Oil Filter By Pass System
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For an OilGuard system, which is the one I installed myself back in January of this year, the instructions, compelte with pictures, is linked below. You would probably use the same ports, though, regardless of which system you chose.
http://www.oilguard.com/Ford7Install.php
http://www.oilguard.com/Ford7Install.php
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here are some bigger pics for you if you still need them. This is from my Filter install.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99659029SQTvvI
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/559095173QctrNV
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99659029SQTvvI
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/559095173QctrNV
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On the Amsoil ystem, just be careful to absolutely minimize the length of your hose runs. Even Amsoil reports that some of their customers have seen as much as a 6-8 psi loss in oil pressure when their hose runs were over 4-5 feet. That was the main reason I went with the OilGuard - lower potential loss in engine oil pressure.
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No you are running your hoses from the right place. It just that the amsoil dual kit has been know to not flow enough oil though the remote full flow filter for the PSD and cause higher wear rather than lower wear.
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Basically, the Amsoil unit is set up to bypass approximately 10% of the oil flow, which is why longer hose runs can be so compromising. The OilGuard is setup to bypass about 5% of the flow.
Why does this matter, because friction losses in the hose increase exponentially as the flow increases. What this means is that if you double the flow, you at least quadruple the friction factor. The higher the friction factor, the higher the pressure loss.
That said, the Amsoil system is a good system. You just need to keep your hose lengths absolutely as short as possible in order to minimize your pressure losses from your engines main flow loop.
Why does this matter, because friction losses in the hose increase exponentially as the flow increases. What this means is that if you double the flow, you at least quadruple the friction factor. The higher the friction factor, the higher the pressure loss.
That said, the Amsoil system is a good system. You just need to keep your hose lengths absolutely as short as possible in order to minimize your pressure losses from your engines main flow loop.
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I wouldn't go off the sending unit mainly because the other ports are so easy to get to near the oil filter and they will be closer to where you are mounting the filter (assuming you are mounting it under the truck)
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I'm with Tim on that, too. If you look at my install pics on my OilGuard unit (in my gallery), I ended up having somewhere between only 12-18 inches of hose required for my connections, which is a lot shorter than I heard lots of other folks using, and I used the two ports near the OEM full flow fliter head where it mounts on the block... just like in the pics on the OilGuard site.