Replace that nasty Oil Bath???
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I think most idustrial engines use Oil Bath. I know most semi's do. I like the oil bath, Im only 21 but oil bath still reminds of my child hood... we never had a car or truck new then the 70s. most of my time was spent in a 1951 Dodge Power Wagon, wich i still have. all oil bath. So along those lines, i wana keep the oil bath, but i dont like the black. Is it possible to have it chromed, or buy a chrome one? Mine still has the sticker on it from factory stating wich engine it is.
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From: Elizabethtown, PA
Garbz, make that 2 people who still run the oil bath and maintain it. 
You make good points, but the oil bath IS an effective filter. I think the real reasons everyone went to paper filters were:
a) less messy for techs and owners alike
b) easier to service meant more likely to be serviced properly, thus extending engine life
c) Ford's ability to now sell air filters to their customers at regular intervals, increasing profits!
Ultimately, both choices have their points. I prefer the oil bath; I like it's efficiency, cleaning it isn't that big of a deal for me and I didn't have to buy a $50 Taiwan chrome filter to make it something else.
You make good points, but the oil bath IS an effective filter. I think the real reasons everyone went to paper filters were:
a) less messy for techs and owners alike
b) easier to service meant more likely to be serviced properly, thus extending engine life
c) Ford's ability to now sell air filters to their customers at regular intervals, increasing profits!
Ultimately, both choices have their points. I prefer the oil bath; I like it's efficiency, cleaning it isn't that big of a deal for me and I didn't have to buy a $50 Taiwan chrome filter to make it something else.
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I tore out all of the innards on the top shell of my oil bath, degreased and repainted it and put a new 352 sticker on it. Then I took both the top shell and bottom tray to my local auto parts store and went through a couple dozen boxes until I found one that fit just right. I went with the Purolator A42318 paper filter. Now I have the old oil bath look with the convenience of paper. You could do the same for any engine with an oil bath, just be sure to put all of the filters back into the right boxes.
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Garbz... how often do you have to oil your K&N filter.... If a person can't be bothered to clean and oil what they have now what makes you think they would clean and oil the K&N... Maybe the fact that they spent the $50 for it will help them remember to do so...
I am a paper guy myself and love the K&N's, but I do understand that the oil bath is better.
My feeling is that ford replaced the oil bath to make a disposable solution that is easy for customers to maintain. Throw away filters do this for 99% of the population... I pray that the people here don't fall into that demagraphic.
I am a paper guy myself and love the K&N's, but I do understand that the oil bath is better.
My feeling is that ford replaced the oil bath to make a disposable solution that is easy for customers to maintain. Throw away filters do this for 99% of the population... I pray that the people here don't fall into that demagraphic.
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From: Concord, CA
Originally Posted by killercoating
Garbz... how often do you have to oil your K&N filter.... If a person can't be bothered to clean and oil what they have now what makes you think they would clean and oil the K&N... Maybe the fact that they spent the $50 for it will help them remember to do so...
I am a paper guy myself and love the K&N's, but I do understand that the oil bath is better.
My feeling is that ford replaced the oil bath to make a disposable solution that is easy for customers to maintain. Throw away filters do this for 99% of the population... I pray that the people here don't fall into that demagraphic.
I am a paper guy myself and love the K&N's, but I do understand that the oil bath is better.
My feeling is that ford replaced the oil bath to make a disposable solution that is easy for customers to maintain. Throw away filters do this for 99% of the population... I pray that the people here don't fall into that demagraphic.
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From: Glendale Arizona
Me K&N? I used it as an example becouse it costs five times more than a throw away filter for marginal returns, If i had used a paper filter costing 8 dollars your oil bath would really look cost effective 
I use throw away fram or motorcraft paper. I stated eariler i dont think the oiling of the K&N is a good idea either. Too much crap to have laying around with spray cans of oil and the mess.
Garbz
I use throw away fram or motorcraft paper. I stated eariler i dont think the oiling of the K&N is a good idea either. Too much crap to have laying around with spray cans of oil and the mess.
Garbz
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From: Fairbanks
oil bath filters better and flows worse than a K&N It filters better than the paper as well I am not sure how it compares to Paper for flow. As you are having to pull the air through the oil I would think that paper would flow better. I like both my brother lives 10 miles down a dirt road there is dirt every where on his cars. paper filters last about 2 weeks out there the oil bath just needs to be cleaned out regulary and works better than anything else in this circumstance. they all have there uses just depends on the dirving conditions and
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