macattack Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) can a spin on filter be installed instead of a centrimax cartridge type filter? also the small vent tube on the top of the filter housing, can a guy just put a hose on it and direct it to ground?thanks Edited January 7, 2010 by macattack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 can a spin on filter be installed instead of a centrimax cartridge type filter? also the small vent tube on the top of the filter housing, can a guy just put a hose on it and direct it to ground?thanksIf you are talking about the centrifugal bypass filter on a mack then the answer is yes. I think it is luberfiner that makes a filter head that takes the by/pass filter 777 and it is a remote mount.But it will not do any better job than the centridge. The 777 was used to take place of the 750 luber finer. Cummins used this filter on the two filter screw on engine. Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattack Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) If you are talking about the centrifugal bypass filter on a mack then the answer is yes. I think it is luberfiner that makes a filter head that takes the by/pass filter 777 and it is a remote mount.But it will not do any better job than the centridge. The 777 was used to take place of the 750 luber finer. Cummins used this filter on the two filter screw on engine.ok thanks.how about the vent on top of this housing. can a guy just route the hose towards the ground? Edited January 8, 2010 by macattack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattack Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 sorry. i am gonna leave the old housing on. there is a small vent that is suppose go to the v/cover i think, but i noticed some people just route a hose towards the ground.is that okthanks alot Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 sorry. i am gonna leave the old housing on. there is a small vent that is suppose go to the v/cover i think, but i noticed some people just route a hose towards the ground.is that okthanks alotIf oil does not leak from it i think you could do that. Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackpro Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 The centrimax does an awesome job at cleaning the oil, after cutting open filters after 20,000 miles of use you should see the inside of one of thoses filters. I would never take one off unless you plan on changing your oil every 4-6,000 miles. However I have seen some fleet trucks that did have a block off plate to remove the centrimax filter, I thing it was UPS or ABF. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattack Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 The centrimax does an awesome job at cleaning the oil, after cutting open filters after 20,000 miles of use you should see the inside of one of thoses filters. I would never take one off unless you plan on changing your oil every 4-6,000 miles. However I have seen some fleet trucks that did have a block off plate to remove the centrimax filter, I thing it was UPS or ABF.thanks. i wasnt planning on taking it off, just replacing it with a spin on filter. i decided to leave it alone.can you tell me the proper place that the small hose on top of the centrimax housing is suppose to go. my hose is gone and was not there when i bought the truck. i believe its to go to the valve cover, but where? i also read that some people just block it off. what do you think?thanks in advance Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 On my 4 valve engine it is taped into the tube from valve cover to valve cover that the crank vent tube is connected to. Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12089-centrimax-filter/#findComment-46971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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