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    Oil filter bypass

     



    What is the forum's opinion on plugging the oil filter bypass hole?

    With regular filter changes and a close eye on the oil pressure, good idea or no?
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    i have plug a lot of them. but on stock suff i do not .like you said you have to keep the filter clean and buy a good oil filter i look for the thicker cans on the oil filter like wix and i like the moble synthetic ones on the races engines i want my oil running thru the filter

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    i have see the phenolic puck go side ways on hp stuff and oil by pass is made to pass the filter at the point were the spring dumps it that is it . the oil pump hase one in it to the one in the pump can be shimed or a new spring put in to get it to a hi er psi on the oil if you need more psi. cv makes a kit were you can move the psi on the by pass on the oil pump with out going in the engine and playing with the oil pump by pass spring thick oil and a car that setting in the cold or plug oil filter will make the filter by pass . bypass this ok but not for race stuff how do you know you oil is getting filtered?? if the spring is bad or weak you will not filter this is not ok with me .
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    Originally posted by DennyW
    If you run quality oil, and filter, plus change it like you should, there is no reason to plug off the relief. That is there for a reason. Providing your engine clearances are correct also. That's what determines how much oil pressure your going to run to specific parts anyhow.I have seen where if the relief wasn't working, there would have been much more damage to the engine.
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