Okay, heres a new thread for this www.oilguard.com Some of the comments regarding "toilet paper" bypass filters are that the paper will channel oil and not filter correctly. The paper is contaminated with lint. The quality of the paper is variable. etc, etc. The Oilguard product is fairly reasonably priced, the replacement filters aren't the cheapest but they would appear to be at least of uniform quality. Any thoughts on these being better than the "TP" filters? If the MB filters have in fact become junk, filled with rocks and twigs, maybe it makes sense to install one of these, and do the extended drain thing after all? Thoughts? RT

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