>> My boss had a 2.0L engine sieze
>> because the FRAM filter was too restrictive, and would actually start
>> to collapse from the oil pressure (negative?).
>
> Sounds like the Mitsu 2.0 did not have a bypass valve, and the
filters
>in question didn't either. That sounds more like a filter
incompatiblity
>problem than a fundamental filter problem (was the filter in question
one
>of those Double Guard things?). You should always have a bypass in
your
>oiling system.
>
> But then again, do you want your filter to be so restrictive that the
>bypass valve is open all the time? You do need to balance filtering
with
>flow efficiency.
>
> Ron
All I know is that for the 2.0L engine, the FRAM filter # was correct,
just incompatible. I had a Gfriend once that had the 2.0L Mitsu in a
Starion Turbo... same thing... luckily the engine didn't die.
Sam '95 SLT
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