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Old 03-22-2013, 09:11 PM   #145
Craig Schreck
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Originally Posted by manyboats View Post
Craig why would you change the filter more often than the oil?

I usually do the opposite. I change the oil 3 times and the filter once. The boat engine operates in such a clean environment I reason that the filter would take a long time to fill up w contaminants so I leave it alone over half of the time.

What's your reason for changing the filter more often?

On older Diesels that black out the oil fast, the carbon and soot can put the oil filter into by pass, especially when the engine oil is cold, the black oil is abrasive, oil filters are cheep insurance with the exception of Fram oil filters, they tend to blow the cardboard end caps and allow large amounts of trash thru the engine causing rod bearing failure.
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