Challenger Reusable Spin On Oil Filter

[brown bear]

Steve
With your Dads back ground I would be interrested in his take on this filter ?
Doug

 

[Steve Pierce]

Here is the screen material.

Here is the bypass.

 

[tempdoug]

Pierce, to give us a size comparison could you take a picture of the filter screen along side of a original lycoming screen? And what does it weigh?

 

[behindpropellers]

Look up : http://www.supercub.org/forum/showt...-On-Oil-Filter&p=650934&viewfull=1#post650934

 

[tempdoug]

Look up : http://www.supercub.org/forum/showt...-On-Oil-Filter&p=650934&viewfull=1#post650934

Was this meant for my post? If it was i would like to see screen comparisons, the housings dont filter much oil. With the gear tooth type screen there is a lot of area there, if its needed?

 

[stewartb]

For me and other guys like me the best way to get rid of the icky stuff in oil is to change the oil. My comment about preferring disposable filters comes from 100% of my oil changes happening outdoors in the weather. My facilities are limited to a bag of tools and a tailgate on the pickup. Dust, rain, snow, wind, bugs... let alone the years bobbing on floats. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. Good old Champions fill the bill. Take it home and cut it open in the garage with a cold one going. To each their own. Its all good. What I wish is that somebody would come up with a safety wire eliminator. That's something I'd buy!

 

[Steve Pierce]

 

[wireweinie]

For me and other guys like me the best way to get rid of the icky stuff in oil is to change the oil. My comment about preferring disposable filters comes from 100% of my oil changes happening outdoors in the weather. My facilities are limited to a bag of tools and a tailgate on the pickup. Dust, rain, snow, wind, bugs... let alone the years bobbing on floats. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. Good old Champions fill the bill. Take it home and cut it open in the garage with a cold one going. To each their own. Its all good. What I wish is that somebody would come up with a safety wire eliminator. That's something I'd buy!

Thread drift.

http://www.dmctools.com/Products/safe-t-cable.html

I've used these cable kits in the past and definitely recommend them if you don't want to twist wire. Spendy, but they do their job very well.

Web

 

[Steve Pierce]

Thread drift.

http://www.dmctools.com/Products/safe-t-cable.html

I've used these cable kits in the past and definitely recommend them if you don't want to twist wire. Spendy, but they do their job very well.

Web

There are some places I would gladly spend the $400 plus dollars. Last time I looked they were sever thousand $.

 

[Gordon Misch]

Web, the link fails for me -

Edit: Well, now it works - -

 

[Steve Pierce]

Web, the link fails for me -

Edit: Well, now it works - -

I went in and fixed it after it didn't work for me.

 

[wireweinie]

There are some places I would gladly spend the $400 plus dollars. Last time I looked they were sever thousand $.

Ebay is a wonderful thing! Just be careful.

Web

 

[btracy]

There are some places I would gladly spend the $400 plus dollars. Last time I looked they were sever thousand $.

If you are safetying Boroscope plugs the cables are a life saver. For an oil filter give me the wire and the pliers.

 

[tempdoug]

thanks, for the picture!! How would you compare total screen area for each? It looks like the gear tooth screen might have a touch more if they were both laid out flat?

 

[RAC cubs]

looks like it may cool oil a bit?

 

[Steve Pierce]

thanks, for the picture!! How would you compare total screen area for each? It looks like the gear tooth screen might have a touch more if they were both laid out flat?

Probably almost twice as much.

 

[cubdriver2]

Probably almost twice as much.

I'll bet Its 20+ times more area.

Glenn

 

[barijr]

Your'e supposed to change all the o rings in it everytime, so you have to factor that into the cost. The earlier version had at least two orings.

 

[Steve Pierce]

The ICA does not say the quad ring needs replacing every time. There was this on the Aircraft Spruce website:

by Ed Larkin 04/01/2014

Good solid unit. Decreased indicated oil temp about 1 oil temp gauge needle width in summer. Easy to disassemble and clean. Only negative: You MUST change the rubber seal each oil change - otherwise it will leak (personal experience).

by Mike Olson 08/02/2015

I've had this filter on my hot rod 0375 for 5 years never have I had to change the gasket at filter cleaning !! I change oil every 25-30 hrs and clean the filter .i fly about 400 hrs a year .

 

[Steve Pierce]

They do give you an extra seal with the unit. Spruce sells them for $5.50.

 

[tempdoug]

Steve do you have a oil filter adapter laying loose right now?

 

[Jon Delamarter]

I make a mess no matter what I do...

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Ever have one of those days where you just want to turn in your A&P and go home? Seems like it's always when you're doing something you've done a thousand times before. Like the time I went to change the front tire on a 172, pulled the wrong bolt while removing the wheel pant, and blew the bottom out of the nose strut. Or the day it took me four hours to do a simple oil change on a 172. Maybe I just need to stay away from 172s... [emoji12]



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[Steve Pierce]

My worst was pulling the oil by-pass valve out of the R2800 on a Corsair without draining the oil tank. Got about 15 gallons of oil all over me and the floor.

 

[C-YQK]

Do these filters require a by-pass valve if installed on an 0-360?

 

[Steve Pierce]

The spring acts as the by-pass valve. If the oil filter element becomes clogged the oil pressure pushes the filter element down and by-passes the filter.

 

[C-YQK]

Thanks Steve
Ordered one that is for experimental will post after run in
Gary

 

[C-YQK]

Steve
Got mine from the factory only 150.00 for experimental spin on
Nice looking unit
Thanks for the post
Anyone else wants one Ill give you their part number

 

[gdafoe]

Steve
Anyone else wants one Ill give you their part number

Yes please the part number would be helpful.

 

[C-YQK]

Gerald
My engine has a spin on adapter with 3/4-16 thread their part number is S15
The filter has holes predrilled for safety wire
If you have any question folks there are glad to help
Gary

 

[C-YQK]

Cost 10 bucks for shipping