Easy bub, it ain't the relief valve but the check valve. It keeps the oil galleries from draining back into the crankcase while the engine sits. :) david At 10:25 PM 4/5/2001, radish150 wrote: >I usually use Wix filters on everything, that or mobil one synth type. So, >my question is WHY are >these not good enuf? Ok, so there's a relief valve, what does it do? Is it >just designed to "let >go" if the pressure get's too high? Ok, I'll by that, but how does this >relate to the idea of ones >lifters cackling with cheaper filters? Do the proper filters acutally help >maintain a HIGHER oil >pressure under any conditions? Come on, does anyone really know what this >"difference" really is? David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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