Re: PT26 oil filter

John Wilson · Post by **John Wilson** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:21 am

'I have recently purchased a PT 26, and have received conflicting advise about removing the oil filter. I would appreciate any comments pro or con. If anyone has the filter removed can you send me pictures or a schematic on how the oil lines are routed etc.
Thanks
John

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Curt Kinchen · Post by **Curt Kinchen** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:51 am

'The PT-19s came without the filter installation you have(a Fleet/Canadian feature) so any PT pictures will give you what you need.

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:21 AM, John Wilson wrote:

I have recently purchased a PT 26, and have received conflicting advise about removing the oil filter. I would appreciate any comments pro or con. If anyone has the filter removed can you send me pictures or a schematic on how the oil lines are routed etc.
Thanks
John

Sent from my iPhone

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Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com '

John C Wilson · Post by **John C Wilson** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:07 pm

'Thanks for the pictures. I will send you some of the filter instillation as soon as I get some.Have you heard anything about the advantages or disadvantages of having the filter? I have been advised by some old-time ranger people to remove the filter.John

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On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:51, Curt Kinchen wrote:

The PT-19s came without the filter installation you have(a Fleet/Canadian feature) so any PT pictures will give you what you need.

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:21 AM, John Wilson wrote:

I have recently purchased a PT 26, and have received conflicting advise about removing the oil filter. I would appreciate any comments pro or con. If anyone has the filter removed can you send me pictures or a schematic on how the oil lines are routed etc.
Thanks
John

Sent from my iPhone

--
Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com
'

Jack Threadgill · Post by **Jack Threadgill** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:22 pm

'John, I don’t have a filter on my PT-19 Ranger, but it seems like a good idea to me. I have Baron with two new IO-550E engines that came without filters. I ran them about 200 hours with just the screens and then installed the Air Wolf filters. I did oil samples and was getting about 250 ppm iron in the oil. The first sample after installing the filter reduced the iron to about 60 ppm. I now have 1600 hrs on the engines and the iron in the oil samples runs about 30 to 40 ppm. So in my experience and opinion the filters did a good job of catching the contaminants. So I think a filter on your Ranger is an acceptable idea. If there is a negative, I am not aware of it. Good luck, Jack From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John C Wilson
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To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] PT26 oil filter Thanks for the pictures. I will send you some of the filter instillation as soon as I get some.Have you heard anything about the advantages or disadvantages of having the filter? I have been advised by some old-time ranger people to remove the filter.John

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On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:51, Curt Kinchen wrote:

The PT-19s came without the filter installation you have(a Fleet/Canadian feature) so any PT pictures will give you what you need. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:21 AM, John Wilson wrote:
I have recently purchased a PT 26, and have received conflicting advise about removing the oil filter. I would appreciate any comments pro or con. If anyone has the filter removed can you send me pictures or a schematic on how the oil lines are routed etc.
Thanks
John

Sent from my iPhone

--
Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com

'