Taras
Senior Member
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- Jan 11, 2008
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- 49' Kha Shing Europa
Hi all,
The boat I recently purchased came with Puradyn external oil filtration. These external oil filtration units are in addition to the oil filters that are mounted on the engine. There are 4 units on the boat, one for each main Cat 3304 motor and one for each generator.
Since this is the first time I have seen these, I thought I'd do some research.
I'm thinking the previous owner made a smart move by installing these when the boat was new back in 1992. The mains have over 5000 hours on them and the gennys have even more than that. After running the boat now for almost a year, I am very impressed that I rarely ever have to add any oil to either the mains or the gennys. No smoke at start up and they seem to be really tight still with little wear. I just ordered new Puradyn filters for my next oil change interval (filter cost = $49 ea).
Seems like a good idea for anyone looking to get max life out of their machinery.
Any other experience?
Puradyn.com
Taras
The boat I recently purchased came with Puradyn external oil filtration. These external oil filtration units are in addition to the oil filters that are mounted on the engine. There are 4 units on the boat, one for each main Cat 3304 motor and one for each generator.
Since this is the first time I have seen these, I thought I'd do some research.
I'm thinking the previous owner made a smart move by installing these when the boat was new back in 1992. The mains have over 5000 hours on them and the gennys have even more than that. After running the boat now for almost a year, I am very impressed that I rarely ever have to add any oil to either the mains or the gennys. No smoke at start up and they seem to be really tight still with little wear. I just ordered new Puradyn filters for my next oil change interval (filter cost = $49 ea).
Seems like a good idea for anyone looking to get max life out of their machinery.
Any other experience?
Puradyn.com
Taras