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Old 04-24-2006, 11:10 AM
Ralph69220d Ralph69220d is offline
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Originally Posted by kitchenrat
the efficiency of paper filters is measured in microns. one micron=29millionth of an inch. an oil bath filter is measured by the number of golf balls it might keep out of your engine.
I don't know the specs on a well-designed oil bath cleaner, but a lot of diesel semi's & farm tractors still use them so I suspect the comparison would probably favor the oil bath.
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