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Old 11-16-2011, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
Dave, I've been changing oil filter every other oil change also. What do you think of installing a pressure gauge before and after the filter to measure differential pressure and determine when to change the filter? What kind of readings should I be seeing on a new filter? At what reading should the filter be changed?
I do not know if this applies to only Hydraulic Filters but a 20% difference in the differential pressure is what they say as an indication of time to change the filter.

But, I would think that if the differential pressure starts to rise at all that would be a good time to change the Filter.
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