Unit 5 Reusable Oil Filters

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Unit 5Reusable Oil Filters
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Baseline Throw-Away Filters

• U.S. businesses discard over 400 million used oil
  filters every year
• Even after crushing, these filters contain about
  3 million gallons of oil
• Fleet facilities incur costs to
• maintain inventory
• manage dispose of used oil filters

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P2 Alternative Reusable Oil Filter
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Making It Work
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Purchasing and Use

• Commonly used for large vehicles such as trucks
  and vans
• Adapter plate varies to fit engine types and
  filter inserts vary according to vehicle size
• Wire cloth filter must be cleaned in parts washer
  (5 15 minute job)

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Cost and Payback

• Small trucks and vehicles 65 to 90
• Large trucks, vans, and buses 120 to 240
• Payback 1 to 3 years
• Depends on fleet size and oil change cycles
• Savings from lower purchase and disposal costs
  for conventional oil filters

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Case Study 1 Barton Sand and Gravel

• Fleet Size 100 trucks 40 trucks use PureCycle
  reusable oil filters
• Clean filters during every oil change (every
  6,000 to 7,000 miles)
• Use PureCycle washing machine to clean filters
  (takes 10 minutes)
• Payback lt2 years Annual Savings4100

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Case Study 2 City of Walnut Creek

• Fleet size 290 vehicles 10 of 18 police cars
• Before
• 12 changes/vehicle/year
• Conventional filter costs 450 per year
• Disposal costs not quantified
• After
• Filter costs (10 _at_ 80/piece) 800
• Filter cleaning 5 minutes
• Payback lt 2 years Annual Savings 450

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Take Home Messages

• A great option after other low-hanging P2 fruit
  are picked!
• Comparable (or better) filter performance
• Cost-effective particularly for vehicles with
  frequent oil changes

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BYPASS OIL FILTRATION
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What Is A By-Pass Oil Filter? Why use a By-Pass
Oil Filter? Why Sample Oil?
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Take Home Messages

• Using a BYPASS FILTER Can
• Reduce the amount of used oil generated
• Reduce purchase disposal costs of oil
• Help maintain proper viscosity and TBN
• Serve as a Window into your engine
• Extend oil intervals