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Boaters need clean oil too
June 16, 2008
Do you realize FRANTZ Oil Filters makes a specific oil filter for our boating and marine friends? Yes, absolutely.
This filter is specially built to resist rust and corrosion of the filter unit itself. This will also help prevent introducing any rust particles in the lubrication system from the inside of the filter which might attack the bearings and finished surfaces of the engine.
Having installed the Frantz Oil Filter on two vessels I can tell you it works very well and can reduce your maintenance costs. This is because the filter elements are cheaper than store-bought filters and the need to change dirty oil is drastically reduces.
While I don’t advise others not to do regular oil changes, I can report that I do not change my oil in my car and am running the same oil I introduced in 2001 in my car without any oil changes. Of course I top the level off again with each TP change since the TP absorbs a little which is not recoverable. I would add about ½-1 pint every 3000 miles in my car.
The Frantz Oil Filter is easy to install in your boat. It comes with a nice mounting bracket which allows a 180 degree adjustment for any slope or clearance. The Frantz Filter will work in any attitude so it doesn’t have to be mounted vertically although I recommend that position as the most desirable to avoid drips or spills when changing the TP.
Since the filter is mounted with supply and return oil lines, it can also be unbolted and moved to a more easily-accessible area for servicing. Two 3/8” bolts attach it to the mounting bracket and I have used wing nuts for easy removal that works well.
Installing it can be done by the use of the supplied brass “T” fitting. Simply remove the oil sending unit from the engine and screw the “T” fitting in it’s place. Then replace the sending unit into one side of the “T” and the supply line to the Frantz filter at the other side. The return line can be routed to the oil pan or valve cover using a supplied tool and self-tapping hollow bolt that the oil line fitting attaches to.
An alternate method is using a ring or sandwich adapter which is mounted between the spin-on filter and it’s mounting. The adapter has a threaded port on the side which you attach your oil supply line to your Frantz filter at. That is EZ. For the return oil line, you might also consider the brass swivel fitting which allows the oil line to be attached to your filler cap. The swivel fitting turns with the cap when you unscrew the cap leaving the oil line untwisted and makes for a nice appearance for your installation.
For the next 30 days, there is an unadvertised special offer of $20 off when purchasing the Marine version of the Frantz Oil Filter combined with the solid brass swivel fitting for your boat. My sandwich adapters are listed at $60 but I will sell you one for $29 during the next 30 days. This offer is limited to 4-cycle engine installations and supplies on hand.
For an optional extra $5 you may have a highly polished Marine Frantz Oil Filter for showing off your unit. The same discount offers and stipulations apply.
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