Oil Guard has been sold

[hheynow]

I've had an Oil Guard bypass filter for 4+ years now and I just ordered more filters. To my SHOCK the price rose from $13ea to $24ea. -mad When I questioned the sales person, she said the company was sold last July and the new owners jacked up the filter prices. This is highway robbery!

 

[Bolt]

Poke around on Ebay and you can find some Racor filters that are the same, I'm not sure what the model number crosses over to right now, but you should be able to find it fairly easily.

 

[powerboatr]

that sux-mad
good thing i got a few stocked up
thanks

 

[firemediceric]

I just ordered an Oil Guard and I have a couple of questions that maybe you seasoned users can answer.

As a rule of thumb, how many miles is the filter element good for?

I do not put many miles on the truck, less than 10,000 per year. How long, time wise, can I go between oil changes? Is a year reasonable?

Should the bypass filter be changed every time the primary filter is changed? Can it go every other oil change with the primary changed at every oil change?

Finally, would I be wise to install a pressure guage in the feed line to the filter so as to monitor when the filter is becoming clogged? If so, what type of pressure is typical? 100 PSI? 200 PSI? If this is not a good idea, please let me know why.

 

[hheynow]

Should the bypass filter be changed every time the primary filter is changed? Can it go every other oil change with the primary changed at every oil change?

I abide by KISS (keep it simple stupid)
Oil & spin on every 4K
Oil Guard filter every other oil change (8K)
Blackstone UOAs are excellent

 

[trackspeeder]

I abide by KISS (keep it simple stupid)
Oil & spin on every 4K
Oil Guard filter every other oil change (8K)
Blackstone UOAs are excellent

Thats how I do mine.