JDToumanian
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Hi Group,
I finally got one! A Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuge...
This is a bypass oil filter, which uses the engine's oil pressure to spin a centrifuge at up to 8,000 rpm to clean the oil. It processes 1 gallon per minute at 60 psi. It will remove particles smaller than .01 micron, spinning even soot out of the oil and keeping it a nice clean amber color for the life of the oil. It is automatically bypassed if the oil pressure is less than 20 psi, and has a compressed air powered float level control... If the oil is not gravity draining fast enough, the float rises and allows a little bit of compressed air to blow the oil back out of the Spinner's drain to the pan. For the centrifuge to work properly, there needs to be some air space below the turbine.
Here's the company's site: Spinner II® Products : High-efficiency lube oil filtration for heavy-duty diesel engines.
As you can see by the Mule TM shown for size reference, this thing is BIG. Over 13" tall and over 6" around. It has to be mounted vertically, above the level of the oil in the pan for gravity draining. To avoid vibration and noise, it should not be mounted to the cab or other sheet metal. In a deuce, mounting down on the frame is out because it would not drain to the pan properly. But when I offered this thing up to my deuce's engine compartment, I swear the whole truck shrank to the size of a compact pickup! There's just not much room for something this big in there... I have the heater kit in my deuce, and that combined with the steering column and injection pump makes for no room on the driver's side. On the passenger's side, the only good spot is where the horns are mounted. I am moving the horns back below the air cleaner housing, and the Spinner will be mounted there on a stout bracket 10" tall (being welded up out of 3/8 steel plate) bolted to the top of the frame.
I'm going to power it from the "oil sampling port" on the oil cooler housing, which is post-filter and cooler. It will drain directly into the pan through a bulkhead fitting I am going to install in the side. I got the hoses and fittings today, and the bracket is almost done.
I'll post pics here of the install process, and later of the results.
Regards,
Jon
I finally got one! A Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuge...
This is a bypass oil filter, which uses the engine's oil pressure to spin a centrifuge at up to 8,000 rpm to clean the oil. It processes 1 gallon per minute at 60 psi. It will remove particles smaller than .01 micron, spinning even soot out of the oil and keeping it a nice clean amber color for the life of the oil. It is automatically bypassed if the oil pressure is less than 20 psi, and has a compressed air powered float level control... If the oil is not gravity draining fast enough, the float rises and allows a little bit of compressed air to blow the oil back out of the Spinner's drain to the pan. For the centrifuge to work properly, there needs to be some air space below the turbine.
Here's the company's site: Spinner II® Products : High-efficiency lube oil filtration for heavy-duty diesel engines.
As you can see by the Mule TM shown for size reference, this thing is BIG. Over 13" tall and over 6" around. It has to be mounted vertically, above the level of the oil in the pan for gravity draining. To avoid vibration and noise, it should not be mounted to the cab or other sheet metal. In a deuce, mounting down on the frame is out because it would not drain to the pan properly. But when I offered this thing up to my deuce's engine compartment, I swear the whole truck shrank to the size of a compact pickup! There's just not much room for something this big in there... I have the heater kit in my deuce, and that combined with the steering column and injection pump makes for no room on the driver's side. On the passenger's side, the only good spot is where the horns are mounted. I am moving the horns back below the air cleaner housing, and the Spinner will be mounted there on a stout bracket 10" tall (being welded up out of 3/8 steel plate) bolted to the top of the frame.
I'm going to power it from the "oil sampling port" on the oil cooler housing, which is post-filter and cooler. It will drain directly into the pan through a bulkhead fitting I am going to install in the side. I got the hoses and fittings today, and the bracket is almost done.
I'll post pics here of the install process, and later of the results.
Regards,
Jon
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