If you have a diesel generator that you use frequently, one of the best ways to save money on your generator maintenance and to dramatically lengthen the life of your generator is to install an oil by-pass filter that will micro-filtrate your oil. Normally, you should change your oil and filter every 150 to 200 hours due to the contamination of soot and dirt particles. With a Micro Oil filter installed, you may need only to change your oil every 2500 hours ! Here?s how they work: solid particles of 5 microns or more have a negative effect on the oil quality which reduces engine life due to metal abrasion. Normal oil filters only remove particles of greater that 20 microns, thus necessitating frequent oil changes. But the bad part is that at the end of your oil change cycle, your motor is using dirty oil which is damaging to your motor. The use of a by-pass filter will eliminate this contamination. Micro-filtration removes particle of 1 microns or smaller dependent upon which system you use. One well-known brand in the USA is Amsoil http://www.amsoil.com/products/bf.html which is used by many long-haul truckers. We are fortunate to have the Top-Oel system available here. It is sold and installed by Empresas Filtec, S.A. in the Sos?a-Caberete area. Contact is Achim Blank, phone number 571-3554, and they install and service country-wide. Once the system is installed, they come by (or you could do it yourself) and change the filter element every 750 hours or so, depending on your generator usage and operating environment. At other intervals determined by the same factors, they test the oil for viscosity, particulates, and other contaminates. Based upon these tests they will tell you when to change the oil, usually every year. I have the Top-Oel system installed in my three generators at the gas station and also in my home generator and I am delighted with their performance. This is one of those ?too good to be true? things that really works. If you have a diesel genset, this is something you should investigate.
Thanks,
Gregory
Thanks,
Gregory