Clean Oil Vital to Engine Performance
Improved high-performance engines and new emission
standards have had a significant impact on the
development of oils and oil filters. As manufacturers
continue to develop more sophisticated engines, new
classifications of oils will continue to be developed.
These new oils play a vital part in protecting engines
by reducing friction and wear, cooling engine parts,
sealing combustion chambers, cleaning engine components
and inhibiting corrosion. Lube filters also play a
critical role in protecting engines by removing damaging
contaminants from the oil.
Lube filters trap oil contaminants in two ways:
- Some particles adhere to the filter media as the
oil flows through the filter. These particles attach
themselves to the media surface without plugging the
media pores.
- Other particles are trapped in the filter media by the pressure of the oil as it flows through the filter.