Centrifuge Oil Cleaner Replaces Paper Filter
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A personal quest to convert his vehicles to burn waste vegetable oil led Oz Cheek to become a distributor for Dieselcraft oil centrifuges. Along the way he discovered they're also a great way to completely eliminate conventional oil filters on gas and diesel engines.
"They do a better job of filtering out both water and solids, improving engine performance and longevity," says Cheek.
The fact that the centrifuges don't have any parts that need to be replaced appealed to Cheek. "No more filters to throw away. That's the big thing," agrees John Nightingale, Dieselcraft's owner.
Involved in the manufacturing business for 30 years, Nightingale started Dieselcraft in late 2002.
The centrifuge is an old concept. A rotor that looks like an upside down Rainbird sprinkler spins inside a drum at about 7,000 rpm's. The solids stick to the rotor and the clean oil gets pumped through the system.
"It looks like peanut butter stuck to the rotor after waste vegetable oil runs through it," Nightingale says.
Though the centrifuges were initially marketed for oil filters in industrial vehicles and semis, the interest in recycling vegetable oil has sent sales soaring, he says.
The size of a half roll of paper towel, the centrifuge also fits in passenger vehicles and tractors (hydraulic lines as well) and other equipment to replace standard oil filters. They come with brackets and can be mounted in several locations near the engine. Cheek has added them to cars in his collection, from Studebakers to a Jaguar.
Installing a centrifuge requires additional plumbing. Most people add a T to the place where the oil pressure sending unit attaches, Cheek says. Either rubber hydraulic hose or steel lines can be used to connect to the centrifuge. Regular oil filters are left on, but don't need to be changed very often because the centrifuge does most of the work.
"Anything you can do to extend the life of your equipment to me is good insurance," Cheek says. He simply cleans out the centrifuges every 3,000 to 5,000 miles.
"They're easy to take apart. You just clean and wash the rotor and put it back in," Cheek says.
"Regular oil filters catch solids down to 35 microns in size. These go down to less than 1 micron. It's common sense that if you're taking 350 percent more particulates out of the oil, you're reducing abrasive material and the life is going to be extended."
Nightingale has distributors in various regions of the U.S., and centrifuges are sold for a variety of applications, from the marine industry and backup generators to industrial equipment and personal vehicles.
The centrifuges cost $289, including brackets and hardware for the smallest unit (OC-20). A larger unit, OC-50, handles 110 gph and costs $479. The largest centrifuges, OC-200, for industrial equipment start at $1,550.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dieselcraft, John Nightingale, P.O. Box 7670, Auburn, California 95604 (ph 530 823-7075; sales@ dieselcraft.com; www.diesel craft.com).; or Oz Cheek, 899 Mica Dr., Carson City, Nevada (ph 775 720-3555; ozcheek@charter.net).
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Centrifuge Oil Cleaner Replaces Paper Filter FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 31-3-38 A personal quest to convert his vehicles to burn waste vegetable oil led Oz Cheek to become a distributor for Dieselcraft oil centrifuges. Along the way he discovered they're also a great way to completely eliminate conventional oil filters on gas and diesel engines.
"They do a better job of filtering out both water and solids, improving engine performance and longevity," says Cheek.
The fact that the centrifuges don't have any parts that need to be replaced appealed to Cheek. "No more filters to throw away. That's the big thing," agrees John Nightingale, Dieselcraft's owner.
Involved in the manufacturing business for 30 years, Nightingale started Dieselcraft in late 2002.
The centrifuge is an old concept. A rotor that looks like an upside down Rainbird sprinkler spins inside a drum at about 7,000 rpm's. The solids stick to the rotor and the clean oil gets pumped through the system.
"It looks like peanut butter stuck to the rotor after waste vegetable oil runs through it," Nightingale says.
Though the centrifuges were initially marketed for oil filters in industrial vehicles and semis, the interest in recycling vegetable oil has sent sales soaring, he says.
The size of a half roll of paper towel, the centrifuge also fits in passenger vehicles and tractors (hydraulic lines as well) and other equipment to replace standard oil filters. They come with brackets and can be mounted in several locations near the engine. Cheek has added them to cars in his collection, from Studebakers to a Jaguar.
Installing a centrifuge requires additional plumbing. Most people add a T to the place where the oil pressure sending unit attaches, Cheek says. Either rubber hydraulic hose or steel lines can be used to connect to the centrifuge. Regular oil filters are left on, but don't need to be changed very often because the centrifuge does most of the work.
"Anything you can do to extend the life of your equipment to me is good insurance," Cheek says. He simply cleans out the centrifuges every 3,000 to 5,000 miles.
"They're easy to take apart. You just clean and wash the rotor and put it back in," Cheek says.
"Regular oil filters catch solids down to 35 microns in size. These go down to less than 1 micron. It's common sense that if you're taking 350 percent more particulates out of the oil, you're reducing abrasive material and the life is going to be extended."
Nightingale has distributors in various regions of the U.S., and centrifuges are sold for a variety of applications, from the marine industry and backup generators to industrial equipment and personal vehicles.
The centrifuges cost $289, including brackets and hardware for the smallest unit (OC-20). A larger unit, OC-50, handles 110 gph and costs $479. The largest centrifuges, OC-200, for industrial equipment start at $1,550.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dieselcraft, John Nightingale, P.O. Box 7670, Auburn, California 95604 (ph 530 823-7075; sales@ dieselcraft.com; www.diesel craft.com).; or Oz Cheek, 899 Mica Dr., Carson City, Nevada (ph 775 720-3555; ozcheek@charter.net).
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