Packard vs. Amsoil by-pass filter effectiveness

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/6/25 3:35:28

A long experienced Packard man tells me he's adding a modern aftermarket Amsoil by-pass oil filter to his Packards; a '38 six, '38 Eight (120), '38 Twelve and '39 Super-8 (Model 1703). The Amsoil site claims it will catch particles as small as 2 microns.
Does anyone know --and PLEASE, just the corroborated facts-- the smallest particle in microns the NAPA/Wix 1080 by-pass filter captures? We've emailed Wix, who manfacture the filter sold by NAPA as the 1080, but haven't received a reply.

We need the confirmed, hard facts, and just the facts, before deciding whether it's worthwhile replacing the Packard by-pass filter used during the '40s with the Amsoil unit.



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