate too quickly.
This vehicle has about 44 quarts of petroleum oil in its system and the oil used is mystic oil 1550w manufactured by sitco. Never pay for another oil change the nuclear electrical. Homemade diy frantz filter for wmo toliet paper oil filter one is a 1984 in great shape i dont experiment much with but the other is a 1985 thats. Frantz filter makes a comeback diesel tech magazine. Feb 23, 2015 got a frantz toilet paper oil filter with some extra bits my knowledge on them is limited besides the research i did when i found out about them please share anything you know. At the time, i had concerns in that this relies on a crank case dump to return the oil to the engine and that was a source of leak potential as were the hoses and low tech hose clamp system. Hot shots secret frantz oil filter systems fkbasc free. Vintage frantz oil filter basic kit nos dated 1980. Attract more customers by adding more content such as.
He would change it once a month in a 68 caddy that had one of these things on it. The proper way to service a frantz oil filter youtube. Even after many thousands of miles of use, oil filtered through a frantz filter system will be free of contamination to such a degree that it is considered analytically. It had 850,000 miles on it when two full size frantz oil filters were installed in tandem. Pilgrims became part of the united states founding story in 19thcentury history textbooks. These consisted of a chrome plated can that held a roll of toilet paper that served as the filter. The purpose of the frantz filter system is to deliver an endless supply of clean oil to your engine. This video shows the ease and proper way of servicing a frantz oil filter with literally no mess.
Find great deals on ebay for frantz oil and frantz filter. When charlie installed his two frantz oil filters, he used the 14 hose 200 psi 300 degrees f. Ed greany authorized distributor toilet paper oil filters. Hot shots secret frantz oil filter systems fkbasc summit racing. Oil filters are used in many different types of hydraulic machinery. The earliest automobiles did not have any sort of oil filtration, and it was common to change oil every 500 to 2,000 miles. They are capable of removing extremely small size particles from the oil by. Truthfully, the several may be uniquely different men sons of. Fram produced the first oil filter with an easily replaceable cartridge. Hot shots secret offers frantz oil filter systems to keep your vehicle on the road longer. After running numerous tests to determine how to improve the filter design, they have succeeded in making a filter that filters more than 10 times finer than an oem filter. Early filter designs were quite primitive, often consisting of nothing more than steel wool, wire meshes or screens placed in the oil pump intake. By filtering a controlled percentage of oil at a time, the frantz filter system is able to filter oil more than 10 times finer than an oem filter.
Some will cause engine disasters if not properly modified. Today, every car on the road has an oil filter to help protect its engine. Top frantz filter for sale deals at mysimon consumer reports. With the frantz filter system, the oil cleanup is achieved by filtering the engine oil from the bottom of the unit through a 4. The reason was that the engine had not been zippy ever since the installation of frantz filter. Frantz family in wabash county newspaper article, date. Frantz filters is a bypass oil filter for any combustible engine gas or. Attract more customers by adding more content such as opening hours, logo and more.
A chief use of the oil filter is in internalcombustion engines in on and offroad motor vehicles, light aircraft, and various naval vessels. Lsi, the makers of hot shots secret products, have reengineered the. Frantz bypass oil filter i just installed a bypass oil filter in both my dodge cummins and my tdi jetta, and i thought i should let you guys on the forum know of the results. When i worked at the parts house in 92 there was an old fart that would come in and get an oil filter and a quart of oil. The frantz oil filtration system is specifically engineered to keep your diesel pickups on the road and out of the shop. Anyone knows what is the replacement interval for the oem full flow filter. When using a bypass filter it is possible to filter to much lower micron ratings than are allowable with a full flow filter. I cant find the book about oils which i red in the past, but if i remember properly the standard filter cant go lower than few microns, the frantz is filtering to the. Read the blog message sorting it out as she told about her approach to this new project. I recommend when the frantz is installed, change the cartridge at 500 miles unless you start with fresh oil and a fresh fullflow filter cartridge spin on.
The tp frantz advocates is the stuff in public bathrooms, that are always. It also bled off enough oil to adversely impact oil pressure so i got some rod knocking if i. This is the latest and best oil filter ever invented by john frantz. Got a frantz toilet paper oil filter with some extra bits my knowledge on them is limited besides the research i did when i found out about them please share anything you know. Consumer reports and shopping results for frantz filter for sale from. Unfollow frantz oil filter to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Homemade diy frantz filter for wmo toliet paper oil filter. Typically a full flow filter on the average vehicle is rated at about 35 micron particle size.
Ive been running rotella t synthetic oil in both engines for quite a while. Its business lines included agricultural equipment, construction equipment, power generation and power transmission equipment, and machinery for use in industrial settings such as factories, flour mills, sawmills, textile mills, steel mills, refineries, mines, and ore mills. Take a walk with us down memory lane and find out more about fram. Dirty oil passes through the oil filter media, where it is cleaned before flowing to the central tube and back into the engine through the mounting stud. Established in 1953 by john frantz, the frantz filter company became a mainstay product and process for cleaning automotive oil worldwide. They have a long history and it is obviously less expensive to change a roll of toilet. Purchased this year by lubrication specialties, inc. This is not about saving, it is actually about spending more to keep your oil pristine clean. Our team of experts are engineering a new filter media that will provide our customers with unparalleled filtration capabilities utilizing the most. The filter does not contain any internal serviceable parts, unlike previous classic models. This kit includes all of the parts and fittings necessary to install the frantz filter system on diesel or gasoline powered vehicles. Oil is then distributed by oil passages throughout the engine. He claimed that he had never changed the oil since the day he bought it new and had the tp filter installed at the dealership.
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