Rotary oil filter

Please bare with me if this has been asked before

I serviced my '02 TD5 90 yesterday, oil, air and diesel filter, however i got asked if i wanted a rotary filter aswell when i ordered the parts...

Now i thought that rotary filters were only found on larger engines like lorries, tractors etc...

I can give it a guess as where it might be, (basically under the turbo) but not knowing alot about them, is it particularly important to change it on its third service (27k)

And 9 litres of oil! couldnt bloody believe it!!

Yep TD5 has normal cartridge type filter and and additional centrifuge filter.
It's located as you say just below and forwards of the turbo and is easier to change than the cartridge filter.
I change mine every time I do an oil change. They dont cost much and give peace of mind.

I think I read in the Haynes book of lies that it should be done every second oil change of something, but the the few quid that they cost and five minutes to change I do mine every time.

Next time you change a centrifuge filter, cut the old one open to see what's inside.

You may be surprised / shocked / impressed.

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

Next time you change a centrifuge filter, cut the old one open to see what's inside.

You may be surprised / shocked / impressed.

CharlesY

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Sounds fun - is it full of sweets?!

Or mucky ****?

YorkshireSteve said:

Sounds fun - is it full of sweets?!

Or mucky ****?

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Let's say you will do well not to bet a lot on it being Dolly Mixtures!

Depending how long and conditions blah blah you may be impressed how hard the deposits are. You know what Bakelite is?

Oh and they are tough things to open up. Then need to be tough as they spin at up to 15,000 rpm. Wow ....

CharlesY

From Wikipedia:

Bakelite (pronounced /ˈbеɪkɨlaɪt/) is a material based on the thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride.

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Some sort of plasticy stuff by the looks of it...?

I'm intrigued now and want to go pop one open!

YorkshireSteve said:

From Wikipedia:

Some sort of plasticy stuff by the looks of it...?

I'm intrigued now and want to go pop one open!

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I'll sell you a used one fer £20.

YorkshireSteve said:

From Wikipedia:

thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

Some sort of plasticy stuff by the looks of it...?

I'm intrigued now and want to go pop one open!

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You might want to tell Wikipedia how to spell.
The correct spelling is "polyoxybenzylmethyleneglycolanhydride". They missed an "e" out.
The word breaks down to
poly-oxy-benzyl-methylene-glycol-anhydride.

I'm surprised you didn't spot that simple typo.

CharlesY

YorkshireSteve said:

From Wikipedia:

Some sort of plasticy stuff by the looks of it...?

I'm intrigued now and want to go pop one open!

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Let me know how you 'pop one open' .... My ones have all resisted such attempts and I had to cut them apart with a side grinder + disc.

CharlesY

Guys... I'm looking for some help! I'm looking to fit a centrifuge to a Landcruiser Amazon 100 series 4.2 TD (please don't give me a hard time for mentioning Toyo).

CF are not fitted as standard and I'm trying to get some sense of how they are fitted to the LR - perhaps even photos of input and output.

Any help is greatly received.

regards

Nathan