im thinking of putting a oil filter on my turbo has any body els done this are there any draw backs.

 

I've run a small in-line filter on my turbo for 3 years. No problems at all - I'll take the extra protection any day.

 

Thanks Jim

 

Do they need changing as often as the oil filters for the engine

 

Mine is just a screen that I take out every now and then and clean.

 

How big of a screen and do you actually see anything on it when you take it apart??

I have a small 10 micron filter that may be perfect for this job.

 

I've been thinking about this as well..

 

Could someone explain this further? Where does the filter go?

 

Similar to a fuel filter.. but in line to the turbo. In some cases even the smallest fragments can kill a turbo. Just extra protection.

 

I'm not sure of the exact size - but for all intents and purposes - it's basically a fuel filter.

Here's a pic of it - you can see most of it attached to the oil feed.

 

The one i am having installed is a 25 micron stainless steel gauze filter what ever that may be

 

For those interested Mcmaster Carr sells a awsome little filter that would be great for this job. They sell it with different micron (think 10-40 micron) ratings and if I remember right it's under 15 bucks. About 3" long and comes with either SAE o-ring boss ports or 1/4" NPT.

Jim- is it more like a bronze element vs a flat screen? That's some tight IC tubing routing! Has the SS line rubbing up against it rubbed a hole in the tube yet? SS lines are like files, they like to eat alumn parts for lunch

 

I'll have to take a look at it tonight - I honestly can't remember.

I have a rubber hose that slides over the SS line to keep it from chewing up the IC piping. But in that pic it's slid back out of sight.

 

ahh, good to know you were prepared.

 

I like that idea, anything to make a turbo safer and last longer. I think I may do that next oil change. I just want mine to last as long as it can.

M-P

 

mine is a screen.