And another AMSOIL By-Pass install

I just wasted $$ by changing my oil at 10,000 miles. I'll tell you though, it sure was easy. No ramps, just slide under the skid plate to drop the oil from the oil pan. Then, I sit in front of the front bumper to change the filter.

To be safe about it, I fill the new oil filter with fresh oil. The bypass filter is changed every other time. It took about 8 quarts to refill the engine, what with all the oil in the other filter and hoses.

I used the new EAO15 filter this time. Amsoil says they will soon have a EAO bypass filter.
 
Has anyone ever tried the electric pump type of pre oiler? I'm considering a filter reloctaion kit and I started looking into prelubers/preoilers as well.

My cousin built his own preluber using a utility pump from an agriculture supplier. He drives a 3/4 ton 4x4 Ford van with a 460ci V8. The problem is that he has to manually hold the switch on until the oil pressure comes up.

So, like I said, has anyone tried out one of the electric prelubers?
 
rustyrazor said:
Has anyone ever tried the electric pump type of pre oiler? I'm considering a filter reloctaion kit and I started looking into prelubers/preoilers as well.

My cousin built his own preluber using a utility pump from an agriculture supplier. He drives a 3/4 ton 4x4 Ford van with a 460ci V8. The problem is that he has to manually hold the switch on until the oil pressure comes up.

So, like I said, has anyone tried out one of the electric prelubers?
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Look at the picture in the above post!

https://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/amk.aspx

Koz
 
I looked at the picture and it's not exactly what I'm talking about.

The preluber from Amsoil is basically a pressurized tank that stores pressure from when your engine is running and then releases the pressure when you turn your ignition on before starting the engine next time.

I'm asking about the much more expensive pre-oilers that have electric pumps built into them.

Dana has one where the electric pump will turn on even while your engine is running if it senses a drop in oil pressure as well as pre-lubing your engine on startup. See link

http://www.dana.com/Automotive_Systems/Technologies/intlubemain.aspx

I also found this one for almost $600. I couldn't find the price of the Dana preluber and I don't think I'll even ask.

http://www.enginegearonline.com/proilchsy1.html

I assume that no one around here has the pump type of pre-luber. It may be a bit accessive for a 4runner anyway. Most applications for this type of preluber seem to be large deisel engines.
 
Jacobzky said:
what are the benefits of having one of these "By-pass"? Is there one available for 2k6 v6?
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The main benefit is that you are increasing the filtering of your oil several x over that of a traditional "full-flow" oil filter. Hence, your oil remains cleaner. If you run synthetic, you can increase the drain intervals significantly.

I'm guessing there is one for your rig, check amsoil and do search for bypass oil filter on one of the interenet search engines.

Good Luck!
 
rustyrazor said:
I'm asking about the much more expensive pre-oilers that have electric pumps built into them.

Dana has one where the electric pump will turn on even while your engine is running if it senses a drop in oil pressure as well as pre-lubing your engine on startup. See link

http://www.dana.com/Automotive_Systems/Technologies/intlubemain.aspx

I also found this one for almost $600. I couldn't find the price of the Dana preluber and I don't think I'll even ask.

http://www.enginegearonline.com/proilchsy1.html

I assume that no one around here has the pump type of pre-luber. It may be a bit accessive for a 4runner anyway. Most applications for this type of preluber seem to be large deisel engines.
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I know what you're talking about. A client of mine has one on his Dodge Ram w/the Cummins turbo diesel. It does have an electric pump which you will need to press a button to get it primed before circulating oil throughout the engine. If I remember correctly, he had to hold the button to operate the preluber for about 10-20 seconds before starting up the engine. I think he bought it for around $200-250. He gave me a brochure, but I don't remember the manufacturer. I didn't really considered getting one as I thought it was overkill, but seeing how a bunch of you guys having the bypass filter, I think I might get one also and add a preluber. The preluber is probably the best protection against engine wear, beside using synthetic oil and having a bypass filter setup.
 
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