The cleanliness of your engine fluid is crucial to the trouble-free and cost-effective operation of your engine system. Engine components are costly and need special consideration when this fluid is selected and subsequently filtered.
As soon as you start your engine, the deterioration process of your oil begins. As the engine runs, dirt, wear metal particles, fuel, soot, and water start to weaken your oils lubrication and protection properties. These harmful elements can be eliminated by an oil drain, but once the oil is replaced, the deterioration process just starts over again.
Regular oil drains and filter changes are required to protect our engines and hydraulic systems. The Kleenoil Filtration System, however, allows us to extend the time between oil drains as well as to reduce the adverse effects of harmful particles in the engine.
Normal full-flow filters on your car or truck have approximately 85 to 120 L of oil passing through the filter each minute. As a result, the fluid passes through so quickly that it cannot be finely filtered, nor can water be removed. While the film of oil between moving parts in an engine is generally about 3 micron, regular oil filters only filter down to between 15 and 40 micron.
The Kleenoil Filtration System, however, is a bypass filter that passes only a small portion of the total oil flow a very dense filtering medium at about 2.5 L per minute. At this speed, it is possible to remove particles down to 1 micron and to totally remove water, greatly decreasing engine wear and prolonging oil life.
Recommendations for Use
The Kleenoil Filtration System will be a valuable addition for a passenger vehicle if:
- You put a large amount of mileage on your car or truck annually.
- You plan on keeping your vehicle for more than four years.
- You want the ultimate in protection for your vehicle and you want to maximize the life of the engine.
For people looking to install the Kleenoil Filtration System on passenger vehicles with smaller oil systems, there should be a few considerations:
- Do you still plan on changing your oil every 5 000 to 16 000 km? If you stick to that oil change frequency, the Kleenoil Filtration System will be an expensive up-front expenditure that won’t reap the full benefits of the system.
- Are you leasing or buying your vehicle? If you are leasing it and will only have the car or truck for three years or less, then the Kleenoil Filtration System is probably not going to pay for itself.
- Do you have enough space in your engine compartment to mount the Kleenoil Filtration System? You need a space roughly 5 inches in diameter and 8 inches in height in the engine compartment to properly mount the unit. Some engine compartments are simply too small and will not have the necessary space.
Key Benefits to Passenger Vehicle Owners
- Extends oil service life. You now only need to change your oil once a year.
- Keeps oil cleaner than when it is brand new, out of the bottle! Third party oil analysis has proven that the Kleenoil Filtration System can reduce the particle counts of existing oil to a level better than brand new oil … all the time!
- Virtually eliminates engine wear.
- Removes 99.95% of all water from your oil.
- Removes all wear particles down to 1 micron in size.
- Reduces time needed for service: those 30 minute oil changes become 5 minute filter cartridge changes.
- Does not remove the additive package components from the oil.
Installation and Maintenance Schedule for Passenger Vehicles with Kleenoil Systems
- Take an initial oil analysis on the existing oil in your passenger vehicle when your normal oil change interval is up prior to installing the Kleenoil Filtration System. This will give you a baseline reading so you have something to compare against once your Kleenoil Filtration System is installed.
- Install the Kleenoil unit on the engine along with a fresh oil change and full-flow filter change.
- Change the Kleenoil Filter Cartridge every 20 000 km or every six months and top off with oil. Take an oil sample and see how it compares to the first one.
- After one year (or 40 000 km), change the bypass filter cartridge again and change the full-flow filter.
- Do an oil analysis and top off the system with oil. The oil will come back as “good” for at least 80 000 to 120 000 km. Most people will see 160 000 km or more on the same oil.
- Let oil analysis be your gauge on when to change the oil. If your TAN/TBN numbers still look good and the viscosity and particle levels are staying within specifications, you can indefinitely keep the same oil in your vehicle.
Seeing is believing!
Check out this oil analysis report from a passenger vehicle….
1999 Ford F-350 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel ~ Wearcheck Oil Analysis
Kleenoil Filtration Unit Specifications Table
Kleenoil Recommends the Kleenoil Light Duty Filtration Unit for Passenger Cars / Trucks
| Filtration System | KU06 | KU16 | |
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| Product Type | Light Duty | ||
| Product Code | KU06/9758 | KU16/9768 | |
| Filter Cartridge | KF06/1858 | KF16/1868 | |
| Usage | Smaller Engines, Small Hydraulic Systems | Smaller Engines, Small Hydraulic Systems | |
| Engine Sump Capacity | Up to 6 Quarts | Up to 16 Quarts | |
| Water Retention <0.05% | 0.026 Gallons | 0.07 Gallons | |
| Height | 6.125 inches | 6.25 inches | |
| 15.558 cm | 15.875 cm | ||
| Diameter | 3.00 inches | 4.63 inches | |
| 7.62 cm | 11.76 cm | ||
| Weight | 4.1 lbs | 6.5 lbs | |
| Pressures | Maximum rating of 10 bar. Lid torque is 15ft lbs. | ||
| Oil Flow Rate | Output levels are dependent on the viscosity, temperature, and degree of contamination and oil pressure. (Guide for SAE 15W40 oil at 158 degrees F and 60psi, the flow rate would be 0.55 gpm to 0.81 gpm) | ||
| Operating Temperatures | Within operating specifications of engine, gear, and hydraulic oils | ||
| Filtration Level | Particulate contamination in accordance with BS 5540 part 4: 1981 and ISO/DIS 4406. ISO 14/9 equivalent to NAS 1638 class 6 – hydraulic oil specification | ||
| Castings | Constructed of aluminum to BS 1490 (M) Subjected to batch and individual testing | ||
